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Articles tagged with: Termination Rates and Hutchison
European Commission Supports Austrian regulator's Plans for Mobile Termination Rates
The European Commission has voiced its support for efforts of the Austrian telecoms regulator, Telekom-Control-Kommission (TKK), to bring mobile termination rates (MTRs) to more competitive levels. In a letter sent at the end of last week, the Commission agreed that bringing MTRs to levels closer to what it costs to efficiently connect calls will tackle potential market distortions between phone operators. more
Related Tags: telekom-control-kommission, european-commission, mobile-termination-rates, Austria
UK Operators Facing Further Cuts in Mobile Termination Rates
The UK's Competition Commission has ruled that the mobile operators should lower their landline to mobile termination rates by around 20% by 2010/11 - and to a rate which is lower than was proposed by the telecoms regulator, Ofcom. more
Related Tags: orange, t-mobile, hutchison-3g-uk, vodafone, o2, h3g, hutchison-3g, ofcom, landline, mobile-termination-rates, competition-commission, UK
Hutchison Whampoa Profits Rise on Lower 3G Loses
Hong Kong conglomerate, Hutchison Whampoa has posted a first half profit which beat the average of analyst estimates on lower loses from its 3G operations and higher port and energy earnings. The company reported that net income dropped 63 percent to HK$10.7 billion ($1.4 billion), after taking out the HK$35.8 billion gain from selling its Indian investment to Vodafone a year earlier. more
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UPDATE: EU Calls For 70% Cut in Mobile Call Handling Fees
BRUSSELS -(Dow Jones)- European mobile operators face a 70% cut in the fees they charge each other for passing on calls from competing networks under draft guidelines published by the European Commission Thursday that led to sharp criticism from the industry. more
Related Tags: deutsche-telekom, t-mobile, prepay, european-commission, viviane-reding, roaming, 3-uk, gsm-association, sharp, 3, andrew, termination-fees
Vodafone Debt Ratings Downgraded
The debt ratings service, Moody's has downgraded the ratings of Vodafone Group to Baa1, from A3 following the announcement that Vodafone had completed the acquisition of a controlling 67% interest in Hutchison Essar for a cash consideration of $10.9 billion, and the assumption of net debt of approximately $2 billion. The Prime-2 short-term rating, which was not under review, was affirmed. The outlook is stable. more
Related Tags: bharti, bharti-airtel, essar, debt-ratings, infrastructure-sharing, hutchison-essar
Ofcom Issues 3G Rollout Guidelines, Steps Into Call Dispute"
LONDON -(Dow Jones)- U.K. telecommunications regulator Ofcom Tuesday published its technical guidelines for mobile phone operators who are extending their 3G network coverage. more
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