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Telefónica Peru grudgingly accepts government conditions for license renewal
Peru’s unit of Telefónica has accepted the requirements imposed that the Peruvian government for renewing its operating licenses. Telefónica classified the conditions and terms required by the Ministry of Transport and Communications (MTC) as harsh and said that they are unprecedented.
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Peru to decide whether to renew Telefónica’s wireless licenses
Spain's Telefónica faces a major challenge to its Peru-based Movistar operations as the government is evaluating the renewal of three of its operating licenses. Movistar is the largest telecom group in the country, holding about 60% of country’s wireless market share.
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2G scam: AG for cancellation of 72 firms’ licenses
India Today | August 29, 2011
Attorney General Goolam E. Vahanvati has recommended the cancellation of licenses to 72 companies in the 2G scam.
The opinion was given on August 22, 2011.
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2G scam: AG for cancellation of 72 firms' licenses
India Today | August 29, 2011
Attorney General Goolam E. Vahanvati has recommended the cancellation of licenses to 72 companies in the 2G scam.
The opinion was given on August 22, 2011.
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Judge sides with music lockers in record label dispute
There was a victory for music owners and operators of so-called "music locker" services today as a judge in New York ruled such services do not infringe copyright, as claimed by a conglomerate of record labels in a case against website MP3tunes.com.
Legal opinion sought on cancelling 83 new telecom licences
Economic Times | August 14, 2011
NEW DELHI: The government is seeking legal opinion to cancel as many as 83 telecom licences for the failure of service providers to roll out their networks as per their agreements between 2006 and 2008, officials have said.
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Apple lawsuit halts Samsung tablet sales in Australia
The ongoing patent lawsuit between Apple and Korean electronics giant Samsung has put a ban on sales and marketing of Samsung's Galaxy Tab 10.1 in Australia, following a court ruling.
Google applies for map license in China as deadline looms
Computer World | June 14, 2011 | Michael Kan
IDG News Service -Â Google has applied for a license needed to continue operating its online maps in China as the deadline for obtaining government approval approaches.
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AT&T secures license to operate in Indonesia
MarketWatch | June 7, 2011 | Roger Cheng
NEW YORK (MarketWatch) -- U.S. telecom operator AT&T Inc. T -0.16% said Wednesday it has secured a license to operate in Indonesia, providing the telecommunications giant with a new catalyst to grow its enterprise business in Asia.
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AT&T secures license to operate in Indonesia
MarketWatch | June 7, 2011 | Roger Cheng
NEW YORK (MarketWatch) -- U.S. telecom operator AT&T Inc. T -0.16% said Wednesday it has secured a license to operate in Indonesia, providing the telecommunications giant with a new catalyst to grow its enterprise business in Asia.
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Anatel approves plan to sell 3.5GHz WiMAX licences
TeleGeography | May 9, 2011
Brazil’s telecoms regulator Anatel last Thursday approved plans to sell licences for wireless broadband services in the 3.5GHz band using WiMAX technology. The watchdog has revealed details of a public consultation which will run from 12 May until 27 June,...
Licences of Idea, Spice may be cancelled
Times of India | May 14, 2011
NEW DELHI: The telecom ministry has issued a showcause notice to Idea Cellular for the Karnataka circle and Spice for the Andhra Pradesh circle for cancellation of licences on account of a delay in network rollout. "Yes, they...
Brazil seeks speedy approval of broadband licenses, Folha says
Bloomberg | May 10, 2011 | Iuri Dantas
Brazil’s government is lobbying the telecommunications regulatory agency to speed up approval of more than 1,000 permits for individual companies to offer cable TV, Internet and telephone services, Communications Minister Paulo Bernardo said, according to Folha de S.Paulo newspaper.
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Reuters: India Reliance ADA execs appeal to higher court in telecoms case
Reuters | April 20, 2011 |Â Devidutta Tripathy
(Reuters) - Three executives of India's Reliance ADA Group have appealed to the Delhi High Court seeking bail in a telecoms graft case after their bail applications were rejected by a lower court, a lawyer for the group...
WSJ: India Court Sends Five Telecom Executives to Custody
Wall Street Journal | April 20, 2011 |Â R. JAI KRISHNA And RUMMAN AHMED
NEW DELHI – A special court, citing "incriminating evidence," Wednesday denied bail to five senior telecom industry executives as India's top federal investigative agency continued with its efforts to unravel one of...
The Hindu: Another telecom license under CVC scanner
The Hindu | April 18, 2011
In yet another instance of a decision taken by the NDA regime coming under scrutiny, the Central Vigilance Commission (CVC) has begun an inquiry into issuance of ILD licence to Data Access in 2002 which was later cancelled after...
Hindustan Times: Raja ‘wrongly okayed’ dual technology use to Reliance
Hindustan Times | April 14, 2011 | Abhishek Sharan
Former telecom minister A Raja allegedly wrongly granted an in-principle approval for the use of dual technology to a telecom licencee, a day before the Department of Telecommunications (DoT) announced the policy. This was disclosed by...
Hindustan Times: DoT U-turn: will consider Tata telecom’s seniority plea
Hindustan Times | April 14, 2011 | Bhadra Sinha
The Department of Telecommunication (DoT) has taken a U-turn from its earlier stand on the 2G spectrum allocation policy and has decided to take a fresh look at Tata telecom’s claim regarding seniority in spectrum allocation....
Licence termination notice to 3 telecom firms
The Hindu | April 7, 2011 | Sandeep Joshi
The Department of Telecommunications (DoT) has issued licence termination notices to three telecom operators — Aircel, Etisalat DB and Sistema Shyam Teleservices (SSTL) — for delays in roll out of services in circles allotted to them.
“We...
Andy Rubin sets the record straight on Android openness
Since Google Inc. announced late last month that the latest version of Android, Honeycomb, would not be open-sourced just yet, many in the development community have cried foul, labelling Google hypocrites and questioning whether Android is really "open," as Google so loudly proclaims it to be.
India telecom regulator: To send infrastructure policy proposals to government next week
Nasdaq | March 24, 2011 | R. Jai Krishna
NEW DELHI -(Dow Jones)- India's telecommunications regulator will send its proposals to formulate a single country policy on setting up tower infrastructure to the government next week, Chairman J.S. Sarma said Thursday.
Sarma, however, didn't elaborate on...
IBM, Samsung to license each others’ patent portfolios
Wall Street Journal | February 8, 2011 | Matt Jarzemsky
International Business Machines Corp. (IBM) and Samsung Electronics Co. (005930.SE, SSNHY) have agreed to license their respective patent portfolios to each other.
The companies said the sharing of their intellectual property "reinforces their ability to provide...
IBM, Samsung to license each others' patent portfolios
Wall Street Journal | February 8, 2011 | Matt Jarzemsky
International Business Machines Corp. (IBM) and Samsung Electronics Co. (005930.SE, SSNHY) have agreed to license their respective patent portfolios to each other.
The companies said the sharing of their intellectual property "reinforces their ability to provide...
Viettel wins mobile licence in Peru
TeleGeography | January 31, 2011
The Wall Street Journal is reporting that Vietnamese military-run mobile network operator Viettel has won Peru's fourth mobile operator licence, citing an announcement from the investment agency ProInversion. The company reportedly plans to invest around USD27 million in the new...