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04.08.2008  »01.08.2008

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europe

France – Iliad’s 1H revenues up on subscriber gains
France – Tele2 Mobile closes in on 500,000 subscriber mark
Germany – DT expected to report fall in sales, rise in income
Ireland – eircom hikes fixed line tariffs by 4%
Italy – Rivals slam Telecom Italia networks plan
Portugal – Zon plans MVNO
Russia – Big Three in SMARTS hunt
Spain – Telefonica freed from network sharing obligation
United Kingdom – Ikea launches MVNO

middle east & central asia

Israel – MoC favours MIRS for WiMAX

africa

Africa – Celtel morphs into Zain
Angola – ADONES looking good
Mozambique – TDM seeks funds for rural expansion
Nigeria – BNP Paribas to advise on Nitel sale
Nigeria – MTN launches fixed line services
Nigeria – Zain Nigeria outlines ambitious spending plans
South Africa – Neotel plans full residential launch

americas

Argentina – Indec reports second quarter data
Bolivia – Entel funds released to Bolivian government
Brazil – Oi net profit down 47% in Q2
USA – Cablevision gears up for Wi-Fi launch
USA – Comcast criticised for blocking traffic
USA – Rev A arrives in Alaska
USA – Verizon-Rural Cellular deal given green light
Venezuela – Inter touts national triple-play

far east & pacific

China – China Mobile: TD-SCDMA network phase 2 approved
India – BSNL, MTNL to offer 3G service within six months
Indonesia – NSN wins contract extension deal with Indosat
Malaysia – TM set to sign government deal on 14 August
New Zealand – TelstraClear upgrades with Juniper
New Zealand – Third cellco launch delayed to 2009
Philippines – Globe spends USD7.9m on mobile content group
Thailand – TOT’s 3G plan likely to be delayed