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Telecommunications News - Monday, March 8, 2010
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* Antitrust tribunal orders Telefónica to unbundle broadband packages - Chile
Chile's antitrust tribunal TDLC has sided with Chilean IP telephony enabler RedVoiss' complaint that Telefónica Chile has participated in unfair pricing, TDLC announced on its website.
The finding is that Telefónica basically requires clients to contract bundled services, as the price for these packaged services is significantly lower than if they were to be contracted on their own. TDLC fined Telefónica an amount equivalent to roughly US$4.4mn.
"As long as TCH [Telefónica Chile] is the domina ... more
http://www.bnamericas.com/news/telecommunications/Antitrust_tribunal_orders_Telefonica_to_unbundle_broadband_packages/177423102
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* Rodrigo ParreiraCOO for the Southern Cone - Logicalis<p><em>Logicalis recorded a slight rise in revenues in the Latin American region last fiscal year, but the company expects to retake the growth path this fiscal year, boosted by operations in Brazil.<... more
http://www.bnamericas.com/interviews/telecommunications/Rodrigo_Parreira_,Logicalis,/177423102
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Free Past News
* EQQ, consortium TGB call off BPL project due to regulatory red tape - 03-04-2010 - Ecuador
http://www.bnamericas.com/news/telecommunications/EQQ,_consortium_TGB_call_off_BPL_project_due_to_regulatory_red_tape1/177423102
* Furukawa sees revenues of US$169mn in 2009, expects 33% boost this year - 03-03-2010 - Brazil
http://www.bnamericas.com/news/telecommunications/Furukawa_posts_revenues_of_US*169mn_in_2009,_expects_33*_boost_this_year/177423102
* Axtel reviewing options in wireless strategy - 03-02-2010 - Mexico
http://www.bnamericas.com/news/telecommunications/Axtel_reviewing_options_in_wireless_strategy1/177423102
* Communications now up to powering base stations, operators say - 03-01-2010 - Chile
http://www.bnamericas.com/news/telecommunications/Communications_now_up_to_powering_base_stations,_operators_say/177423102
* Telefónica's profits up 22.2% in Q4 - 02-26-2010 - Regional
http://www.bnamericas.com/news/telecommunications/Telefonica*s_profits_up_22,2*_in_Q4/177423102
* NII Holdings eyes US$850mn-900mn capex this year - 02-25-2010 - Regional
http://www.bnamericas.com/news/telecommunications/NII_Holdings_eyes_US*850mn-900mn_capex_this_year1/177423102
* HP lands managed services contract with NII Holdings - 02-24-2010 - Regional
http://www.bnamericas.com/news/telecommunications/HP_lands_managed_services_contract_with_NII_Holdings/177423102
* Axtel vague on Maxcom acquisition speculation, analyst upbeat - 02-23-2010 - Mexico
http://www.bnamericas.com/news/telecommunications/Axtel_vague_on_Maxcom_acquisition_speculation,_analyst_upbeat/177423102
* Mobile workforce growth potential high in Latin America - 02-22-2010 - Regional
http://www.bnamericas.com/news/telecommunications/Mobile_workforce_growth_potential_high_in_Latin_America/177423102
* Telcos turning to IT services as fixed-line sales slump - 02-19-2010 - Regional
http://www.bnamericas.com/news/telecommunications/Telcos_turning_to_IT_services_as_fixed-line_sales_slump/177423102
* Thirty present prequalification documents for spectrum auction - 02-18-2010 - Mexico
http://www.bnamericas.com/news/telecommunications/Thirty_present_prequalification_documents_for_spectrum_auction1/177423102
* ZTE eyes 60% growth in Latin America in 2010 - 02-17-2010 - Regional
http://www.bnamericas.com/news/telecommunications/ZTE_eyes_60*_growth_in_Latin_America_in_2010/177423102
* Nextel, Televisa to bid together for mobile spectrum - 02-16-2010 - Mexico
http://www.bnamericas.com/news/telecommunications/Nextel,_Televisa_to_bid_together_for_mobile_spectrum1/177423102
* Televisa to buy 30% stake in Nextel - 02-15-2010 - Mexico
http://www.bnamericas.com/news/telecommunications/Televisa_to_buy_30*_stake_in_Nextel/177423102
* Antitrust authority greenlights América Móvil, Telmex merger - 02-12-2010 - Mexico, Regional
http://www.bnamericas.com/news/telecommunications/Antitrust_authority_greenlights_America_Movil,_Telmex_merger/177423102
* Evangelical churches to launch MVNO with Sonda - 02-11-2010 - Chile
http://www.bnamericas.com/news/telecommunications/Evangelical_church_to_launch_MVNO_with_Sonda/177423102
* NSN to open Latin American NOC on heel of NII managed services deal - 02-10-2010 - Regional
http://www.bnamericas.com/news/telecommunications/NSN_to_open_Latin_American_NOC_on_heel_of_NII_managed_services_deal/177423102
* Televisa interested in stake in Nextel - 02-09-2010 - Mexico
http://www.bnamericas.com/news/telecommunications/Televisa_interested_in_stake_in_Nextel_-_reports1/177423102
* Conflict of interest enquiry snags spectrum auction - 02-08-2010 - Costa Rica
http://www.bnamericas.com/news/telecommunications/Conflict_of_interest_enquiry_snags_spectrum_auction1/177423102
* Sutel postpones publication of bidding rules for mobile spectrum - 02-05-2010 - Costa Rica
http://www.bnamericas.com/news/telecommunications/Sutel_postpones_publication_of_bidding_rules_for_mobile_spectrum1/177423102
* Telmex Q4 net profit up 67.7% - 02-04-2010 - Mexico
http://www.bnamericas.com/news/telecommunications/Telmex_Q4_net_profit_up_67,7*/177423102
* América Móvil expecting to close merger in Q2 - CEO - 02-03-2010 - Regional
http://www.bnamericas.com/news/telecommunications/America_Movil_expecting_to_close_merger_in_Q2_-_CEO/177423102
* Court revokes antitrust watchdog order for TI to leave country - 02-02-2010 - Argentina
http://www.bnamericas.com/news/telecommunications/Govt_says_it*s_not_planning_to_nationalize_TEO1/177423102
* Telesp aims to sell up to 100,000 low-cost broadband subscriptions this year - 02-01-2010 - Brazil
http://www.bnamericas.com/news/telecommunications/Telesp_aims_to_sell_up_to_100,000_low-cost_broadband_subscriptions_this_year/177423102
* Mobile phone market shrinks in Q4 but better than previous quarters - 01-29-2010 - Regional
http://www.bnamericas.com/news/telecommunications/Mobile_phone_market_shrinks_in_Q4_but_better_than_previous_quarters_-_IDC/177423102
* MyScreen Mobile to launch advertising platform in three markets - 01-28-2010 - Regional
http://www.bnamericas.com/news/telecommunications/MyScreen_Mobile_to_launch_advertising_platform_in_three_markets/177423102
* Wi-Fi-enabled mobile devices on the increase - Novatel - 01-27-2010 - Regional
http://www.bnamericas.com/news/telecommunications/Wi-Fi-enabled_mobile_devices_on_the_increase_-_Novatel/177423102
* SCT launches dark fiber auction - 01-26-2010 - Mexico
http://www.bnamericas.com/news/telecommunications/SCT_launches_dark_fiber_auction1/177423102
* Telefónica could expand presence in fixed telephony, broadband with ETB stake - 01-25-2010 - Colombia
http://www.bnamericas.com/news/telecommunications/Telefonica_could_expand_presence_in_fixed_telephony,_broadband_with_ETB_stake1/177423102
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