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Brazil starts new universal service plan - (Telecompaper) Brazil's telecommunications regulator Anatel unveiled a new plan for achieving the country's universal service targets. The PGMU III as the plan is known will cost BRL 2.1 billion, which will be invested in infrastructure and maintenance from 2011 to 2015. The reviewed goals for universal telephony cover rural and poorer areas, with plans for the installation of public telephone booths in all rural schools and rural health posts in...

Deutsche Bank raises France Telecom stake to 5.07 percent - (Telecompaper) Deutsche Bank has informed French stock market authority AMF that its holding of France Telecom voting rights passed the 5 percent ownership threshold. The German bank indicated that after buying some shares off-market, it now owns 134.35 million France Telecom shares, directly and indirectly, giving it 5.07 percent of equity and voting rights. France Telecom dismissed claims by the CFE-CGC/Unsa trade union that this indicated some...

LG to offer DLNA sharing on Optimus 7 - (Telecompaper) LG Electronics is showcasing at the Ifa trade show in Berlin a new media-sharing service for its upcoming Optimus 7 mobile phone. The new technology makes it possible to share multimedia files on the Optimus 7 and all DLNA-compliant digital devices. This pre-installed feature allows users to send files directly from the phone's media galleries, without having to leave for another application. The phone will automatically display co...

TDC wins DKK 2.9 bln in arbitration case against TP - (Telecompaper) The Arbitration Tribunal in Vienna has issued a ruling in the case against Telekomunikacja Polska. TDC owns a 25 percent stake in Danish Polish Telecommunications Group (DPTG), which is part of Telekomunikacja Polska. The dispute concerns the determination of traffic volumes carried via the NSL fibre optical telecommunications system in Poland. DPTG is entitled to 14.8 percent of the net profits from NSL during the period 1994 to m...

Orange, T-Mobile offer joint roaming in UK - (Telecompaper) Orange and T-Mobile customers in the UK will be able to roam across both networks from 5 October, Everything Everywhere CEO Tom Alexander announced. Customers who sign up for access to both networks will benefit free of charge, with no changes to their existing tariffs or call or text charges. Once registered, should a customer lose signal on their existing network, they will then automatically pick up the signal from the other net...

RCom abandons GTL Infra deal - (Telecompaper) Indian mobile operator Reliance Communications has abandoned its plan to create a mobile infrastructure company with GTL Infrastructre. The two announced an agreement in June to merge Reliance Infratel's tower assets into GTL Infra, creating a company with more than 80,000 towers. However, RCom said that it failed to reach a definitive agreement with GTL on the transaction. The company could not comment on the reasons for dropping ...

Private equity groups line up Polkomtel bids - (Telecompaper) Private equity groups are lining up EUR 4 billion leveraged buy-out bids for Polish mobile operator Polkomtel, in which Vodafone owns a stake of almost 25 percent. Apax Partners, Blackstone, TPG and CVC Capital Partners are among the big private equity groups working on potential bids for Polkomtel, which is expected to start a sale process as early as next month, the Financial Times writes. The mobile operator is thought to be unl...

Vodafone search for next chairman begins - report - (Telecompaper) Vodafone has begun looking for a new chairman to replace John Bond, who has held the role for the past five years, the Guardian reported. The chairman has come under heavy criticism over the mobile phone group's strategy. Bond faced down a minor investor revolt at the most recent annual meeting last month, when more than 6.5 percent of shareholders opposed his re-election. The protest vote was led by the Ontario Teachers' Pension P...

Cell C launches HSPA+ 900 network - (Telecompaper) South African mobile operator Cell C has commercially launched its HSPA+ 900 network. Based on Rel. 7 HSPA+ 21.6Mbps, the network offers offers average city speeds of 4 to 6 Mbps and in many locations over 10Mbps. The company officially switched on the high-speed network, dubbed 4GS ? 4 Great Speed and 4 Great Service, in Port Elizabeth on 3 September as part of its nationwide network roll-out. To date, 1,600 HSPA+ 900 sites have ...

Samsung sees return to double-digit mobile margin in Q3 - (Telecompaper) Samsung expects its mobile phone business to return to a double-digit operating margin in the third quarter, Dow Jones reports. Samsung also expects to sell about 25 million smartphones this year compared with a previous forecast of about 18 million, JK Shin, head of Samsung's mobile communications division, told reporters at the consumer electronics show Ifa. Its second-quarter margin was weak partly due to foreign-exchange rates,...

Mexico in September - You can always tell it's September in Mexico when you begin to see stands selling Mexican flags (and an assortment of other items in red, white and green) popping up ...

International Whale Shark Day - August 30th is International Whale Shark Day (Día del Tiburon Ballena), so declared in 2008 during the International Whale Shark Conference that took place on Isla Holbox, where representatives ...

Mexicana Airline Suspends Operations - Mexicana Airline filed for bankruptcy three weeks ago, at which time the airline ceased ticket sales and altered some of its routes in order to cut costs. Last week a ...

Museum Night in Mexico City - Today and on several upcoming Wednesdays, Mexico City will celebrate Noche de Museos, Museum Night. More than twenty museums in Mexico City will be participating in the events, remaining open ...

Puebla City Guide - The city of Puebla is often overlooked by tourists, but with its beautiful colonial architecture, great cuisine, and fascinating history at less than two hours from Mexico City, Puebla de Zaragoza makes ...

Guadalajara's "Plaza de la Rotonda" - © Suzanne Barbezat The Rotonda de los Jaliscienses Ilustres in Guadalajara is a monument that honors notable people from the state of Jalisco. In this photo you can see a ...

Adult-Only Vacations in Mexico - Whether you have kids at home you're leaving behind for a little one-on-one time with your spouse, or you are just looking forward to some quiet time without the noise ...

The Mayan Riviera - A paradise for beach lovers and ecotourism enthusiasts lies just south of Cancun along the Caribbean coastline of the state of Quintana Roo. In the Mayan Riviera the sand is ...

Tour Group Travel in Mexico - One of the first things you might consider when planning a trip Mexico is whether to travel independently or with a group. Travel with a tour group may be a ...

Two New World Heritage Sites in Mexico - The United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) has just added 21 new sites to its list of World Heritage sites. Two of these sites are in Mexico: the ...