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Sauce For The Canadian Goose And The Egyptian Gander In Mobile Communications

Mon, 14 Dec 2009 15:50:19 GMT

A peculiar aspect of Canadian regulation is that telecommunications carriers holding radio spectrum licenses are subject to two separate reviews to ensure compliance with virtually identical Canadian ownership and control rules.
Source: Gerson Lehrman Group

Egypt EGX30 gains most in 2009, led by MobiNil

Mon, 14 Dec 2009 04:25:04 GMT

Egyptian stocks surged the most in 14 months after France Telecom SA got regulatory approval to buy shares it doesn't already own in the Egyptian Co. for Mobile Services and Orascom Telecom Holding SAE planned a share sale.
Source: China Post

Egypt wants telcos to solve ownership row

Sun, 13 Dec 2009 17:31:38 GMT

EGYPT said yesterday it wanted Orascom Telecom and France Telecom to patch up an ownership row over Mobinil but said the French firm had agreed to find a new Egyptian partner if Orascom sold its stake.
Source: Shanghai Daily

Abu Dhabi gains, markets up on Dubai debt hopes

Sun, 13 Dec 2009 16:46:35 GMT

Abu Dhabi's index made its largest gain for more than eight months on Sunday and most other Gulf Arab markets also advanced as speculators bet Dubai's immediate debt problems would be resolved.
Source: TradeArabia

Orascom says won't sell Mobinil stake

Sun, 13 Dec 2009 10:48:17 GMT

Orascom Telecom's executive chairman said in remarks published on Sunday he would not bow to any pressure to sell his firm's stake in Mobinil, at the centre of row with France Telecom.
Source: TradeArabia

Orascom Telecom plans $800m rights issue

Sun, 13 Dec 2009 10:48:17 GMT

Egypt-based Orascom Telecom said on Sunday it would seek shareholder approval to raise $800 million in a rights issue to strengthen its balance sheet.
Source: TradeArabia

Orange inaugurates the new submarine cable LION in Reunion and continues its strategy to develop broadband internet in the Indian Ocean

Sun, 13 Dec 2009 00:09:17 GMT

LION: 1,000 km of fiber-optic cable and three new landing stations stepping up exchanges thanks to fiber-optic Orange forging ahead with its strategy to extend submarine cables The submarine cable LION (Lower Indian Ocean Network) was officially...
Source: Taume

Egypt's Orascom rejects Mobinil-France Telecom deal

Sat, 12 Dec 2009 09:23:33 GMT

(MENAFN) Egypt's Orascom Telecom said it rejected regulator support for a France Telecom (FT) bid for shared asset Mobinil, which would net Orascom more than $1.6 billion but see it exit its home turf, Reuters reported.
Source: Middle East North Africa Financial Network

Quoted in 'Tesco claims to beat O2 and Orange with £20 monthly iPhone deal'

Fri, 11 Dec 2009 00:12:42 GMT

said in The Independent:

France Telecom [which runs Orange] will keep prices high in the run-up to Christmas to ensure they capture premium subscribers who were starved of the iPhone but were loyal to Orange ... When Vodafone joins the market the gloves will come off.

Quoted in 'Wider distribution lifting sales of Apple iPhones in Europe'

Fri, 20 Nov 2009 16:23:10 GMT

said in MacDailyNews:

In France, Apple's iPhone was originally only available through France Telecom unit Orange, which bought exclusive rights to the device in 2007

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Mon, 16 Nov 2009 15:12:09 GMT

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Thu, 08 Oct 2009 15:41:37 GMT

France Telecom new deputy chief executive Stephane Richard gives a press conference on October 8, 2009 in Bordeaux, southwestern France.

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Thu, 08 Oct 2009 15:41:09 GMT

France Telecom new deputy chief executive Stephane Richard gives a press conference on October 8, 2009 in Bordeaux, southwestern France.