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GENEVA—General Packet Radio Service (GPRS) roaming exchanges (GRX) are rapidly emerging as a profitable new service niche in Europe and around the world, as mobile operators get serious about GPRS …

PRAGUE, Czech Republic—The Czech government launched a second round of a tender to acquire a majority stake in state-owned Cesky Telecom after receiving bids below its minimum-set price. The government …

HELSINKI, Finland—TDC, the Danish telecom company that is currently the subject of attention from acquisitive Nordic neighbor Telia, is being linked as a “probable” contender to take over Cesky Telecom, …

OXFORD, United Kingdom—Latvia and the Czech Republic have both indicated their readiness to deploy third-generation (3G) networks, albeit within different timescales. Operators in Latvia will be able to bid for …

DENVER, United States—The government of Slovakia announced a tender to sell three third-generation (3G) mobile telephone licenses by mid-year for around US$31.6 million each through a “beauty contest,” according to …

BUCHAREST, Romania—EuroTel Praha, the Czech GSM operator, announced that with the help of a movable base station connected to the EuroTel network, members of the Czech army can make mobile …

PRAGUE, Czech Republic—Eight companies have submitted bids for a majority stake in Cesky Telecom. Cesky Telecom owns 51 percent of EuroTel Praha, the country’s largest mobile operator. The government did …

BUCHAREST, Romania—In a press statement, the Czech Telecommunications Office (CTU) said that only mobile operators RadioMobil and EuroTel Praha submitted bids for third-generation (3G) licenses in the country. The third …

BUCHAREST, Romania—EuroTel Praha, a Czech cellular operator, extended its EuroTel GSM banking service to another banking house, Raiffeisenbank. “A variety of direct communication with a bank is gradually becoming standard …

PRAGUE, Czech Republic—All three incumbent mobile operators in the Czech Republic have refused to pay the minimum US$180 million price set for the country’s third-generation (3G) licenses, sending the licensing …

PRAGUE, Czech Republic—The Czech Republic will issue three Universal Mobile Telecommunications System (UMTS) licenses instead of the originally planned four, and it postponed the deadline for the tender until 30 …

PRAHA, Czech Republic—Eurotel Praha on 14 September began offering all of its Eurotel GSM banking customers access to bank services through a mobile telephone. New, more up-to-date and safer multibanking …

BUCHAREST, Romania—Last week the Slovakian Minister of Economy approved a tender proposal for new GSM and UMTS licenses. The Slovakian government has set a minimum price of EUR23.1 million (US$21 …

PRAGUE, Czech Republic-Atlantic West, a joint venture owned 51 percent by Verizon Telecommunications and 49 percent by AT&T Corp., is reportedly selling its 49-percent stake in Czech mobile operator EuroTel …

PRAGUE, Czech Republic—Atlantic West, a joint venture owned 51 percent by Verizon Telecommunications and 49 percent by AT&T, both of the United States, is reportedly selling its 49-percent stake in …

BUCHAREST, Romania-Schlumberger Test & Transactions announced this week Slovakia’s leading mobile operator EuroTel Bratislava has chosen Schlumberger as its partner in delivering a new, highly secure mobile banking service to …

PRAGUE, Czech Republic-During the 11 years since the fall of communism in Central Europe, the region’s countries have rapidly embraced mobile telephony, including the ubiquitous GSM networks now blanketing the …

HELSINKI, Finland-Nokia Corp. announced 10 operators around the world now have commercial GPRS services based on Nokia solutions up and running. The company said the next step will be to …

PRAGUE, Czech Republic-Cesky Mobil, the Czech Republic’s third mobile telephone operator, is seeking to differentiate itself from its competition by offering low start-up costs and emphasizing ease of use. The …

BUCHAREST, Romania-Although most of the third-generation (3G) licensing attention in Europe is focused on Western Europe, Eastern European countries are also moving forward with licensing plans. The region, with lower …

Czech Republic The Czech Telecommunications Office (CTU) has preliminarily decided to issue fixed wireless access mobile telephone network licenses to three companies selected from 13 applicants, CTU Vice President Vladimir …

BUDAPEST, Hungary-Euronet Services Inc. said it signed an agreement with EuroTel, a Global System for Mobile communications wireless service provider in the Czech Republic, allowing consumers to purchase prepaid mobile …

CANNES, France-The GSM Association, encompassing 400 wireless operators from 143 countries, awarded Czech wireless operator EuroTel Praha the “GSM in the Community” humanitarian award at the GSM World Congress in …

PRAGUE, Czech Republic-The Czech government agreed to sell some of its 51-percent stake in SPT Telecom, the country’s fixed-line monopoly. The tender should be completed by the end of 2000 …

BUCHAREST, Romania-A subsidiary of Canada’s Telesystem International Wireless (TIW) won the third Czech Republic mobile telephone license in September. The price tag for the GSM 1800 license was fixed at …