regulation

Automated Trader | February 2, 2011 | Anthony Harrup MEXICO CITY -(Dow Jones)- Mexico’s telecommunications regulator Cofetel said Wednesday it has proposed fines against three of the country’s mobile-phone operators …

Wall Street Journal | February 2, 2011 | Taos Turner BUENOS AIRES (Dow Jones)–Argentina’s government plans to force multimedia company Grupo Clarin SA (GCLA.BA) to roll back a recent price …

Bloomberg | February 1, 2011 | Supunnabul Suwannakij and Daniel Ten Kate Thai state-run phone company TOT Plc plans to seek 214.7 billion baht ($7 billion) in compensation mostly from …

The head of the National Cable Telecommunications Association asked the Federal Communications Commission to prevent technology mandates, arguing they prevent innovation and could hinder the development of smart video devices. …

Inquirer | January 29, 2011 | Carla Gomez BACOLOD CITY, Philippines – Senator Vicente Sotto III will push anew for the registration of pre-paid subscriber identity module (SIM) cards following …

Business News Americas | January 24, 2011 | Patrick Nixon Chilean telecoms regulator Subtel is likely to come under considerable pressure over the next few days to modify recently published …

Bloomberg | January 18, 2011 | Giselle Rodriguez Mexico’s Federal Telecommunications Commission asked Teléfonos de México SAB de CV to further reduce prices for basic services, Reforma reported, citing Mony …

New York Times | January 20, 2011 | Keith Bradsher HONG KONG — The Chinese Ministry of Land and Resources has invoked a seldom-used law to take control of 11 …

Bloomberg | January 18, 2011 | Amy Thomson ZTE Corp., the Chinese supplier of telecommunications equipment, is being denied the American Dream in the U.S., said its top executive for …

Business News Americas | January 18, 2011 | Patrick Nixon LTE is the fastest-developing system in the history of mobile telecommunications, with 180 operators around the world investing in the …

Inside Costa Rica | January 17, 2011 Before the end of this year Costa Ricans will have an opportunity, for the first time ever, to choose who their cellular carrier …

Business News Americas | January 13, 2011 Mexico’s supreme court has delayed the application of mobile termination rates (MTRs) determined by telecoms regulator Cofetel, according to a BBVA Research report. …

Business World Online | January 14, 2011 | Aura Marie P. Dagcutan BROADBAND SERVICE providers have said that setting minimum speed on broadband access will contradict rules of the National …

Business News Americas | January 10, 2011 | Patrick Nixon Mexico’s newly appointed communications and transport minister, Dionisio Perez-Jacome, will face the task of strengthening policy in the highly politicized …

TeleGeography | January 7, 2011 China’s Ministry of Industry and Information Technology (MIIT) has attempted to clear up confusion over VoIP services in the country by issuing a statement that …

GMA News | Philippines | TJ Dimacali UPDATED 30 DEC 2010, International rights lawyer Romel Bagares warned that the National Telecommunications Commission’s (NTC’s) proposal to allow data volume caps goes …

Wall Street Journal | Jason Dean and Owen Fletcher | January 3, 2011 Is China’s government going after Skype? Media reports over the past week have raised that prospect in …

Wall Street Journal | December 31, 2010 | Owen Fletcher and Aaron Back BEIJING (Dow Jones)–China Mobile Ltd. (CHL) said Friday it will start large-scale testing of a domestically developed …

StockBriefings | Sammy Daniels | January 3, 2011 Nokia Corp. (NYSE:NOK) Siemens has revealed delays in Motorola network assets acquisition. Nokia Corp. (NYSE:NOK) stocks are currently standing at 10.32. Nokia …

Lanka Business Online | Jayantha Kovilagodage | December 29, 2010 Dec 29, 2010 (LBO) – Sri Lanka is to delay a move to restrict the number of mobile phone SIM …

Reuters | Daniel Wallis | Mon Dec 20, 2010 5:49pm EST (Reuters) – Venezuela’s parliament approved tighter regulation of the Internet on Monday in the latest of a package of …

By FABIOLA SANCHEZ | CARACAS, VENEZUELA President Hugo Chavez’s government is proposing to impose broadcast-type regulations on the Internet with a law that would ban messages deemed to provoke panic or …