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 four private businesses for unpaid access charges and contract changes made during previous governments.
TOT will...
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. Kyle McSlarrow, NCTA President and CEO, asserted that the many recent business arrangements from...
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 the bombing of a passenger bus in Makati City last Tuesday that killed five passengers...
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 regulations for an internet neutrality law, which have provoked the ire of internet consumer groups,...
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 de Swaan, president of the regulatory agency known as Cofetel.
If no agreement is reached, the...
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 rare earth mining districts in southern China, the latest sign of Beijing’s efforts to manage...
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 the region.
“Because of miscommunications and misperceptions of politicians in the U.S., we believe that ZTE...
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 technology, but a lack of regulatory clarity is the main obstacle holding back Latin America,...
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...
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.
Mexican telecoms operators will not be able to immediately apply the MTR of 0.42 pesos (US$0.035)...
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 Telecommunications Commission (NTC) which deregulated value-added services.
In separate position papers submitted to the regulator, the...
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 telecoms sector, while outgoing Juan Molinar Horcasitas can look back on achievements that include a...
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 the ministry is not looking to ban IP telephony operators, ‘but only those operating illegally...
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 the ministry is not looking to ban IP telephony operators, ‘but only those operating illegally...
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 against consumers' basic right to information.
In the latest version of its draft Memorandum Order (MO)...
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 against consumers' basic right to information.
In the latest version of its draft Memorandum Order (MO)...
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 relation to a government clampdown on “illegal” voice-over-Internet-protocol, or VoIP, telephone services.
But it’s far from clear...
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 fourth-generation mobile communications technology, having received approval from regulators.
China Mobile, having developed a local Chinese...
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 Corp. (NYSE:NOK) Siemens Networks, a joint venture between Nokia Corp. (NYSE:NOK) and Siemens AG (SI), has...
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 cards individuals can own after requests for more time from mobile phone companies, a senior...
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 laws to entrench President Hugo Chavez's...
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 show disrespect for public authorities.
The proposed "Social Responsability Law" includes electronic media along with radio...
Yesterday, COFETEL, Mexico’s telecommunication regulatory agency, announced in a press release their approval of criteria that would make it easier for subscribers to take advantage of their right to number portability. Such modifications include reinforcing that a customer has the right to number portability...
