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New rules on mergers and acquisitions delayed to 15 October after calls for guidelines on spectrum trading. India's new policy covering mergers and acquisitions should be in place by 15 October, according to local press...

Sweden-based operator offloads 57% stake due to legal, regulatory uncertainty. TeliaSonera on Wednesday agreed to sell its 57% stake in Nepal Satellite to Zhodar Investment, citing increased legal and regulatory uncertainty around consolidation in the small, Himalayan nation. The deal...

Level 3 Communications, Inc. today announced that it has signed an agreement with Praxair Colombia, a regional subsidiary of Praxair, Inc, one of the largest industrial gas companies in the world. The new agreement expands...

Analysts say U.S. telco may turn its attention to Vodafone deal and put Canada on back burner. Verizon Communications Inc. could put its Canadian expansion plans on the shelf to focus on buying out its...

Operator says the cost to enterprises of implementing a BYOD strategy often offsets the savings made from not buying devices for staff. Vodafone on Thursday advised enterprises that implementing a comprehensive BYOD strategy might prove...

Russian state-controlled telecommunications operator Rostelecom has begun negotiations with Tele2 Russia, which is owned by the country's second-biggest lender VTB, about using the mobile virtual network operator model, Interfax reports Monday, citing Rostelecom's chief executive Sergei Kalugin. Tele2 Russia...

Didier Bellens points out state could keep control of incumbent telco with 40% stake. Belgium's government could sell a sizeable stake in Belgacom SA without giving up control, the chief executive of the telecoms operator said in comments published...