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		<title>Indian Post Office launches mobile money service with BSNL (India)</title>
		<link>http://wirelessfederation.com/news/91293-indian-post-office-launches-mobile-money-service-with-bsnl-india/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 03 Feb 2012 13:46:38 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Editor</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Mobile]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[BSNL]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Indian Post Office]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[mobile money]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Text Messages]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[The Indian Post Office has launched its own mobile money service in collaboration with BSNL (Bharat Sanchar Nigam Ltd) . According to reports, subscribers across all networks would be able to avail this service for a charge of 5 per cent. As per sources, a user would give the post office the mobile number, address [...]]]></description>
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		<title>MTN to investigate Turkcell’s bribery claim (South Africa, Iran)</title>
		<link>http://wirelessfederation.com/news/91289-mtn-to-investigate-turkcells-bribery-claim-south-africa-iran/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 03 Feb 2012 13:18:36 +0000</pubDate>
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				<category><![CDATA[Mobile]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Iran]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[legal action]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Licence]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Lord Leonard Hoffmann]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[MTN]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[South Africa]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Leading mobile operator in South Africa, MTN, has said that it is investigating accusations by rival Turkcell regarding a bribery claim for its Iran business. According to company reports, Turkcell has claimed that MTN transferred improper payments to a government official in Iran in order to secure a licence. The company has said that they [...]]]></description>
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		<title>SK Telecom reports 61 percent decline in Q4 (South Korea)</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 03 Feb 2012 11:47:15 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Editor</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Mobile]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[decline]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Network Upgrade]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Q4 net profit]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[SK Telecom]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[South Korean mobile operator SK Telecom has reported a 61 per cent decline in its Q4 net profit for 2011-12, as compared to the previous year. As per the company, the net profit fell from US$ 450 million in the past year to US$ 175 million this year. The company has cited increased expenditure on [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Hutchison to buy Orange Austria for US$ 1.7 billion (Hong Kong, Austria)</title>
		<link>http://wirelessfederation.com/news/91283-hutchison-to-buy-orange-austria-for-us-1-7-billion-hong-kong-austria/</link>
		<comments>http://wirelessfederation.com/news/91283-hutchison-to-buy-orange-austria-for-us-1-7-billion-hong-kong-austria/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 03 Feb 2012 10:53:01 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Editor</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Mobile]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Africa]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[European telecom sector]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Hutchison Whampoa]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Middle East]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Orange Austria]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Telekom Austria]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Yesss! Telekommunikation GmbH]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Hutchison Whampoa has finalized plans to purchase Orange Austria in a bid to enhance its presence in the country. According to reports, the deal valued at US$ 1.7 billion, is an attempt by the operator to increase its market share in the European telecom sector. As per a statement made by the company, Hutchison Whampoa [...]]]></description>
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		<title>SmarTone to discontinue unlimited data plans (Hong Kong)</title>
		<link>http://wirelessfederation.com/news/91280-smartone-to-discontinue-unlimited-data-plans-hong-kong/</link>
		<comments>http://wirelessfederation.com/news/91280-smartone-to-discontinue-unlimited-data-plans-hong-kong/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 03 Feb 2012 08:16:55 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Editor</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Mobile]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Fair Usage Policy (FUP)]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Hong Kong]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[OFTA]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[SmarTone]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[unlimited data plans]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[user pays]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Mobile operator SmarTone will be ending its unlimited data plans from 13 February 2012, and will be replacing them with ‘User pays’ plans. As per the telecommunications authority OFTA’s guidelines concerning the regulation of operators’ network control management and Fair Usage Policy (FUP), any unlimited usage plan shall not be subject to any limitation in [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Indian Supreme Court revokes 122 2G licences (India)</title>
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		<comments>http://wirelessfederation.com/news/91278-indian-supreme-court-revokes-122-2g-licences-india/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 03 Feb 2012 07:24:29 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Editor</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Mobile]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[122 2G licences]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[2G Spectrum]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Etisalat DB]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Idea]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[India]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Loop]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Supreme Court]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Swan Telecom]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (TRAI)]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Telenor]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Uninor]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[The Supreme Court in India has decided to revoke all the 122 2G licences awarded in 2008 in an unprecedented stance against corruption. According to reports, the ruling applies telecom operators inclusive of Uninor, Loop, Etisalat DB, Idea and Swan Telecom among others, over questions arising on the credibility of the auction. Sources claim that [...]]]></description>
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		<title>SingTel launches global cloud-based service (Singapore)</title>
		<link>http://wirelessfederation.com/news/91276-singtel-launches-global-cloud-based-service-singapore/</link>
		<comments>http://wirelessfederation.com/news/91276-singtel-launches-global-cloud-based-service-singapore/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 03 Feb 2012 05:14:12 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Editor</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Mobile]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Android]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Blackberry]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Data]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[global cloud-based service]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[IOS]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Singapore]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[SingTel]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[SingTel Mobility Device Manager (MDM)]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Symbian]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[windows phone]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Mobile operator SingTel has launched a global cloud-based service that enables companies to secure, control and manage corporate data and mobile devices of their employees, regardless of their location. The SingTel Mobility Device Manager (MDM) service, enables companies to manage devices of different mobile OS and ensure information security for mobile devices used by their [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Telecom operators ordered to comply with per-pulse billing (Philippines)</title>
		<link>http://wirelessfederation.com/news/91274-telecom-operators-ordered-to-comply-with-per-pulse-billing-philippines/</link>
		<comments>http://wirelessfederation.com/news/91274-telecom-operators-ordered-to-comply-with-per-pulse-billing-philippines/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 03 Feb 2012 05:03:54 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Editor</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Mobile]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Court of Appeals]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[National Telecommunications Commission’s (NTC)]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[per-pulse billing]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Philippines]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[six-second-per pulse]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[The Court of Appeals in Philippines has ordered all telecom operators to charge their customers on a six-second per pulse billing system as opposed to billing them by the minute. The decision will help provide subscribers a chance at saving on calls that do not complete an entire minute. This ruling supports the National Telecommunications [...]]]></description>
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		<title>MTN extends managed services contract with Ericsson (Africa, Sweden)</title>
		<link>http://wirelessfederation.com/news/91269-mtn-extends-managed-services-contract-with-ericsson-africa-sweden/</link>
		<comments>http://wirelessfederation.com/news/91269-mtn-extends-managed-services-contract-with-ericsson-africa-sweden/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 30 Jan 2012 12:13:02 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Editor</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Mobile]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[3G]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Africa]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Ericsson]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Ghana]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Managed services contract]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[MTN]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Sweden]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[South-Africa based mobile telecommunications company MTN has extended its managed services contract with Sweden’s Ericsson for its Ghana operations. According to company reports, the contract was originally signed between the two companies in 2009 for the roll-out of MTN’s 3G network in Ghana. As per the agreement, MTN will retain full ownership of the network [...]]]></description>
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		<title>T-Mobile UK launches unlimited plan for voice, text and data (UK)</title>
		<link>http://wirelessfederation.com/news/91266-t-mobile-uk-launches-unlimited-plan-for-voice-text-and-data-uk/</link>
		<comments>http://wirelessfederation.com/news/91266-t-mobile-uk-launches-unlimited-plan-for-voice-text-and-data-uk/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 30 Jan 2012 11:49:50 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Editor</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Mobile]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Data]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[T-Mobile UK]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Text]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[The Full Monty]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[unlimited plan]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Voice]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Mobile network provider T-Mobile UK has launched a new unlimited plan titled ‘The Full Monty’ offering users unlimited access to voice calls, text messaging and data services. The new plan will be offered for a period of two years at a charge of US$ 54 per month from 1 February 2012. According to reports, the [...]]]></description>
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