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Orange UK expands its mobile broadband portfolio with tariff plans

On 08.06.09, In Mobile, By Editor

www.WirelessFederation.com/news:

Orange to offer mobile broadband and a free dongle for under £5 per month
‘Early Bird’ price plans introduced offering unlimited mobile broadband between midnight and 9am daily
New user controls developed to ensure Orange mobile broadband customers can monitor their download usage more effectively
Orange price promise on out of bundle UK data usage introduced

Orange has today expanded its mobile broadband portfolio with a selection of new price plans which includes a new offer of mobile broadband for less than £5 a month for existing Orange customers – the lowest pay monthly mobile broadband price plan on the market. This builds on Orange’s commitment to offer UK customers greater choice and value, making it even easier for UK consumers to get online and get the content they want.

Monthly Tariff for Under £5

For only £4.89 per month, all existing Orange mobile (pay monthly and pay as you go) and home broadband customers can enjoy the Orange Internet Everywhere service. Available on an 18 month contract, this great value package comes with a usage allowance of 500 Mb per month .. (more…)

France sets $338.7Mn as the price for 3G licence, France Telecom says price too low

On 08.03.09, In Mobile, By Editor

www.WirelessFederation.com/news: France has settled on a price that it will charge for a fourth 3G mobile licence, but France Telecom, the leading mobile operator of the country, remains unhappy.
According to a government statement, France will charge 240 million euros ($338.7 million) for the fourth licence for 3G mobile phone services.
Though, France Telecom, said it will challenge government’s decision with EU as for it feels the price being charged is too low.
“Based on this price, we will launch a challenge with the commission in Brussels,” said a France Telecom spokeswoman.

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Egypt regulator to rule on France Telecom’s appeal on Tuesday

On 08.03.09, In Mobile, By Editor

www.WirelessFederation.com/news: The Egyptian telecoms regulator will give out ruling on an appeal by France Telecom for an offer to purchase all outstanding shares of Egyptian mobile operator MobiNil.
According to a local media report, France Telecom was seeking to buy the outstanding shares for 237 Egyptian pounds each, significantly lower than what the regulator has previously demanded it pay.
A ruling in France Telecom’s favour could pave the way for the purchase to go through the following day, Khaled Serry Seyam, deputy chairman of Egypt’s Financial Supervisory Authority reportedly said.
A spokesman for Egypt’s Capital Market Authority said the authority’s appeal committee would hear the case in a session on Tuesday.

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France Telecom likely to consider bid for Zain Africa’s assets

On 07.31.09, In Mobile, By Editor

www.WirelessFederation.com/news: France Telecom is reportedly considering a bid for the assets of Zain’s African operation.
Zain is currently understood to be looking for a single trade buyer for its ex-Celtel networks across Africa.
“As far as I know, no sales process for single assets of Zain’s African operations is ongoing, but if this was the case, we would look at it,” Chief Financial Officer Gervais Pellissier said.

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France Telecom posts 5.1% fall in H1′09 EBITDA

On 07.30.09, In Mobile, By Editor

www.WirelessFederation.com/news: France Telecom, the French mobile operator, has reported a 5.1% drop in its H1′09 EBITDA to EUR8.8 billion (USD12.4 billion). The operator further posted a fall in sales and net income to to EUR25.5 billion and EUR2.6 billion. respectively. The operator said that the global economic recession made the subscribers to cut back on their spending. CFO Gervais Pellissier stated that revenue in the second half of the year may fall further, but that the group is ‘resisting well against a backdrop of a declining world economy and a hardening regulatory environment’.
FT aims at cost cutting by EUR1.5 billion a year by 2011 end. The operator ended June with a mobile subscriber base of 125.5 million, up 9.7%.

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France Telecom faces fine of $39.3Mn

On 07.29.09, In Mobile, By Editor

www.WirelessFederation.com/news: France Telecom has been fined of EUR27.6 million (USD39.3 million) after the country’s competition authority judged that the telco had abused its dominant position in French overseas territories. According to a statement of the authority, between 2001-06, France Telecom made it difficult for new operators in the fixed line and broadband markets in Martinique, Guadeloupe, Guyana and Reunion.

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EFSA rejects France Telecom’s bid for MobiNil shares (Egypt)

On 07.16.09, In Mobile, By Editor

www.WirelessFederation.com/news: The Egyptian Financial Supervisory Authority, EFSA, has rejected France Telecom’s bid to acquire all shares in Egyptian mobile operator Mobinil. The EFSA, in a stated that it has decided to resume trading in both Mobinil and Orascom Telecom shares.
France Telecom had earlier presented a new offer to acquire Mobinil shares and had been locked in a dispute with Orascom Telecom Holding over the joint ownership of Mobinil shares.

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Turkcell to bid in Libyan Telecommunication tender

On 07.13.09, In Mobile, By Editor

www.WirelessFederation.com/news: Turkcell, largest mobile operator of Turkey in terms of subscribers, will bid for a licence to offer fixed line and mobile telephony in Libya. In June, the telco was beaten to a converged licence in Tunisia by France Telecom and the move to enter the Libyan market highlights the company’s determination to expand its operations into North Africa.

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Telefonica to sell Meditel stake, says Alierta (Spain, Morocco)

On 07.06.09, In Mobile, By Editor

www.WirelessFederation.com/news: Telefonica will sell 32.18% stake in Moroccan GSM operator Medi Telecom (Meditel), the Chairman of the Spanish telecoms giant, Cesar Alierta, said. Alierta did not confirm whether a potential buyer had been found yet, but indicated that Telefonica was looking to take advantage of any potential opportunity for a sale, ‘in partnership’ with PT. The potential buyers include Egypt’s Orascom Telecom, Qatar Telecom (Qtel), Etisalat of the UAE, Saudi Telecom, Bahrain Telecom (Batelco) and France Telecom.

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Orange launches HTC Touch Pro2 for business subscribers

On 07.02.09, In Mobile, By Editor

www.WirelessFederation.com/news: The ultimate high-end Windows Mobile PDA phone for business customers serious about their communication
Straight Talk™ – Sometimes you need to stop bouncing emails back and forth and just make the call. The HTC Touch Pro2 lets you do it instantly, from within the email, just by tapping the image icon of the sender
Slide out QWERTY keyboard and screen tilt feature makes writing email easy
Powered by Windows Mobile Professional® 6.1 for seamless integration with business networks

Orange today announced the availability of the HTC Touch Pro2 for all business customers, combining multimedia and powerful business tools with smart styling. (more…)

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