Regulation & Legislation


Telekom chief stokes talk of Sprint takeover; Companies approach FCC for guidance The International Herald Tribune - May 9, 2008 The chief executive of Deutsche Telekom, the largest European telecommunications company, fed speculation Thursday that it was considering a takeover bid for the U.S. mobile operator Sprint Nextel, saying the German company had an obligation to consider all acquisitions that would improve its bottom line. ''We have said we can't rule out acquisitions which, when evaluated under strict financial an...
Telecom in Africa gets Asia's attention The International Herald Tribune - May 8, 2008 Hilda Wang in Hong Kong and Andrew E. Kramer in Moscow contributed reporting. * A battle for MTN Group, a leading South African telecommunications company, could come down to a clash between the world's largest and fastest-growing emerging markets. Bharti Airtel of India, which said Monday that it was in talks with MTN, is expected to face stiff competition from a Chinese rival, some investment ba...
Real broadband fight yet to come in new landscape; Deal to lay infrastructure is just the first step; services on new highway will be the clincher The Business Times Singapore - May 7, 2008 (SINGAPORE) All three local telcos are vying for the right to build and own Singapore's upcoming broadband network but industry experts believe the prize fight is not in the control of this infrastructure but the services that operators can provide using the high- speed links of the future. This is because, unlike the current competitive landscape, Singapore Telecommunications (SingTel) and StarHu...
House weighs Internet freedom The Washington Times - May 7, 2008 What is "net neutrality" ? What is "network management" ? How does the United States ensure continued innovation on the Internet? Is there a problem that needs fixing?...
Two groups in fight to set up ultra-fast Internet; Winning consortium to build fibre-optic network with speeds of up to 1Gbps The Straits Times (Singapore) - May 6, 2008 SINGAPORE moved a step closer to building its new ultra-fast national broadband network yesterday when two groups of companies submitted bids for the ambitious, multi-billion-dollar project. The winner will build and own an underground fibre-optic network to transmit Internet data, voice and video so fast that an entire DVD can be transferred from one online user to another in minutes. At the dead...

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