Telecommunication Report

Monday, May 28, 2007



Will a buyer come a-calling? Clean bill of health opens up BT to bids
telecoms Arindam nag of dow jones newswires
The Business
26 May 2007

How realistic is a leveraged buyout of BT, the British telecoms giant? The answer depends on how regulators treat its Openreach business. Sir Christopher Bland, the outgoing chairman, has said that the company has received no offers. But he leaves a... read more...

Wednesday, May 23, 2007

EP expected to back roaming price caps today

Irish Independent
23 May 2007

THE European Parliament is expected to vote today in favour of a proposal to cap mobile phone roaming charges, cutting costs for travellers who use their phones abroad. The measure, which is also all but certain to be backed by EU ministers at a... read more...

Thursday, May 10, 2007

InternetNZ dials up fresh push for Enum trial
REUBEN SCHWARZ
The Dominion Post
07 May 2007

INTERNETNZ will push again for a public trial of Enum, the phone numbering system which will help low-cost Internet calling reach the general public. The Telecommunications Carriers Forum, an industry body representing the likes of Telecom and... read more...