AT receives approval for spectrum acquisition

AT&T has received approval from US regulators for the purchase of spectrum in the 1700MHz band worth USD1.93 billion. The decision comes days after AT&T was forced to abandon its pursuit of T-Mobile USA, and the acquisition of the airwaves is seen as being vital if the cellco is to develop its mobile broadband coverage. AT&T agreed to purchase the frequencies in December 2010, which Qualcomm first acquired for a mobile television service it later closed

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Ofcom reports on telco complaints

UK telecoms watchdog Ofcom had published results showing the number of complaints made in the last year against each major wireless, fixed line and internet service provider. In the fixed line segment, TalkTalk received the greatest number of complaints by a significant margin, with 1.16 per 1,000 customers in final quarter of 2010. This fell to 0.77 in three months ended September 2011, though this was still much higher than the next most-complained-about competitor, BT Retail, which received just 0.29 at the same date.

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Authorities move to improve interconnection

Telecoms authorities from Chile and Peru have met to discuss improvements to cross-border coordination of the communications sector. Chile’s Undersecretary of Telecommunications Jorge Atton, and Peru’s Deputy Minister of Communications Raul Perez Reyes, began the talks in Tacna yesterday, and agreed to consider ways to reduce roaming costs between the two countries. Teams from both nations are to begin analysing the legal and technical aspects of integration immediately, and by March 2012 will draw up proposals to reduce or eliminate the current cost to end users in the Tacna-Arica border area.

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NSN expands Polkomtel 3G footprint

Polish telco Polkomtel, which offers its wireless services under the Plus brand, has expanded the footprint of its 3G network using frequency in the 900MHz band. Finish vendors Nokia Siemens Networks (NSN) installed a 900MHz band refarming solution to supplement the cellco’s existing 2.1GHz services.

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ArmenTel cuts internet prices

National fixed line operator and broadband provider ArmenTel, which markets services under the Beeline banner, has announced the launch of a new line of tariff plans for its ‘Hi-Line’ high speed internet service. The telco says monthly subscriber fee for Hi Line ‘Like 1024’, ‘Like 2048’ and ‘Like 3072’ tariff plans will cost AMD4,500 (USD11.76), AMD6,000 and AMD8,000 respectively. The new ‘Like’ plans are open to new and existing subscribers, with new users also being offered a ADSL modem and one month’s free broadband access when signing up.

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Here we Glo again: start-up commits to 19 January launch

Myjoyonline reports that Ghanaian would-be cellular services provider Glo Mobile has announced it will officially launch its commercial services in the country on 19 January 2012. The newcomer’s chief operating officer, George Andah, made the announcement at the Glo CAF Awards, in Accra

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India to block 3G roaming agreements?

Reuters quotes a senior Indian government official as saying that the telecoms ministry may ban mobile operators from offering 3G roaming over each others’ networks to cover zones where they do not possess 3G frequencies. No Indian operator owns a full national set of regional UMTS licences, and domestic cellcos including Bharti Airtel, Vodafone and Idea Cellular currently provide 3G services beyond their licensed zones via roaming agreements. Another report from Dow Jones quotes the country’s Telecom Secretary (of the Department of Telecommunications) as saying that the existing 3G roaming agreements are illegal.

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