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8:53am, 8th June, 2020

Finnish telecom operators share new 5G spectrum

Finnish telecom operators Telia, Elisa and Telenor-owned DNA all won frequencies at the country's auction of new high-speed 5G mobile networks on Monday, the Ministry of Transport and Communications said.

Chinese telecom firms urge FCC not to block U.S. operations

5:33pm, 1st June, 2020

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Chinese telecom firms urge FCC not to block U.S. operations

Pacific Networks Corp and its wholly owned subsidiary ComNet (USA) LLC on Monday urged the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) not to shut down its U.S. operations.

Trump extends U.S. telecom supply chain order aimed at Huawei, ZTE

10:24pm, 13th May, 2020

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Trump extends U.S. telecom supply chain order aimed at Huawei, ZTE

President Donald Trump on Wednesday extended for another year an executive order signed in May 2019 declaring a national emergency and barring U.S. companies from using telecommunications equipment made by firms posing a national security risk.

Trump extends order on U.S. telecom supply chain security until 2021

11:54am, 13th May, 2020

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Trump extends order on U.S. telecom supply chain security until 2021

U.S. President Donald Trump on Wednesday extended for another year an executive order signed in May 2019 declaring a national emergency and barring U.S. companies from using telecommunications equipment made by firms posing a national security risk.

Syrian tycoon appeals to Assad in rare video to help save his telecom firm

4:44pm, 1st May, 2020

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Syrian tycoon appeals to Assad in rare video to help save his telecom firm

Syria's leading tycoon, Rami Makhlouf, said he will appeal to President Bashar al-Assad to allow his mobile communications company, Syriatel, to reschedule payment of taxes owed to the government in order to avoid a possible collapse of the firm.

Elliott further trims stake in Telecom Italia

3:34pm, 30th April, 2020

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Elliott further trims stake in Telecom Italia

U.S. hedge fund Elliott Management has further cut its stake in Italy's biggest phone group Telecom Italia (TIM), a regulatory filing showed, amid an ongoing portfolio rebalancing as COVID-19 rocks financial markets.

U.S. agencies back revoking ability of China Telecom to operate in U.S.

4:37am, 10th April, 2020

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U.S. agencies back revoking ability of China Telecom to operate in U.S.

The U.S. Justice Department and other federal agencies on Thursday called on the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) to revoke China Telecom (Americas) Corp's authorization to provide international telecommunications services to and from the Unit...

Italy antitrust extends Telecom Italia fiber probe to Sept. 30

11:31am, 29th April, 2019

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Italy antitrust extends Telecom Italia fiber probe to Sept. 30

Italy's antitrust regulator said on Monday it had extended a probe into alleged market abuse by Telecom Italia over fiber optic rollout and wholesale pricing to Sept. 30.

Exclusive: Romania's opposition seeks Huawei ban in telecom infrastructure

4:22pm, 5th March, 2019

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Exclusive: Romania's opposition seeks Huawei ban in telecom infrastructure

Romania's biggest opposition party will trigger a public inquiry into Huawei's contribution to critical infrastructure and seek to bar it from 5G network development due to mounting security concerns, its IT expert said on Tuesday.

5:02pm, 15th November, 2018

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SpaceX launches Qatar’s Es’hail-2 telecom satellite, and then lands Falcon 9 booster

SpaceX’s Falcon 9 rocket lifts off from Launch Complex 39A at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center, sending the Es’hail-2 satellite into space. (SpaceX via YouTube) SpaceX sent the Es’hail-2 telecommunications satellite into orbit today, then brought the Falc...