Hungarian parliament passes tax on phone calls, text messages
Hungary's parliament approved on Friday new taxes on mobile communications that will hit telecom operators that have already been burdened by so-called crisis taxes....
Samsung shares struggle on concerns Apple may be buying fewer chips
Shares of Samsung Electronics Co. continued their slide Thursday morning on continued speculation that Apple Inc. may be buying fewer mobile memory chips from...
Deutsche Telekom, union reach wage agreement for T-Systems staff
German services labor union ver.di and Deutsche Telekom AG said Tuesday they have reached a wage agreement for about 18,500 workers at its T-Systems...
Zain Jordan to invest $120m in infrastructure, technologies
CEO says telco's 2012 investment will be slightly down on 2011. Zain Jordan, a unit of Kuwait's Mobile Telecommunications Co., plans to invest...
Hungary mobile operators slam govt telecoms tax bill
Hungary's mobile operators Monday slammed a government bill to tax operators on voice traffic, deeming it a direct successor to sectoral levies the government...
MTN, Vodacom consortium launches west Africa undersea cable
$650 million submarine network system provides extra 400 Gbps of capacity. South Africa's MTN Group Ltd. said Friday's launch of a submarine cable running from...
T-Mobile USA chief quiet on M&A speculation
Philipp Humm says operator still working with German parent to strengthen the business. The chief executive of T-Mobile USA said he won't comment on merger...
India may hit Vodafone with $3.75bn tax bill after law change
Senior government official confirms plan to levy tex bill, plus penalty and interest, on U.K. mobile operator.India plans to demand about $3.75 billion in...
India government withdraws telecom case review petition
Government earlier sought review on aspects of Supreme Court's licence cancellation order.The Indian government Tuesday unexpectedly decided to withdraw its petition in the Supreme...
Nokia to exit mobile money business
Finland-based Nokia Corp., the world's largest handset maker by unit shipments, said Monday it is planning to shut down its Mobile Financial Services business,...
