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South Korean telcos accused of collusion, may face fines of $4bn

Total Telecom

News SK Telecom (SKT), KT, and LG Uplus allegedly coordinated to keep their sales incentives at the same level This week, South Korea’s Fair Trade Commission (FTC) has announced a preliminary decision to impose fines of up to $4.1 billion on the nation’s three telco giants. billion and $1.63 billion, KT between $750.7 million and $1.3

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Zegona and MasOrange partner to create Spain’s largest fibre network 

Total Telecom

Vodafone Spain will use FibreCo to deliver services to both retail and wholesale customers. FibreCo will use existing infrastructure, with nearly 40% of the combined FTTH network already in use by 4.5 million customers. It plans to deploy the latest technologies, such as XGS-PON, to improve service quality.

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Vocus to acquire TPG’s fibre and fixed network assets for $3.35bn 

Total Telecom

This arrangement secures long-term network planning and operational stability for both companies. “TPG will retain its mobile radio network infrastructure, Consumer and EGW mobile business and its Consumer and small office/home office fixed retail business, including fixed wireless,” according to a TPG statemen t published today.

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UScellular sells spectrum to Verizon in $1 billion deal 

Total Telecom

News The transaction is part of UScellular’s ongoing efforts to monetise its remaining spectrum assets, having sold the majority of its wireless operations to T-Mobile earlier this year UScellular has reached a $1 billion agreement with Verizon to sell part of its spectrum holdings, the company has announced. said said LeRoy T. “In

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BT says Labour’s budget will cost company £100m 

Total Telecom

In response, CEO Allison Kirkby outlined several measures to mitigate this impact, including potentially passing costs on to mobile and broadband customers. Reported profit before tax sits at £1 billion, down 10%.

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Telecom retail is healthy (Analyst Angle)

RCR Wireless

During the spring of 2020, many telecom stores closed temporarily amid the spread of the coronavirus. Wave7 Research in late March 2020 reported that an estimated 55% of national carrier stores have been closed, including 75% of Sprint stores and 80-90% of T-Mobile stores.

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Uswitch highlights risks to customers as VMO2 targets 3G sunset

Total Telecom

million people without access to mobile internet Today, Virgin Media O2 (VMO2) has announced it will begin its 3G shutdown in the city of Durham in April, before expanding to the rest of the UK by the end of the year. million people without mobile broadband following the 3G sunsetting. How is the UK telecoms market evolving in 2025?

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