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Total Telecom, 11 Apr 2011Singapore operator buys 2.83 million more shares in India's biggest mobile player.Singapore Telecommunications Ltd. said Monday it has increased its stake in India's Bharti Airtel Ltd. by buying 2.83 million shares for INR934 million. Full storyRelated:SingTel’s Airtel stake reaches 32.25% - TeleGeography

ZDNet Asia, 14 Mar 2011The Infocomm Development Authority (IDA) of Singapore has introduced new consumer protection measures for mobile and broadband services, including regulations for data roaming services and requiring providers to be more transparent about broadband speeds offered.Specifically, IDA has rolled out three new initiatives to help users better manage their data roaming usage and

Telecompaper, 14 Mar 2011Singapore ended January with 7.307 million mobile subscribers, up from 7.289 million in December last year. The mobile penetration rate stood at 143.9 percent, compared with 143.6 percent in the prior month, according to figures from regulator IDA. Of the total mobile subscribers in Singapore, 280,600 are 2G postpaid subscribers, 2.234 million are 2G prepaid subscribers,

The Irish Times, 2 Mar 2011Eircom has net senior debt of €2.7 billion. It also owes €350 million to floating rate noteholders and has €630 million in PIK notes, which are currently trading at a substantial discount. It is scheduled to make a repayment of €24 million in June this year and €296 million by June 2014. The rest of the debt must be repaid over the following three years.Eircom said it

Ninemsn.com.au, 2 Mar 2011Singapore Telecommunication Ltd (SingTel) has raised $US600 million ($A5 93.35 million) through a 10.5-year note issue that will be used for general corporate purposes and repayment of debt.SingTel, the parent of Australian telco Optus, said the note issue met with strong response from a wide range of high-quality investors and the order book closed after registering $

ZDNet Asia, 28 Feb 2011SINGAPORE--The government has issued several mandatory security measures that designated Internet service providers (ISPs) must comply with as part of efforts to safeguard the country's Internet infrastructure.According to ICT regulator, the Infocomm Development Authority of Singapore (IDA), the Resilient Internet Infrastructure Code of Practice has been issued to

Asian Correspondent, 14 Feb 2011Apple, already aware of the relatively expensive cost of an existing iPhone for those in Asia, has specific financial options which break the down-payment on an iPhone into a series of monthly payments. When applied to a $200 device, ten monthly payments of less than $20 clearly opens the potential of an ‘iPhone Nano’ to a whole new customer demographic, and one

Monsters and Critics, 9 Feb 2011Singapore - South-East Asia's biggest telecoms firm, Singapore Telecommunications Ltd, on Wednesday said its global mobile customer based had expanded by 34 per cent, or 98.1 million, in 2010.As of December 31, SingTel and its associates in Asia and Africa had nearly 383 million mobile subscribers, up from 285 million a year earlier, the company said. Full story

ZDNet Asia, 25 Jan 2011The Singapore government intends to auction off 4G wireless spectrum rights as early as next year, paving the way for a faster rollout of Long Term Evolution (LTE) in the country.According to local reports, ICT regulator the Infocomm Development Authority of Singapore (IDA) announced Monday it would avail six lots of spectrum for service providers to implement high-speed

Bangkok Post, 25 Jan 2011The Foreign and Information and Communications Technology (ICT) Ministries of Singapore asked Advanced Info Service last week to send them a fact-finding report for use in discussions with Prime Minister Abhisit Vejjajiva on AIS' concession amendments that are being investigated, says an industry source.Singapore Telecom (SingTel), majority-owned by Temasek Holdings, the

The Nation, 20 Jan 2011Singapore Telecom executives met with Information and Communi-cations Technology Minister Chuti Krairiksh on January 11 and with Finance Minister Korn Chatikavanij last Friday. Their meetings were seen as attempts to solve AIS's concession issues.SingTel, majority-owned by Temasek Holdings, the Singapore government's investment arm, owns 21 per cent in AIS. Temasek also

The Australian, 20 Jan 2011The Australian has learned that network equipment maker Alcatel-Lucent is facing a multi-million-dollar penalty as it attempts to finalise a settlement with the network operator of Singapore's $S6bn ($4.7bn) broadband network to allow it to walk out on a seven-year contract to supply systems used to sign up new customers, process bills and collect payments. Full

Sin Chew Jit Poh, 17 Jan 2011Following reports that mobile operators have agreed to lower roaming rates between Malaysia and Singapore in two months, OSK Research had elicited inconsistent responses from the telcos in both countries."While the mobile operators have agreed in principal to lower rates, we gather that there would be further delays in the finalisation of individual roaming agreements

Wireless Federation, 17 Jan 2011Singapore’s largest carrier, Singapore Telecommunications (SingTel) has been penalized with fines totaling US$101,000 by Singapore’s regulatory body, the Infocomm Development Authority of Singapore (IDA).The fines are believed to have stemmed from a wholesale broadband promotion SingTel had offered during the last quarter of 2009. SingTel had apparently breached

Bernama.com, 13 Jan 2011KUALA LUMPUR, Jan 13 (Bernama) -- Malaysia and Singapore are expected to announce the new cellular roaming charges between both countries in two months, Information Communication and Culture Minister Datuk Seri Dr Rais Yatim said.Malaysia and Singapore announced in June last year that the roaming charges would be lowered by 30 per cent for voice calls and 50 per cent for

Commodity Online, 11 Jan 2011SINGAPORE CITY (Commodity Online): Singapore Telecommunications (SGX: T48, ASX: SGT), said it has paid S$39 million ($30 million) for 4.07 million shares in Bharti Airtel Ltd (BOM: 532454) to expand its stake in the Indian firm from 32.04 percent to 32.15 percent. Full storyRelated:Singtel says buys $30 mln worth of shares in Bharti Airtel - Reuters IndiaSingTel

ZDNet Asia, 30 Dec 2010StarHub has inked a multi-year, multi-million dollar deal to equip Singapore's second integrated resort (IR), the Marina Bay Sands (MBS), with ICT capabilities.The telco will provide MBS mobile voice and data services, high-speed Internet connectivity, pay TV and enterprise messaging, it said in a statement on Wednesday. Full story

Telecompaper, 27 Dec 2010Singapore has ended October with 7.213 million mobile subscribers, up from 7.178 million in September. The mobile penetration rate stood at 142.1 percent, up from 141.4 percent in the prior month, according to figures from regulator IDA. Of the total, 309,900 are 2G postpaid subscribers, 2.438 million are 2G prepaid subscribers, 3.401 million are 3G postpaid subscribers,

ZDNet Asia, 22 Dec 2010SINGAPORE--The Infocomm Development Authority (IDA) has tweaked the country's Telecom Competition Code to prevent service providers from pressuring consumers into making payment of disputed charges and subscribing new services.In a statement released Wednesday, the ICT regulator said the amendments reflected market developments since the last review between 2003 and 2005,

Bloomberg, 21 Dec 2010Singapore Telecommunications Ltd.’s Australian unit, previously ruled to have misled customers with its data-service advertisements, lost a bid in Sydney federal court to stop Vodafone Group Plc. from publicizing its “infinite” mobile-phone plans.Australia Federal Court Judge John Nicholas today denied SingTel Optus Pty Ltd.’s request for a temporary injunction barring