A Man. A Plan. A Problem. The Internet.

Huffington Post
Judging from the back-slapping and high fives over at the FCC, you’d think that America’s Internet was sailing smoothly into the future. Think again.
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Telecom New Zealand Sees Nigeria as ‘Last Gateway Opportunity’

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Telecom Corp., New Zealand’s biggest phone company, said the sale of state-owned Nigerian Telecommunications Corp. provides a “last gateway opportunity” into Nigeria’s fast-growing phone market.
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Taiwan’s WiMAX Providers Set to Launch Services This Year

The Taiwan Economic News
With First International Telecom Co., Ltd. recently awarded a franchise license to offer worldwide interoperability for microwave access (WiMAX) mobile service, Taiwan`s six WiMAX providers officially enter into the stage of launching the service.
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First International Telecom Granted WiMAX License

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Taiwan’s telecommunications regulator said Wednesday it granted a WiMAX service license to First International Telecom Inc., which will launch the service in northern Taiwan in six months.
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WiMAX Operator Tatung InfoComm to Expand Taiwan Coverage

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Taiwan-based WiMAX operator Tatung InfoComm will expand its WiMAX coverage to also include Hualien and Pingtung counties soon, in addition to the current coverage in Kaohsiung and Penghu counties, according to the company.
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International Service Restored After Quake Says Chunghwa Telecom

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Taiwan’s Chunghwa Telecom Co., the island’s largest phone operator by revenue, said Friday it has restored international fixed-line and Internet services disrupted by the magnitude 6.4 earthquake that shook southern Taiwan last Thursday.
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China Unicom Denies Pricing Rumors

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China Unicom (Hong Kong) Ltd. (NYSE: CHU, SEHK: 0762, and SHSE: 600050) has denied that its branch in Xiangtan City, Hunan Province, central China would launch a CNY 36 3G service package for students.
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China Mobile Forms Taiwan Corp to Invest in Far EasTone

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Chinese telecom giant China Mobile Communications Corporation has formed an affiliate in Taiwan to buy a 12-percent stake in Far Eastone Telecommunications Co., Ltd., despite claims by the Ministry of Economic Affairs this was illegal, reports said yesterday.
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Hong Kong Getting 20 New LTE Cell Sites From CSL

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Hong Kong-based mobile service operator CSL said yesterday at Mobile World Congress in Barcelona that it is trialing LTE (Long Term Evolution) with 20 active and fully operational LTE cell sites rolled out in the SAR.
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Chunghwa Caught in Cloud Computing Bidding Scandal

eTaiwan News
Chunghwa Telecom unfairly awarded a contract for a cloud computing center to prominent architect Lee Tsu-yuan, Next Magazine reported Wednesday. Lee’s bid did not correspond to the official requirements and to Taipei County zoning regulations, as well as showing a ticket price of NT$6 billion, or NT$2 billion above the cheapest bid, the magazine said.
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ZTE Now A Top 3 Vendor

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As its share in newly added worldwide markets rose to almost 20%, ZTE is now one of the top 3 equipment vendors in the industry. In 2009, ZTE successfully sold its GSM products to world-class multinational operators such as Telenor, Teliasonera and Cell C, making large-scale advancements in European and emerging markets.
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Global Mobile to Add More Than 1000 WiMax Base Stations

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Taiwan-based WiMAX operator Global Mobile plans to purchase more than 1,000 base stations to add to its WiMAX infrastructure in the northern region of Taiwan, according to the company.
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Google Lowers Fee to Break Nexus One Contract by $200

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Google Inc. has lowered by $200 the fee it charges customers who break a standard two-year contract for its new Nexus One phone on the T-Mobile USA Inc. network.
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Globe Programs $500 Million Capex

Globe TelecomBusiness Mirror
GLOBE Telecom Inc. will use a portion of the proceeds from last year’s loans and engage in a few more borrowings this year to help finance the cellular firm’s programmed capital expenditure (capex) amounting to $500 million.
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Alcatel-Lucent Eyes GSM Refarming With SDR Product

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Alcatel-Lucent has stepped up its activities, targeting carriers refarming their GSM spectrum for 3G or LTE.
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