Deutsche Telekom slashes prices, fueling phone war

Article Abstract:

Germany's leading telecommunications carrier Deutsche Telekom AG, cancels its interconnection contracts with other carriers and announce steep price cuts for telephone services. This follows Germany's telecommunications regulatory agency ruling allowing Deutsche Telekom to increase its interconnection rates for other resellers.

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Deutsche Telekom AG, cancels interconnection contracts with other carriers and cuts price for telephone services.

Germany, COMMUNICATION, Communications, Broadcasting and Telecommunications, Deutsche Telekom AG, Telecommunications, Telecommunication

Telia Fails to Win Swedish Mobile License

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Telia AB has been denied its bid for a third-generation mobile telephone license by Sweden's National Post and Telecommunications Agency. The agency announced that it granted the new licenses to NetCom AB's Tele2 AB, and three other consortiums with Swedish links.

Telecommunications, Sweden, Telephone Communication, Strategic alliances, Telia AB, Licensing agreements, NetCom AB

Regulator tells France Telecom to reduce rates

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France Telecom was asked to reduce the rates of its incoming calls by the ART, the French telecommunications regulator. The company will lower rates by 20% for incoming calls coming from fixed lines to its Itineris mobile network.

France, France Telecom S.A., FTE