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For May 31, 2006
Agreements Imminent for MTS and VimpelCom on Fixed-to-Mobile Tarffis
http://www.telecomdirectnews.com/do.php/105/18178?11228
Russian mobile operators Mobile TeleSystems (MTS) and VimpelCom
have suggested that after the calling-party-pays (CPP) system is
introduced in the country, on 1 July 2006, fixed-to-mobile calls
should initially be charged at 1.1 rouble per minute (US$0.041),
excluding VAT, according to Prime-Tass. Both MTS and VimpelCom
have proposed...
Slovakia's Telecom Publishes Tender for New Cell Operator
http://www.telecomdirectnews.com/do.php/100/18171?11228
BRATISLAVA -- Slovakia's state-run Slovak Telecom on Wednesday
published an international bid for the country's third cell phone
operator, the state-run news agency TASR reported. Potential
buyers have until July 14 to make offers. The starting price was
set at 110 million Slovak crowns (US$ 3.7 million). The bidders
will also have...
Nokia Ramps Up Counterfeiter Fight
http://www.telecomdirectnews.com/do.php/120/18168?11228
Given the rise in counterfeit mobile devices and accessories,
Nokia announced plan to step up its efforts to thwart
counterfeiters. The news comes on the heels of a Florida court
awarding the No. 1 global handset manufacturer more than $1
million in damages in its case involving the trafficking of
counterfeit Nokia products. Due to an...
Survey Sez: Truck Rolls Plague Cable VoIP
http://www.telecomdirectnews.com/do.php/120/18165?11228
A huge percentage of cable-company voice over Internet Protocol
(VoIP) customers -- some 34 percent -- report needing on-site
technical support to get their VoIP lines to work, according to a
new survey commissioned by SupportSoft and done by online market
research firm Decipher Inc., scheduled for release tomorrow. The
issue isn't...
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