Global operator strategies - 13/10/05

The European Commission has cleared the proposed acquisition of MCI by Verizon Communications.

TDC (Denmark) is for sale. Its estimated value is about €12 bn.

Fifteen West African telecom regulators have agreed to a common regulatory framework for their national ICT markets, covering interconnection, licensing, numbering, spectrum management, universal access and ICT policy. The guidelines will now be submitted to national communications ministers and heads of concerned states (....)

Telstra enables roaming between its GSM and CDMA networks using one number and one handset.

Microsoft, Yahoo are announcing interoperability of their respective Instant Messaging solutions.