Fixed operator strategies - 19/11/05

German competitive operators and the European Commission have criticized the German regulator RegTP and Deutsche Telecom for preventing rivals from using DT' s new fiber-optic network, saying it is creating a new monopoly.

BT signed WiFi roaming agreement with Portugal Telecom.

Telefonica signed WiFi roaming agreements with Telecom Italia and Portugal Telecom.

Tele2 in Spain will launch a new product combining broadband access and fixed-line telephony over the Comunitel network.

Google won its first Wi-Fi deal in its home city of Mountain View, Calif. to deliver free citywide Wi-Fi services.

Flag Telecom has received a strategic multi-million dollar investment from Canar Telecom (Sudan) to allow landing of the FALCON submarine system on the Africa's east coast at Port Sudan.

NTT could be interested to invest in TV broadcasters.