Global operator strategies - 05/10/06

Yahoo will provide its Yahoo Mail source code.

Telecom Italia workers went on strike to protest against plans to reorganize the company.

Chile plans to invest €30m in the telecommunications market in 2007 and 2008.

Brazil plans to spend $460m on WiMAX, covering all Brazilian cities by 2014. Brazilian regulator Anatel wants to prevent fixed-line operators from bidding to WIMAX licenses as it sees WiMax as a good option for new competitors.

World Bank offers $125m to Pakistan to promote telecommunications in rural areas.

The Vienna Arbitration Court has ruled on the price that DT must pay to buy out PTC (Poland) shares. The price should not be less than the current book value of PTC shares or about €600m. But analysts estimate that it should be worth at least €2.5bn, based on recent offer made by Vivendi Universal.