Fixed operator strategies - 12/06/07

Synterra (CIS) will invest some $80m in building fibre-optic networks this year.

BT is UK' s first VOIP provider. It succeeded in bundling VOIP services with its broadband service. BT has 1.4m VOIP customers, more than triple of rival Orange.

AIG Global Investment Group (US) is now authorized to buy majority stake in BTC (Bulgaria), after after the ban on sale of dominant stake in BTC lapses.

VSNL will set up 2000 WiMAX base stations across India.