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People - 16/06/06
Vodafone CEO, Arun Sarin, has received about £5m pay package in 2005, made of a salary increase of 7% to £1.25, shares worth £1.42 (up 24%), another share package worth £2.5m under conditions, 5.7m share options, and a £360k pension contribution, equivalent...
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Operator results - 23/02/06
Reliance Communications (India) reported a net profit of $70m on revenues of $749m. They are first quarterly numbers after a contentious split from conglomerate Reliance Industries and no comparable figures are available from last year. The telecom group...
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Operator results - 18/02/06
Qwest reported 4Q05 loss of $528m (vs loss of $139m) on revenues of $3.5bn (almost flat). For the year, Qwest posted revenues of $13.9bn (flat) with narrowing loss to $779m (vs loss of $1.8bn). Vimpelcom (Russia) posted revenues of $3.2bn in 2005, up...
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Operator results - 16/02/06
TPSA (Poland) reported its 4Q05 net income fell 2% to $161m, on revenues of $1,47bn, up 1%. 2005 revenues were $5,7bn. In 4Q05, revenues were made 50% of fixed-line revenues (- 12%) and 33% of mobile revenues (+19%). France Telecom posted 89% surge in...
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Operator results - 11/02/06
KPN (NL) announced 4Q05 net profit of €608m (+12%), an operating profit of €695m (+10%) and revenues of €3.1bn (up 5%). E-Plus reports 4Q05 revenues of € 755m (up 7.4%) and an operating profit of €214m, up 8%. America Movil (Mexico and LATAM) reported...
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Operator results - 4/02/06
Google reports 4Q05 revenues of $1.9bn and net income of $372m. For the year, revenues were $ 6.1bn (+92%) and net profit was $1.5bn (+267%). Etisalat (UAE) announced 2005 revenues of $3.5bn, up 23%, and earnings of $1.2bn, up 25%. Bell Canada reports...
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Operator results - 1/2/06
SFR (France), the mobile arm of Vivendi Universal, reported 4Q05 sales of €2.2bn (+20%). STC (Saudi Arabia) posts a 4Q05 net profit of $872m (+99%) while sales grew only 9% to $2.2bn. Annual 2005 profit jumped 34% to $3.3bn. Megafone (Russia) posted net...
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Operator results - 28/1/06
KDDI (Japan) reported a 26% drop in 4Q05 earnings at $493m. Revenues increased 5% to $6.6bn. KDDI maintained its guidance for its fiscal year (March) in profit, but lifted its revenue forecast by 2%. SK Telecom (S. Korea) recorded 4Q05 earnings of $457m...
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Operator results - 25/1/06
Vodafone reported better than expected customer and revenue growth, and reiterated its fiscal 2006 guidance for proportionate mobile revenue growth of 6%-9%. Its EBITDA should be almost flat. Vodafone also confirmed its 45% stake in Verizon is not (now)...
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Operator results - 20/1/06
Belgacom confirmed its 2006 forecasts, but several analysts think they are too optimistic. Fastweb (Italy) reports its 4Q05 EBITDA rose 57% to €97m and full year EBITDA reached €305m (up 42%) on sales of €967m, up 34%. Alltel (USA) announced double-digit...
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Operator results - 19/01/06
Mobile One (Singapore) reports 4Q05 net profit of $203m, up 13%, and revenues of $431m, up 3,5%. M1 ended the year with 1.3m subscribers. Yahoo! reports 4Q05 revenues of $1,5bn (+39%) and earnings of $683m (up 83%) including a $310m exceptional income....
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Operator results - 14/1/06
Rogers Communications (Canada) announced slower new subscribers growth (-18%), but reduced reduced its churn rate (most of that change came on the postpaid side), France Telecom has reduced again its revenue forecast for end-2006; it has trimmed its guidance...
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Operator results - 05/04/07
MTN (S. Africa) reported 2006 revenues of $7.1bn, up 49%, and EBITDA of $3bn, up 53%. China Netcom posts 2006 earnings of $1.7bn, down almost 7%, on revenues of $11.2bn, up 1%, of which 26% are made of broadband and business services (up 32% in 2006)....
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Operator results - 28/03/07
China Telecom posted 2006 profit fell almost 3% to $3.5bn, on revenues of $22.6bn, up 3%. Local phone revenues decreased 3.5%, but internet service revenues grew 32%. EBITDA improved 4% to $11bn. Chunghwa Telecom reports 2006 revenues of $5.7bn, up 1%,...
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People - 27/05/06
Verizon Communications announced additional “significant” workforce reductions in the next 18 months. On a workforce of 250,000+ people, Verizon has already announced cutting 7000 positions following its MCI acquisition. Nortel appoints Michael Pangia...
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Operator results - 23/03/07
China Mobile reports strong 4Q06 results with net profit rising 20% to $2.6bn, on revenues of $ , of which more than 23% from data revenues. The results is significant as half of its customer growth (53m in 2006) came from China's lower-spending rural...
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Operator results - 17/03/07
Iliad (France) posts very good 2006 results, with €124m in net earnings, up 80%, on revenues of €950m, up 31%. Let me remember that its CEO will quit the company during the summer. Swisscom filed 4Q06 net profit of $281m, down 8%. Its ful-year net earnings...
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Operator results - 14/03/07
Telecom Italia reports 2006 results with net income of €3bn, down 6%; revenues of €31.3bn, up 4.5%%; and an EBITDA of €12.9bn, up 3%. Results are slightly better than expected. Debt also is below the €38bn target at €37.3bn. The negative points are margins:...
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Operator results - 10/03/07
Neuf Cegetel (France) reports results over target. 2006 revenues were at €2.9bn, up 5%, of which the Consumer division reported revenues of €872m, up 18%, Enterprise reported €971m, up 7%. EBITDA of €544m, up 131%, EBITDA margin of 20% and net income...
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Operator results - 07/03/07
Telkom Austria reports 2006 revenues of €4.8bn, up 9%, operating income of €772m, up 25%, EBITDA of €1.9bn, up 8.4%, and net income of €562m, up 37%. Capex grew 59% to €997m, including €320m for the 3G license in Serbia. France Telecom reports 2006 net...
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People - 12/05/06
UTStarcom announces its CEO Hong Lu will resign as of Dec. 31. Ying Wu , a company founder and the CEO of its China operations, will become CEO for the whole company. Tom Toy will become chairman. Cisco named J. Michael Pocock as the senior vice president...
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Operator results - 04/03/07
DT announced 2006 net profit down 43% to €3.1bn on revenues up 3% to €61bn. Viacom reports 4Q06 earnings of $ 481m, up 270%, and operating income of $856m, up 28%. Telefonica said its 4Q06 net profit fell 12% to €1bn, on revenues of €14bn, up 37%. Full...
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Operator results - 01/03/07
Jordan Telecom posted 2006 revenues of €384m, up 3%, of which €259m in fixed line revenues, down 4%, and €148m in mobile, up 21%. Unefon (Mexico) reports 2006 profits of $22m, down 700%, on revenues of $329m, down 13%. Iusacell (Mexico) announced 2006...
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Operator results - 24/02/07
Telefonica O2 Czech posted a 28% rise in 2006 earnings to €372m, up 28%. TDC (Denmark) said its 4Q06 earnings dropped 71% to €170m, on sales of €1.6bn, almost flat. EBITDA was up 8% to €500m. Cosmote (Greece) reported 4Q06 revenues of €752m, up 49%, and...
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Operator results - 18/02/07
Rogers Comms. (Canada) reported positive results. 4Q06 net income stood at $151m, vs loss of $58m last year, on revenues of $2bn, up 14%.4Q06 operating profit rose 46% to $647m and FY operating profit grew 34% to $2.5bn. For the year 2006, it reported...