Vodafone Regulatory & Compliance
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Public AffairsTelcos keep up fair share pressure as EU ponders options
Vodafone claims unfavourable investment environment is slowing down wider collaborative opportunities to make Europe more competitive on the world stage.
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Public Affairs
Telstra CEO says customers will suffer if TPG deal blocked
Vicki Brady expresses “disappointment” with ACCC for blocking “landmark” regional RAN-sharing deal with TPG.
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M&A
Vodafone wins conditional approval for Ghana sale
NCA accepts revised proposal subject to undisclosed concessions.
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M&A
Regulator to review TPG–Telstra RAN-sharing deal appeal
Formal challenge accepted after ACCC rejects proposed agreement in December.
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Partnerships & Alliances
Mobile ad JV in the works from Europe’s major operators
Notification of plans for joint venture relying on pseudonymous tokens to provide cross-operator advertising platform signals new plan to challenge web ad giants.
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Partnerships & Alliances
TPG–Telstra to appeal denied RAN-sharing agreement
ACCC rejects network-sharing proposal over competition concerns.
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Network & Infrastructure
Vodafone Ireland shells out €146m for multi-band spectrum
Vodafone, Eir, and Three each table bids worth more than €140m for spectrum to support roll out of 5G across Ireland.
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M&A
ANACOM to decide fate of Vodafone Portugal Nowo buyout
Portuguese telecoms regulator asked to provide “opinion” on Vodafone Portugal’s Nowo acquisition.
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Public Affairs
Ethio Telecom declares legal offensive on Safaricom after outages
State-owned Ethio Telecom threatens legal action against Safaricom Ethiopia after line installations allegedly cause service blackouts.
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M&A
Vodacom ‘completes’ Egypt deal as Etisalat ‘studies offer’ for SA group
Reports indicate that Vodafone Egypt transaction took place last Thursday.
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Public Affairs
Vodacom DRC offices “sealed”, accounts “seized” in tax dispute
Congolese operator claims tax authorities have initiated “forced recovery” of disputed tax bills “against all expectations”.
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Public Affairs
Vodafone Spain reiterates calls for tax reduction
Vodafone Spain CEO highlights tax rate in Spain is double EU average.
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Public Affairs
Safaricom reaches seven figures in Ethiopia as nation preps new licence
Safaricom reaches more than one million customers in Ethiopia only one month after its full launch.
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Strategy & Change
Vodacom plans SuperApp rollout as it closes in on Vodafone Egypt acquisition
“Progress made” in movement towards regulatory approval for Vodafone Egypt acquisition.
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Financial & Performance
Vodafone Ireland goes into semi-austerity mode
Operator said to be cutting back on new hires, events, and staff travel.
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Network & Infrastructure
Vodacom–CIVH fibre JV gets ICASA thumbs-up
South African regulator views proposed fibre consolidation “as unlikely to negatively impact the market”.
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Partnerships & Alliances
TPG, Telstra make network-sharing concessions, dismiss “irrational” Optus challenge
Operators modify RAN-sharing proposal terms to appease regulators.
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Public Affairs
Vodacom Lesotho and LCA settle licence dispute
Out-of-court agreement reportedly reached after two-year legal headache for Vodacom Lesotho.
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Public Affairs
Passports returned to DRC operator execs after new tax agreements
Executives from Vodacom DRC and its peers will be allowed to travel after agreeing to new tax law.
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Venturing & Investments
Qatar Investment Authority ‘vies for stake in Vodafone Egypt’
Acquisition of 20% share could be agreed by the end of 2022, reports suggest.
