Vodafone Regulatory & Compliance – Page 6
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PremiumElsewhere in Vodafone Africa: BII commits $76m (£67m/€76m) to African Infrastructure Fund
Vodacom fibre customers suffer third‑party data breach; Vodacom broadens burgeoning financial services portfolio with new short‑term loan offering.
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M&AVodacom edges closer to Vodafone Egypt buyout
Local reports claim Vodafone has obtained regulatory approval.
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PremiumVodafone hits a regulatory road bump in Ghana sale
NCA knocked back attempts to sell Group’s 70% stake in Vodafone Ghana to Telecel.
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PremiumElsewhere in Vodafone Group: Carat retains Vodafone partnership
Former Vodafone CEO fined for insider disclosures; Carat wins £400m contract renewal with Vodafone.
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Network & InfraSouth African regulator proposes 2G, 3G shutdown
Drafted ICASA policy document suggests 2G shuttering in 2024, with 3G to follow in 2025.
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Public AffairsVodafone Ireland coughs up €2.1m customer refunds
Regulator enquiry leads to refunds for 74,271 customers.
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Public AffairsDRC operators hit with travel ban amid tax dispute
Vodacom, Africell, and Orange executives reportedly among those to have passports confiscated.
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PremiumVodafone UK calls for bold ambition for 5G standalone network
OpCo calls on government to take lead on advanced 5G and encourage investment; recommends full‑fibre policy approach for “full 5G”.
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PremiumElsewhere in Vodafone Africa: Safaricom tackles fraud
Safaricom takes action to tackle fraudulent cash reversals on M‑PESA.
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Partnerships & AlliancesTPG hits back in Telstra network-sharing row
Believes rivals have “mischaracterised the arrangement” as a merger.
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Public AffairsTPG-Telstra deal will “re-monopolise” the market, claims Optus
Optus says regional RAN sharing proposal by rivals will damage economy, with negative connotations for consumers.
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Suppliers & SCMSafaricom’s 5G strategy boosted by Huawei’s Kenya deal
Huawei tightens hold on Kenya’s 5G market.
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Partnerships & AlliancesVodafone gets Real on voice scam prevention
RealNetworks’ KONTXT software to be piloted for six months in Germany.
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PremiumElsewhere in Vodafone Africa: M-PESA launches virtual card
Insurance, loans, and virtual cards launched for M-PESA and VodaPay.
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PremiumElsewhere in Vodafone Europe: Vodafone Spain fined for GDPR breach
Vodafone Spain fined nearly €4m for violating customer data protection regulations; VfUK requests licence variation from regulator to refarm 4G spectrum, in tandem with VM O2.
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PremiumBattle lost against OTE’s free broadband upgrades
National telecoms regulator rejects Vodafone request to stop OTE’s new broadband deals.
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PremiumDiscovery JV steps up BT’s phased exit from sport
High-profile 50:50 joint venture confirmed after twelve months of speculation regarding potential suitors for BT Sport.
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PremiumElsewhere in Vodafone Partner Markets: A1 Telekom snaps up STEMO
Canadian competition authority rejects Rogers–Shaw mega-merger; Vodafone New Zealand takes full control of retail stores JV.
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OperationsVodafone quietly settles long-running patent battle
TOT Power Control and Top Optimized Technologies withdrew all confidentiality and patent infringement claims in late-2021.