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Telkom Kenya attracts 7 bidders
India’s MTNL, Tata Teleservices and Reliance Communications along with France Telecom, South Africa’s Telkom, British Telecom and Kuwait’s Alkazar are vying for a 51 per cent controlling share of Kenya’s sole provider of fixed line services.
In Nairobi last week the plan to privatise Telkom Kenya was presented in detail at a two-day government-inspired and sponsored [...]
French put va va voom into broadband
Fibre-to-the-home that will provide broadband speeds of up to 100Mbps made possible in France.
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What has sparked investment in broadband is France is the low take-up of digital television, which makes it more attractive to offer TV over the internet.
Many broadband providers now throw in a set-top box with a package which gives customers [...]
When in debt, sell your telecoms assets: Sarkozy
In an effort to reduce the nation’s public debt, France’s Finance Ministry has just sold a five per cent stake in France Telecom for €2.65 billion.
Rumours are circulating that the new administration under President Nicolas Sarkozy will sell more holdings in other state-controlled companies, such as the gas and electric utilities and aerospace industry, in [...]



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