Tag: Telecom Italia
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Telecom Italia may exit Brazil and towers, as deep review continues
Telecom Italia continues to go through the painful process of adjusting to the modern world, facing recessionary pressures at home and in its former growth engine in Brazil. Italy has been suffering from the Eurozone recession since the 2008 crash, and this has helped make Telecom Italia (TI) the center of persistent takeover rumors. It…
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TIM Brazil Launches Pay TV Offer
TIM Brazil yesterday launched a device that will integrate free digital TV content, Netflix, YouTube and TV pay by TV Alphaville. The new device, called Live TIM Blue Box, is a company’s bet in offering pay TV content and get closer to the offering of the other major carriers – Oi, Telefonica and Claro (the…
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CADE rejects Telefónica and Telecom Italia merge. Vodafone is arriving in Brazil?
Brazilian antitrust authority, Administrative Council for Economic Defense (Cade) rejected Telefónica’s (TEF) embargoes and kept the fine of BRL 15 million that was imposed on the company for breach of the agreement signed in 2010, by which it should stay away from TIM (TSU), controlled by Telecom Italia (TI). Official Announcement With the negative for…