World Dialogue on Regulation

Telkom South Africa and its mobile subsidiary Vodacom will bid for Nigeria’s state-owned telecom provider Nitel. Nitel owns mobile operator M-Tel.

Thailand’s national telecommunications regulator will complete draft guidelines for the development of the telecommunications sector by December. The goal of the plan is telecom industry growth of 13.6% over four years.

The Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) has granted a license to the Jigawa State Broadband Access Company, to operate its Personal Handyphone System (PHS) telephone.

According to a report by Algerian News Digest, Algeria’s telecommunications regulator, Autorite de Regulation de la Poste and des Telecommunications (ARPT), is auctioning two licenses to operate public satellite mobile communications networks.

According to a report from the BBC, Guyana has begun to liberalise its telecommunications sector with the start-up of a new mobile service.

According to a report from Novecon, the Russian Communications and IT Ministry says a special fund to finance universal telecommunications service in outlying Russian regions will collect about R7 billion annually.

According to a report by El Economista, the Secretariat of Communications and Transportation (SCT) is taking a number of steps to improve Mexico’s ICT sector.

According to a Dow Jones report, Peru's telecommunications regulator Osiptel said that it would not intervene in Telefonica Moviles’ purchase of BellSouth Peru.

According to a Reuters report, Venezuela’s telecommunications regulator Conatel said it was worried that CANTV’s plans to purchase TIM-owned mobile operator Digitel could create unfair competition.

According to a Reuters report, a private company that has Zimbabwe's second fixed-line network license could have the permit revoked after it failed to roll out its network, the telecommunications regulator said. TeleAccess has not yet built its network four years after being awarded the license.