Berkman Broadband Study Highly Criticized Nov 17, 2009
US Telecom, which represents broadband companies, added its two cents, saying that "the selective inclusion and exclusion of key facts and misguided characterization of the regulatory frameworks in different countries appears aimed at reaching a false and foregone conclusion that unbundling policies aid broadband deployment when a clear preponderance of empirical evidence reaches the polar opposite conclusion." ... Verizon said the paper "largely ignores" the literature that it says demonstrates... (Multichannel News)
ArcelorMittal, Anglo live with deal before their time Oct 30, 2009
8 billion unbundling now appears to have swung in Anglo's favour. The history of the arrangement lies in the old Iscor's supply of iron ore at cost to its steel making plants in Vanderbijlpark and Newcastle. (Business Report, South Africa)
Azerbaijan and Turkeyclash over energy Oct 23, 2009
No reason was given, but the move was expected because Duzyol opposed the state policy of ending Botas's monopoly on gas imports and transport by unbundling it and selling contracts to private companies. (Botas's market share is scheduled to decline to 20% under Turkey's energy liberalization law. (Asia Times Online)
Nigeria: GSM Operators Bared From Acquiring M-Tel Oct 18, 2009
com: Nigeria: GSM Operators Bared From Acquiring M-Tel (Page 1 of 1). GSM Operators Bared From Acquiring M-Tel. (allAfrica.com)
Why 2010 will be the year of the travel deal Oct 15, 2009
Many travel companies plan to make up for lost revenue by "unbundling" their rates -- meaning they'll separate the base fares and rates from "extras" like the ability to make a confirmed seat reservation or get a newspaper delivered to your room in the morning. "The trend towards a la carte pricing will definitely continue in 2010," says Todd Dirks, a vice president at WNS, a business process outsourcing company. (CNN -- Travel)
News Corp's move to change rugby league relationship is cupboard-cleaning exercise, insider says. Oct 9, 2009
Yesterday the Herald reported that rugby league would face a short-term funding gap and that the chief executive of the Seven Network, David Leckie, expected the code would seek new revenue by unbundling its TV rights and offering four separate packages - Origin, Test matches, NRL regular-season matches and the finals series. We're very keen to submit a bid for State of Origin and Test matches,'' Leckie said. (Sydney Morning Herald -- Business)
Implats likely to cut Northam bid by R8bn Oct 8, 2009
2 billion for Northam and the rest of Mvela, after the unbundling of its 62 percent stake in Northam. Yesterday the value of 100 Northam shares was equal to less than 19 Implats shares. (Business Report, South Africa)
ADCOCK INGRAM - Fast-moving items key to competition Oct 7, 2009
Adcock, which was spun off from consumer goods maker Tiger Brands, left behind most of its fast-moving consumer goods, such Ingram's Camphor Cream, during the unbundling. Adcock bought personal care and supplements company Tender Loving Care this year, which would be a stepping stone to launch other personal care goods. (Business Report, South Africa)
Cutting Telstra's cord Sep 17, 2009
And on the whole issue of structural separation - doing that would clean up the industry and allow some real unbundling (letting different firms provide, say, broadband and cable TV) that will likely improve the NBN's ability to attract customers and to get other industry players to invest in it. The Government can't legislate that but it can restrict access to something Telstra needs: wireless spectrum. (Sydney Morning Herald -- Opinion)
Infra sector seen from long-term view Sep 11, 2009
Reforms such as improved tariff norms, open access to transmission networks and unbundling of state utilities are aimed at attracting greater private investments and participation, said the survey. This is also supported by data that the power sector witnessed maximum number of PE deals from global and domestic funds since 2006. (India Times)
Revenue leaks 5% at KWV, but wine sales fill up in export markets Sep 11, 2009
The directors explained that the unbundling released more value for the shareholders, who retain their interests in KWV Holdings, by increasing the value of KWV Holdings assets ... Directors of the old KWV believed the unbundling was in the best interests of shareholders ... A consequence of the unbundling would be an estimated accounting loss of R750m in the financial statements of Capevin for the present year in terms of a new accounting standard for distributions of non-cash assets to owners,... (Business Report, South Africa)
FCC Focuses On Big-Picture Ideas At Broadband Workshop Sep 4, 2009
If the Internet becomes lots of nets for business and private use, following the path of virtual private networks now used by many businesses, it could challenge the definition of an ISP or of what neutrality means, or lead to a kind of de facto unbundling, he said. All those would have implications for how the FCC structures its plan. (Multichannel News)
Comment: Switching On Aug 27, 2009
One major development in this regard has been the unbundling of state electricity boards into multiple entities dealing with generation, transmission and the like. But more is needed. (India Times, India)
Disrupting Regulatory Measures and the Overall Tense Economic Situation Impact Results for the First Half Year 2009 Aug 19, 2009
- the level of demand for telecommunications services or equipment, particularly with regard to access lines, traffic, bandwidth and new products; - competitive forces in liberalized markets, including pricing pressures, technological developments, alternative routing developments and new access technologies, and our ability to retain market share in the face of competition from existing and new market entrants; - the effects of our tariff reduction or other marketing initiatives; - the... (PR Newswire)
Research and Markets: Spain Telecoms, IP Networks and Digital Media - A Comprehensive Overview of the Trends and Developments in the Telecommunications and Digital Media Markets in Spain Aug 19, 2009
Following an initially slow take-up of Local Loop Unbundling, alternative operators have since expedited their efforts and now the proportion of subscribers these operators for direct access is one of the highest in the EU. In addition, the trend towards market consolidation and the entry of the first MVNOs have resulted in several integrated operators providing greater infrastructure competition. Key Highlights. (Yahoo! Wire -- Entertainment News)
Go-getters lead the way in digital dawn Jul 25, 2009
The great unbundling of media content is occurring before our eyes as broadband accelerates and Mr Conroy rolls out his "fat-pipe", superfast network direct to homes, heralding hundreds of new content sites and services. Economists welcome it, arguing consumers should be able to select what media content they want without buying an entire package such as a newspaper or television broadcast. (Sydney Morning Herald -- Business)
Equity funds record R10bn inflows Jul 24, 2009
Campher commented that net inflow figures for the first and second quarter of this year were higher than anticipated as a result of the unbundling late last year of Remgro and Richemont's investments in British American Tobacco (BTI). In the first quarter last year the industry attracted net inflows of only four billion rand (R23 billion this year) and in the second quarter last year R10 billion (R34. (Business Report, South Africa)
China's iron ore thirst is a lifeline for Kumba Jul 24, 2009
It was born out of the unbundling of Kumba Resources, a process that also created base minerals firm Exxaro. MOBILE SERVICES. (Business Report, South Africa)
China's demand bendscopper's value Jul 23, 2009
However, such attempts at electricity industry reform have for years run up against bureaucratic resistance in the various states against unbundling different services. Such unbundling would mean marketizing the economy in even such fundamental activities as power generation and distribution ... The difficulties faced by such unbundling policies in the European Union suggest the order of the obstacles to be confronted. (Asia Times Online)
Denel seeks more equity partnerships Jul 4, 2009
The equity-based partnership pillar involved unbundling Denel into a 100 percent state-owned investment holding company with a number of focused technological companies in specific fields of defence products and solutions. In the year to March, Denel concluded equity partnership deals with Germany-based Carl Zeiss and Sweden-based Saab. (Business Report, South Africa)
Economic Survey 2008-09: Call to allow free trade in spectrum Jul 3, 2009
Unbundling of local loop has been a long-standing demand of Internet Service Providers (ISPs) but state-owned PSUs BSNL and MTNL are opposed to the move. Trai recommended the separation of license from spectrum in 2005. (India Times, India -- Intl Business)
COVA Connect pilot project to serve state employees and families in Hampton Roads Jun 24, 2009
Negotiating for the "unbundling" of plans will allow for the purchase of only the coverage needed. The goal of COVA Connect is not only to create healthier employees and reduce absenteeism, but also to reduce overall health care costs through early detection of serious illness and disease, thereby reducing the need to use insurance. (Chatham Star Tribune, VA)
Remgro not keen on media focus Jun 23, 2009
The group has made some interesting changes in the year under review, including unbundling shares in British American Tobacco, which affected the group's performance. More recently, the boards of Remgro and holding company VenFin announced a merger to be implemented on net asset value, which would exclude VenFin's 21 percent shareholding in Dimension Data. (Business Report, South Africa)
Labat revenue falls sharply Jun 16, 2009
8m from the unbundling of Total Client Services. The headline loss a share rose to 5. (Business Report, South Africa)
JSE down on 'scepticism' Jun 3, 2009
As set out in the circular to Telkom shareholders dated 2 March 2009, the directors of Telkom, in consultation with Vodafone, determined that Telkom US shareholders would be regarded as "ineligible shareholders" for the unbundling of Vodacom shares to shareholders of Telkom completed on 25 May 2009 and would therefore not receive Vodacom shares in such distribution. The proceeds from the offering, net of applicable fees, expenses, taxes and charges, will be distributed to the "ineligible... (Business Report, South Africa)
JSE ends up on housing data Jun 3, 2009
Online Edition Powered By IOL. DisplayAds('SkyLEFT',17,). (Business Report, South Africa)
Greece: 2009 Article IV Consultation: Concluding Statement of the IMF Mission May 26, 2009
Product and service markets need to be further liberalized, by: (i) rationalizing legislation and accelerating actions cutting administrative burdens to facilitate a more efficient business environment; (ii) completing reforms and unbundling of network industries, which provide vital inputs to the entire economy; and (iii) ambitiously implementing the EU Services Directive to liberalize professional services, retail trade, and other activities that can significantly lower production costs. Labor... (IMF News)
South Africa: Vodacom Celebrates Successful Listing on Stock Market May 19, 2009
Cosatu refused to back down yesterday, calling for citizens to boycott the network, and continuing with an existing application for a full legal review of Telkom's unbundling of Vodacom ... While the previous administration backed Vodacom's unbundling, there were obviously political rifts behind the scenes that could escalate. (allAfrica.com)
FROM FREE TO FEE: THE STRUGGLE TO MAKE WEB USERS PAY... May 19, 2009
Digital delivery encouraged the unbundling of the album, allowing consumers to buy only their favourite music tracks. Now other media owners face the threat that customers will want to pay for just the online equivalent of the sports section or their prime-time hits, leaving them struggling to sell less valued parts of the paper or broadcast schedule. (The Drudge Report)
* World News Quick Take May 7, 2009
Swisscom still expects a slowdown in performance in its Swiss business in 2009 due to the continued high level of competitive pressure, unbundling and flatter growth in the mobile and broadband market, it said in a statement. Excluding its Italian subsidiary Fastweb, Swisscom said it expected revenues to fall by SF300 million to between SF9. (Taipei Times, Taiwan -- Sports)
Vectren Corporation Reports First Quarter 2009 Results Apr 30, 2009
Increased competition in the energy industry, including the effects of industry restructuring and unbundling. Regulatory factors such as unanticipated changes in rate-setting policies or procedures, recovery of investments and costs made under traditional regulation, and the frequency and timing of rate increases. (PR Newswire)
Facebook's Big Move Toward the AfterWeb Apr 28, 2009
It is unbundling its Web-site-based business and allowing developers to turn Facebook into a bunch of discrete services that can be delivered over a variety of devices (from PCs to Smartphones) far more easily than via its website. One of the biggest winners here, for instance, is Adobe, whose engine (it's free and runs on any PC, Macintosh or Linux computer) will drive many if not most of the new Facebook applications. (Time.com)
Telkom, AT&T shake hands Apr 17, 2009
Last Updated: 02:06pm 16 Apr 2009. 10 24 SPONSORED LINKS. (iAfrica.com)
Telkom eyes future with AT&T Apr 17, 2009
Business Report - Telkom eyes future with ATLE. Online Edition Powered By IOL. (Business Report, South Africa)
Need to know: Renault cuts output... Apr 11, 2009
The unbundling, required by law before 2011, will effectively create two companies. Nuon will retain the production and supply operations while newly created Alliander will handle gas and electricity transport networks. (New York Post -- Business)
* How crisis shapes the corporate model Apr 1, 2009
The current crisis, Hagel says, opens the door to an unbundling of the corporation to achieve greater efficiency and profitability ... Hagel cites Procter e as a big company that understands the benefits of unbundling. (Taipei Times, Taiwan -- Sports)
How will KG Basin gas alter India's fuel economy? Apr 1, 2009
This Authority has further formulated a policy for unbundling of gas business. Encouraged by enhanced gas supply, even a new urea investment policy has been issued by the government. (India Times)
Telkom 'cells' out Mar 28, 2009
The sale will result in Telkom listing its remaining 35 percent in Vodacom and distributing the shares to Telkom shareholders by way of an unbundling. September said the shareholders' agreement had prevented Telkom from offering mobile voice services in South Africa, and expanding into Africa, south of the equator. (iAfrica.com)
Nigeria: Electoral Reform - Buhari, NLC Reject White Paper Mar 13, 2009
FEC after its meeting on Wednesday okayed the unbundling of INEC and the setting up of a board for the commission with a chairman and deputy chairman but turned down the recommendation by the Uwais committee that the National Judicial Council (NJC) should coordinate the appointment of INEC chairman. It opted to retain the status quo that the President continues to appoint the commission's chairman with the approval of the Senate. (allAfrica.com)
Controversy trails FEC's decision on electoral reforms report Mar 13, 2009
A statement by the President of CLO, Mr. Titus Mann, said while organisation commended the retention of recommendations for unbundling INEC, independent candidature, abolition of state electoral commission, "the inclusion of representatives from Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC), Nigerian Bar Association (NBA) and others, the rejection of the recommendation for the INEC chairman to be nominated by the National Judicial Commission, we particularly feel leaves in place the current unsatisfactory and... (Guardian News, Nigeria)
GRAY: EU has the means to check Gazprom Mar 12, 2009
More specifically, the EU has sought unbundling of production and transit so that cross-border transmission can develop without opposition from incumbent producers, whose retention of control over transmission could permit them to block competition ... As a result, the EU's plan did not require clean unbundling, allowing generators instead to retain ultimate control of both production and transmission. (Insight on the News)
Vodacom gears up for JSE Mar 4, 2009
Last Updated: 08:51am 04 Mar 2009. 15 25 SPONSORED LINKS. (iAfrica.com)
US Airways to end fees for inflight soda, coffee Feb 24, 2009
"The risk for the US airline industry in unbundling its products and services was consumer backlash," said Kevin Mitchell, chairman of the Business Travel Coalition in Radnor, Pa. The group said it "applauded US Airways for listening" to customers and abandoning the fees. (Boston Globe)
Vattenfall Is Close to Buying Nuon's Utility-Unit Stake for $4.5 Billion Feb 23, 2009
The unbundling is aimed at promoting competition and encouraging grid investment. We only communicate on done deals, we do not comment on rumors, , head of Vattenfall media relations Nordic, said by telephone today, when asked about the report. (Bloomberg -- Germany)
Rabbit Ears To Stage a Comeback Thanks To DTV Feb 15, 2009
Admittedly, in tough financial times switching to just a few local channels for free would be an option - until you look at unbundling your catv from internet and phone etc. I'm pretty certain that cable providers have a grip on how to bill this so changing really doesn't save you anything worth getting excited over. (Multichannel News)
