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    KKR, Macquarie reportedly in the chase for Altice fibre unit

    Access
    According to BNN Bloomberg, there is now a shortlist of potential investor’s in Altice France’s XpFibre unit KKR and Macquarie Group are on the shortlist...
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    TIM rejects Italian government’s €750m offer for Sparkle

    Financial/Regulation
    CEO Pietro Labriola has been instructed to negotiate a different offer from the Ministry of Economy and Finance
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    EU Gigabit Infrastructure Act compromises get it over the line  

    5G & Beyond
    Telco industry believes provisional agreement diverges from the Act’s original intentions but pledges to work with legislators
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    Vodafone beats expectations despite 2% fall in revenues

    Financial/Regulation
    African markets, UK and IoT businesses doing well; Germany is sluggish, while Italy and Spain contract
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    ETNO warns submarine cables are a risk to EU’s security

    Financial/Regulation
    It wants better governance and public funding to address the issue, including a public organisation to be responsible for monitoring and repairs on the seabed
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    Telecom operators voice “strong concerns” over Gigabit Act’s direction 

    5G & Beyond
    ECTA, ETNO, GIGAEurope and GSMA release joint statement warning Act will penalise rather than support telecom industry
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    US-EU conclude fifth Trade and Technology Council Ministerial Meeting

    Financial/Regulation
    They haven't yet agreed a trade deal on critical battery minerals, but will collaborate more closely on AI, future mobile network tech and silicon The...
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    EC approves Zegona’s €5bn acquisition of Vodafone Spain

    Financial/Regulation
    The deal must still be approved by the Spanish competition authority, but is widely expected to sail through
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    Vivendi proposes to split into four entities 

    Digital Platforms & APIs
    The sum of the parts is more valuable says company 
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    TIM’s Sparkle sale saga takes new twist 

    Financial/Regulation
    Italian Government’s new offer to purchase 100% of Sparkle allows TIM to choose a “different option”
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    Vodafone rejects Iliad Group’s offer to merge Italian units

    Financial/Regulation
    Iliad revised the public offer it made on 18 December 2023 – Vodafone says it will continue talk with other parties
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    Allianz Trade and Sace Group give Open Fiber a €550m line of credit 

    Access
    Surety guarantee relates to PNRR funds tied to the “1 Giga Italy” plan
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    Tech association CCIA hits back at ETNO’s digital network arguments  

    5G & Beyond
    CCIA urges EU policymakers to embrace “forward-thinking solutions” rather than focussing on incumbent players’ “doom and gloom” 
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    Norway clamps down on operators’ failure to protect the vulnerable

    Financial/Regulation
    Regulator found only two of the country’s service providers correctly handle anonymised numbers when users switch provider
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    Court tells Maroc Telecom to pay Inwi $636m in antitrust case

    5G & Beyond
    The Royal-backed number three telco claimed unfair competition practices
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