Airtel Africa records profit gain
Airtel Africa booked higher revenues and profits on the back of rising subscriber numbers and service uptake.
India’s BSNL gets budget boost for infrastructure
The Indian government is reported to have allocated 529.3billion rupees (about US$6.4 billion) in its recent budget for infrastructure installation and upgrades for both state-owned operators – BSNL and MTNL – this year.
Vimpelcom sale cleared following amendments
A Russian government commission has reportedly cleared Veon’s sale of its Russian unit Vimpelcom to the operator’s senior managers.
Etisalat Egypt signs $132m financing deal for expansion plan
Etisalat Egypt signed a financing agreement worth EGP4 billion (US$132 million) with the Commercial International Bank (CIB), a move to expand digital services and upgrade infrastructure.
NCC tells MTN Nigeria it can cut off indebted VAS providers
Operator MTN Nigeria has been given permission by regulator the Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) to disconnect a number of value added service (VAS) providers that have not paid their interconnect debts.
