Hutchison Whampoa’s 3 Group only recently received clearance by the European Commission to acquire Ireland’s O2 wireless competitor, but that deal won’t slow Hong Kong telco’s merger plans.
According to reports, Hutchison Whampoa is in talks with Russia’s Vimpelcom to merge the companies’ units in Italy. Unnamed sources told reporters the …read more
Confusion surrounding Colombian antitrust regulators’ ruling about World Cup broadcasting is threatening a total blackout of the esteemed soccer event’s programming in the nation, according to reports.
Competition regulator SIC issued a ruling last week that ordered operators to secure permission from broadcasters to carry World Cup signals. The ruling has …read more
Vinson & Elkins has announced a new managing partner for its office Houston, according to reports.
Antitrust lawyer and V&E partner Karl S. Stern will take on the new role, replacing Marie Yeates, who served as managing partner for more than six years.
According to reports, Stern has been at the firm …read more
Local media are reporting in China that the nation’s State-owned Assets Supervision and Administration Commission are requiring the top-three telecommunications operators to simultaneously cut marketing costs.
According to reports, China Mobile, China Telecom and China Unicom are required to cut marketing and sales expenses by up to 50 percent over the …read more