FASTTAKES: AIS, Mobilink, DARPA, FCC, Opera

Staff writer | March 12, 2010

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Thailand’s Finance Ministry plans to file civil law suits for 134 billion baht ($4.1b) in lost revenues against several firms, including AIS, said the Bangkok Post.

Mobilink parent Orascom Telecom is considering buying a stake in microfinance bank State Bank of Pakistan, reports the News. A deal would follow Telenor Pakistan’s buy into Tameer Microfinance Bank.

DARPA, the Pentagon agency that initially ran the internet, is planning to develop iPhone and Android apps for US soldiers and a military-grade cell network.

The US FCC has released a tool to help consumers measure the speed of their broadband connections, Reuters reported.

Opera has launched a mobile browser for Android phones.

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