FASTTAKES: DoT, Vodafone NZ, Vivendi, Yahoo, FCC, Motorola

Staff writer | October 26, 2009

telecomasia.net

Thumbnail:

India's Central Bureau of Investigation has widened its probe into the Department of Telecom's conduct during last year's 2G license allocation, raiding the offices of 10 different operators in search of evidence.

New Zealand's Commerce Commission has laid six fair trading charges against Vodafone NZ over data tariffs, the operator’s claims about network coverage and other issues.

Vivendi ex-CEO Jean-Marie Messier and other former executives have been ordered to stand trial on charges of misleading investors while they were transforming the company into a film, music and pay TV giant.

Activist investor Carl Icahn has resigned from Yahoo's board, stating he no longer felt the company needed his presence now it has handed over power to new CEO Carol Bartz.

Former US presidential candidate senator John McCain has introduced a bill which would block the FCC's attempts to set network neutrality rules for both fixed-line and mobile operators.

Motorola has secured a contract to supply the first Wimax-based smart metering hardware for Australian energy utility, SP AusNet.

A Hong Kong government study has called for a three-year trial of e-learning in schools to reduce reliance on expensive textbooks.

Source:

Staff writer