Nepal to issue third GSM license
Nepal's telecom regulator plans to award a third unified GSM license to one of the companies currently licensed to provide rural or limited mobility services, in order to stimulate competition in the national mobile market.
India approves 30% price cut for unsold spectrum
Indian cabinet has approved a proposal to shave 30% off the reserve price for the airwaves left unsold in four circles after the recent lackluster 1,800-MHz auction.
China to strengthen mobile app regulations
China's Ministry of Industry and Information Technology plans to introduce stricter regulations governing mobile apps, including requiring app store operators to submit to a registration or licensing process.
Sprint makes lowball bid for rest of Clearwire
US-based Sprint Nextel has offered $2.90 per share for the 49% stake in Clearwire it does not yet own. But analysts expect shareholders to hold out for a higher premium than the 5.5% the bid represents.
Google Fiber not a one-off: Schmidt
Google chairman Eric Schmidt said the company's Google Fiber experiment in Kansas City is not just a one-off, and the company hopes to eventually extend the service to more US cities.
France Tel, SFR hit with $239m antitrust fine
French regulators have fined mobile incumbents France Telecom and SFR a combined €183 million ($239.3 million) for allegedly restraining competition by offering unlimited on-net call plans between 2005 and 2008.
US FCC plans dynamic spectrum sharing
The US Federal Communications Commission plans to recommend a dynamic spectrum sharing scheme, whereby airwaves can be leased out to different companies at different times and locations, in a bid to boost spectral efficiency in the face of swelling demand for mobile data.
Vodafone AU staff accused of “SIM stacking”
Several sales representatives for Vodafone Australia have been accused of artificially inflating their commissions by “SIM stacking,” whereby they convinced subscribers to business packages to take unneeded extra SIMs, in order to be able to claim higher monthly sales totals.