(Telecompaper) Brazil’s National Telecommunications Agency (Anatel) has suspended its plan to hire a company to measure the quality of internet services provided by operators, reports Broadcast… http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/TelecompaperFixed/~3/FlBMEyAijYA/anatel-suspends-plan-to-seek-internet-service-quality-measurement-consultancy–1321185

(Telecompaper) The Russian Ministry of Communications has announced the success of testing of an independent, domestic internet, which started on 23 December,… http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/TelecompaperFixed/~3/zduz0HHzbF0/russian-govt-completes-testing-of-independent-domestic-internet–1321197

(Telecompaper) Warsaw-based company Intelligent Technologies has won a contract to provide internet services for a Ministry of Finance data centre, reports Telko.in… http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/TelecompaperFixed/~3/DLJFbodvFsU/intelligent-technologies-wins-contract-to-provide-internet-services-to-ministry-of-finance–1321193

(Telecompaper) Holiday retail sales increased 3.4 percent (ex auto) this year, with online sales growing 18.8 percent compared to 2018, according to the Mastercard SpendingPulse report… http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/TelecompaperFixed/~3/YNd697f4c_U/us-retail-sales-up-34-this-holiday-season-mastercard–1321211

(Telecompaper) Iran’s government has again started restricting mobile internet access in several provinces ahead of calls for demonstrations on social media, Reuters reported citing an Iranian news agency… http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/TelecompaperFixed/~3/lE-cSsngwHo/iran-shuts-down-internet-in-some-provinces-ahead-of-fresh-demonstrations-report–1321208

(Telecompaper) Polish Cyfrowy Polsat group plans to make a formal decision on the acquisition of a 22 percent stake in IT company Asseco Poland on 27 December, reports Rp.pl… http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/TelecompaperFixed/~3/YoCwdvFThPU/nearly-fifth-of-asseco-poland-shareholders-ready-to-sell-to-cyfrowy-polsat–1321191

(Telecompaper) Comcast is in exclusive talks to buy video-streaming specialist company Xumo, the Wall Street Journal reported, citing sources familiar with the matter… http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/TelecompaperFixed/~3/azf0WCA8JGE/comcast-in-exclusive-talks-to-buy-streaming-content-specialist-xumo-report–1321205

(Telecompaper) Turk Telekom increased its fiber household coverage to 21.7 million households as of December 2019… http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/TelecompaperFixed/~3/A4NBNFsQLOE/turk-telekoms-fibre-coverage-reaches-217-mln-households–1321203

(Telecompaper) Dutch streaming service NLziet announced it’s increased the image quality on the NPO Extra channels to 720p HD… http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/TelecompaperFixed/~3/y1mbpzlktt8/nlziet-improves-npo-extra-channels-to-720p–1321181

(Telecompaper) Dutch Filmworks plans a new appeal, to the top court in the Netherlands, to obtain data from ISP VodafoneZiggo on suspected illegal downloaders, NRC reports… http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/TelecompaperFixed/~3/Go0E4ArSYBk/dutch-filmsworks-plans-high-court-appeal-to-gain-illegal-downloader-data-from-isps–1321173