(Telecompaper) The government has shelved plans to force international social network services and digital platforms to register and open offices in Nigeria, The Punch reported… https://www.telecompaper.com/news/nigerian-govt-drops-plans-to-register-social-media-platforms–1411138

(Telecompaper) Tejas Networks has appointed Ganapathy Subramaniam and Amur Lakshminarayanan as nominee directors from Panatone Finvest, a subsidiary of Tata Sons… https://www.telecompaper.com/news/tejas-networks-appoints-two-directors–1411133

(Telecompaper) Russian operator Beeline, controlled by the Veon Group, has appointed Anna Zheltysheva its new VP, responsible for the development of fixed services, reports Telecomdaily.ru… https://www.telecompaper.com/news/beeline-appoints-new-head-of-fixed-services–1411105

(Telecompaper) Orange Slovakia has started cooperation with regional power distribution company VSD, working in East Slovakia, on the expansion of a fibre network, reports Zive.aktuality.sk… https://www.telecompaper.com/news/orange-slovakia-cooperates-on-network-expansion-with-power-distribution-firm-vsd–1411087

(Telecompaper) Slovak online TV service SledovanieTV plans to increase its subscription rates, reports Zive.aktuality.sk… https://www.telecompaper.com/news/slovak-online-tv-service-sledovanietv-to-raise-prices-from-feb–1411083

(Telecompaper) Hurricane Electric has established a new Point of Presence (PoP) at Maincubes data centre in Offenbach, near Frankfurt. This is Hurricane Electric’s ninth PoP in Frankfurt and fifteenth in Germany… https://www.telecompaper.com/news/hurricane-electric-sets-up-point-of-presence-at-maincubes-data-centre-in-offenbach–1411093

(Telecompaper) Polish company Vod.pl has established itself as the go-to platform for the super-aggregation of online video content… https://www.telecompaper.com/news/vodpl-turns-into-content-super-aggregator-powered-by-redge-media–1411071

(Telecompaper) Telecom Italia (TIM) said it has added another town in the central Umbria region to its FiberCop venture… https://www.telecompaper.com/news/tim-to-bring-gigabit-ftth-to-bastia-umbra–1411118

(Telecompaper) Dutch web shop Bol.com has launched a French-language version of its website, aimed at French-speaking Belgians. Bol.com is also active on the Belgian market under parent company Ahold Delhaize… https://www.telecompaper.com/news/bolcom-launches-french-language-website–1411115

(Telecompaper) Bulk Data Centers said it has taken over full ownership of the Oslo data centre OS-IX after purchasing the remaining 50 percent from Akershus… https://www.telecompaper.com/news/bulk-data-centres-buys-out-akershus-energis-50-stake-in-os-ix–1411072