Social media companies engage in ‘mass surveillance’ of consumers for their own ends – FTC

(Telecompaper) A Federal Trade Commission (FCC) staff report has concluded that the world’s major social media and video streaming services engage in the “vast… https://www.telecompa…

Giga+ and Mega partner to bring internet to indigenous communities

(Telecompaper) Brazilian broadband provider Giga+ Empresas has partnered with Megatelecom to provide internet access to 5,000 indigenous people in Paraiba, reported Teletime… https://www.telecom…

Brasil TecPar cleared to buy Alt and GGNet

(Telecompaper) The Brazilian Administrative Council for Economic Defense (Cade) has approved the acquisition of regional providers Alt Telecom and GGNet Telecom by… https://www.telecompaper.com/…

Tet starts testing broadband at 20 Gbps

(Telecompaper) Latvian operator Tet announced it has started testing broadband technology to deliver 20 Gbps speeds… https://www.telecompaper.com/news/tet-starts-testing-broadband-at-20-gbpsR…

Ribbon, Telia Lithuania upgrade LTG Group’s rail network

(Telecompaper) Ribbon Communications announced that it has carried out a critical network upgrade for LTG Group, the Lithuanian railway carrier, in collaboration with Telia Lithuania… https://ww…

Valoo CEO says fibre installation at 40 cm would enable faster and cleaner roll-out

(Telecompaper) Valoo CEO Vesa Kemppainen says fibre network development in Finland would progress more quickly and would be much cleaner and ecologically… https://www.telecompaper.com/news/valoo…

Portuguese regulator approves draft regulation on number portability changes

(Telecompaper) Portugal’s National Communications Authority (Anacom) has approved a draft regulation governing number portability for telecommunications companies… https://www.telecompaper…

Scotland mandates gigabit broadband in all new homes from 2025

(Telecompaper) The Scottish government has approved a change in building regulations to require all new homes to support gigabit broadband connections… https://www.telecompaper.com/news/scotland…

Freedom Internet launches dealer channel to boost customer acquisition

(Telecompaper) Freedom Internet has launched a dealer channel that offers people who recruit new customers a EUR 75 fee. People can sign up to the page, which launched on 20 September… https://w…

GNX names Van Aanholt chief commercial director

(Telecompaper) GNX, a telecom services provider based in Amsterdam, has appointed Bart van Aanholt its new chief commercial officer… https://www.telecompaper.com/news/gnx-names-van-aanholt-its-n…

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