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Melissa Arctic: A Minnesotan Winter's Tale
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Paul is visiting his old friend Lenny where both are enjoying the pleasure of ice fishing. Lenny, who has to get back home to his woolen mill and his young son Ferris, adamantly refuses Lenny's request that he extend his visit. However, when Lenny's wife Mina asks Paul to extend his visit, Paul readily accedes to her request. Lenny, who is already stressed by his failing business, gets it into his crazy head that Paul and Mina are having an affair, and he wildly relates his delusion to the deaf Carl (whom he employs in his barber shop). Carl warns Paul of the danger posed to him by Lenny.
Back home, Mina is with her good friends, the artistic culturally minded couple Cindy and Lindy. Cindy is painting her "masterpiece," a loving portrait of Mina. Lenny enters and threatens to smash the head of his baby daughter Melissa whom he believes to be the progeny of Paul. The crazed Lenny deliberately shoots himself in his hands. Cindy takes Mina and Melissa off for their safety. Later that night, Mina is killed when her car is hit by a truck, but Melissa survives the accident without serious injury. As Lenny still is homicidal toward Melissa, Lindy arranges for Melissa to live with a lonely farmer (Alec) in a distant town in order for her to be protected from him. There is then an intermission. When the story resumes, eighteen years will have passed. We will find Melissa being courted by Ferris, Paul's son, whose provenance is unknown to her. Paul is in angry pursuit of Ferris, who is determined to live on a farm and not follow his father's demand that he attend college.
Craig Wright's "play with songs" has a rustic, airy, American feel which is enhanced by director Aaron Posner's spacious and airy new production. While Melissa Arctic is not in any way slavish to Shakespeare, neither is it ever unfaithful. The basics of the story are intact, but the play itself is so completely and timelessly American in its characterizations, social milieu, style and language that it fits in neatly as part of the modern American literary landscape. It speaks directly to our concerns, attitudes, mores and relationships. There is a delightful "Prairie Home Companion" feel to a number of the characters and scenes. One particularly delightful one finds three fishermen bringing us up to speed by gossiping about recent happenings in the lives of their fellow Minnesotans. Here is one example of the play's homespun dialogue: "The problem with a family business is that it tends to be all about the business and not the family." A particular favorite line of mine is that the secret of life is that "No one can tell anyone anything." It's not Shakespeare, but it is evocative and lively Craig Wright. Wright seeks to illuminate the healing powers of art by providing an account of the manner in which Mina returns to life that is less ordinary than Shakespeare's account of Hermione's rebirth.
Eric Hissom (Paul) and Sidney Williams (Lenny) smoothly do much of the heavier lifting as, respectively, the embattled fathers of Ferris and Melissa. Chris Lopez (Carl), Barbara Kingsley (Cindy), Stephen D'Ambrose (Lindy), Sarah Grace Wilson (Mina), James Sugg (Alec) and Christopher Ryan Grant (Mike) are excellent in richly developed supporting roles. D'Ambrose and Grant double delightfully as two of the fishermen. Isabel Wallace, an extraordinarily self-contained and centered child actor seemingly omnipresent in the role of Time, doubles as the third fisherman (Owen Doherty alternates in these roles). Phoebe Holiday Ryan and Lorenzo Villanueva as the young romantics deliver sweet, unaffected performances.
Melissa Alice might well be described as the play in which Shakespeare's The Winter's Tale crosses paths with Thornton Wilder's Our Town. That's not a bad place for a play to be.
Melissa Arctic continues performances (Evenings: Wednesday-Saturday 8 p.m./ Matinees: Tuesday 10 a.m.; Wednesday 1 p.m.; Saturday & Sunday 3 p.m.) through April 5, 2009 at the Two River Theatre Company, 21 Bridge Avenue, Red Bank, NJ 07701. Box Office: 732-345-1400; online: www.trtc.org.
Melissa Arctic by Craig Wright; directed by Aaron Posner


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It's always a pleasant surprise when a budget label offers us performances as good as these. Ilya Kaler and Maria Kliegel blend in one of the best performances of the Brahms Concerto I've ever heard. They are both "big" enough for the music, which they play on a grand scale. But they also blend well and selflessly into an integrated performance with the strong orchestra and conductor. Brahms, that lover of chamber music, would have been delighted. Kliegel's Schumann Concerto is very romantic, with a lot of phrase bending, but she keeps within the bounds of good taste and again the orchestra provides strong collaboration. --Leslie Gerber


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Asciano's stevedore group, Patrick, has accused the NSW government of introducing new regulation at Port Botany to cover up for a lack of improvements to the rail network that could speed up the movement of cargo from trucks to trains.
Months of simmering tension between the state government and the stevedore over the port's operations boiled over at a meeting yesterday between NSW Treasurer
Patrick described the meeting as a "set-up". Mr Roozendaal said Patrick representatives were "not particularly co-operative and quite aggressive".
Within two hours of the meeting ending Mr Roozendaal announced the state government would regulate rail pricing at Port Botany, which is controlled by Sydney Ports Corp, a company owned by the government.
The trigger was Patrick's decision to increase the fee for containers bound for rail from $15 to $25. The government's decision was welcomed by Independent Rail managing director Steve Heraghty.
The government is weeks away from introducing a new set of rules for road operations at the port that will penalise trucking companies and stevedores for delays. Yesterday's decision extends the government's regulatory reach to include rail operations.
Patrick Container Ports divisional general manager Paul Garaty said the government's move set a dangerous precedent for all businesses in NSW. He said the stevedore would not be able to recover costs on its rail operations.
"We will not withdraw those services, we are committed to rail, but do you think we will deliver a first-class service if we cannot recover costs?"
He noted the NSW price regulator, IPART had found rail charges did not appear to reflect the costs of providing a rail window. He also pointed out that only one in eight trains had arrived on time at Port Botany in recent months.
Patrick argues this performance is symptomatic of the inefficiencies in the system caused by the government's lack of vision and execution.
Mr Roozendaal dismissed the link made by Patrick between rail network problems and the need to up its prices.
"This is not an issue of capacity. This is about Patrick's behaviour," he told The Australian Financial Review.
He said the rest of the industry was working with Sydney Ports to address industry efficiency in a rail taskforce.
"Patrick has suddenly decided to step outside of that framework and increase its prices," he said.
He said the rail operators had indicated that if Patrick raised its prices as planned, those operators would have to go back to moving cargo by road.
"I am not going to stand by and allow thousands more trucks to be put back onto Sydney roads simply because Patrick has unilaterally decided to increase its prices by 67 per cent," he said.
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NOLANVILLE — Early voting starts Thursday in the Dec. 18 runoff election between Duane G. Hampton and Robert Meeks to determine who will take over the unexpired Seat 4 council term.
Hampton, who owns his own business and serves as police department chaplain, has held the office since November 2011 when he was appointed to take over after Miguel A. Aviles resigned in October 2011.
Meeks, an Army officer, earned the most votes in the Nov. 6 election but failed to win a majority, so the runoff was called in accordance with city charter.
Hampton sees the runoff as a new opportunity to campaign and let people know who he is and what he stands for. He said he was surprised by the outcome Nov. 6 because of Meeks' Oct. 10 arrest on an assault charge.
"I don't know if the public was not aware of the incident or they just didn't care, but it is disheartening to me to see someone be elected to a position where they are making decisions about how to run a city but have problems in making personal decisions," Hampton said. "Nolanville has had enough problems with people in leadership positions making bad personal choices."
Meeks declined to comment on the details of his arrest but said his legal situation will not stop him from successfully serving on the council. "I feel the end results of my current case will not hinder nor affect my performance as a city council member."
Hampton's election campaign has focused on improvements to streets and parks in Nolanville, while Meeks has cited concerns about the 11 percent property tax increase adopted by the council in September.
"The major concern that I had with the drastic increase was its effect on the fixed income," Meeks said. "Many citizens addressed some serious concerns about the increase in property tax during the Sept. 6 council meeting. But I felt along with a few other citizens that their concerns fell on deaf ears."
Hampton said he prays to God daily for wisdom to make the right decisions, in his work, in his personal life, and on the council.


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From today, incumbent fixed line operator Mauritius Telecom is cutting the cost of its residential ADSL Home tariffs by between 12% and 46%, and halving access prices on its ADSL Business plans, LExpress reports. The announcement was made by the Minister of Information Technology and Communication (ICT), Tassarajen Pillay Chedumbrum, on 25 November during a press briefing. As a result of the reduction, the cost of the telcos 256kbps ADSL Home package will come down to MUR349 (USD12.35) per month from MUR399, the 512kbps service will be trimmed to MUR699 from MUR759, while the cost of its 1Mbps plan will be cut by 46% to MUR799.
Meanwhile ADSL Business users will see their rates cut by 50%, while call centres and business process outsourcing (BPO) firms will experience cuts of between 10% and 46%. Mauritius Telecom will not however, be cutting the cost of its triple-play service, My.T.
Source: TeleGeography
According to research unveiled by industry association GSMA, the number of mobile connected devices in the world is set to grow 100 per cent from more than 6 billion today to 12 billion in 2020. This trend will provide a significant growth potential for the entire M2M ecosystem. Mobile operators are uniquely placed to work in partnership with other industries to enable this opportunity.
Source: Fitce
Africas leading telecommunication provider, MTN, has launched a promotion for new prepaid subscribers by offering them free airtime. According to reports, the operator will offer customers purchasing the MTN Pay As You Go starter kit, free airtime worth US$ 14.2 for an entire year, on every recharge of US$ 7.13 or more. Apart from this, the operator also offers the users various benefits such as ten free daily call-backs, five free text messages for every fifteen messages sent along with thirty free SMS every month.
As per sources, the operator says that the US$ 14.2 free airtime is spread across the year, enabling users to receive US$ 1.2 each month. However, in order to receive the monthly airtime, the users need to have a minimum recharge of US$ 7.13 every month. Further, the offer is considered to be valid for a year from purchase of the starter kit, and any customer migrating out of this price plan within the 12 months will lose this benefit.
The promotion is said to be valid from 1 December 2011 to 20 May 2012.
Source: Wireless Federation
The Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) has so far registered around 93 million mobile lines over the course of its SIM registration campaign, local newspaper BusinessDay cites the regulators executive vice chairman, Eugene Juwah, as saying. Following the successful completion of the scheme, Juwah said that the commission will begin to implement mobile number portability (MNP) next year to enhance competition in the market and improve the quality of wireless services.
TeleGeographys GlobalComms Database states that the six-month SIM registration exercise was scheduled to conclude on 28 September 2011, but the deadline was subsequently extended during the harmonisation process for an unspecified period to allow any remaining subscribers to register their details. The final deadline has since been announced as 31 December 2011, after which all unregistered SIM cards will be disconnected without further notice, The Nation reports.
The number of mobile subscriptions in the Middle East (see note) will cross the 250-million mark during 2012, reaching 271.27 million at end-2012 and rising to 352 million at end-2016, according to forecasts by Informa Telecoms & Media.
Additionally, the average mobile penetration rate for the Middle East will cross the 100% mark in 2012: It will rise from 97.72% at end-2011 to 107.09% at end-2012, exceeding the mobile penetration rate in North America (US/Canada) for the first time. (The mobile penetration rate in North America at end-2012 will be 102.77%.)
Iran will continue to be the biggest mobile market in the Middle East by subscriptions with 82.91 million subscriptions forecast for end-2011, rising to 122.13 million at end-2016. Saudi Arabia has the next biggest mobile market in the region by subscriptions, with a 50.8 million active mobile subscriptions forecast for end-2011, rising to 71.32 million at end-2016.
"The impact of competition, the availability of new data-based services, increasing affordability and population growth will all contribute to the continued rise in mobile subscription numbers in the Middle East in the coming few years," said Matthew Reed, Dubai-based head of mobile research for the Middle East and Africa at Informa Telecoms & Media. "However, the rate of growth in mobile subscriptions in the Middle East will slow over the coming years," said Reed. "The markets have become tougher as they have become more competitive and mature, and operators have been seeking to cut costs where possible; put more effort into customer retention; and focus more on the main clear growth area, which is data services."
Despite the take-up of smartphones and, to a lesser degree, mobile broadband in some parts of the Middle East, data services only account for a relatively small proportion of mobile revenues in the region overall. Data accounted for 13% of mobile revenues in the Middle East in 2Q11; the lowest percentage for any major world region other than Africa. But this low figure also points to the growth potential for data in the region. Iraq and Iran, both of which are substantial markets, have yet to introduce 3G networks, for example. In the UAE, smartphone penetration is already high and will continue to rise further: The smartphone penetration rate in the UAE is forecast to be 47.23% at end-2011 and to rise to 70.35% at end-2016, according to Informa. In Saudi Arabia, the smartphone penetration rate is forecast to rise from 25.01% at end-2011 to 48.63% at end-2016. But the rates of smartphone penetration will be lower in some other markets in the region. In Jordan, for example, the smartphone penetration rate is forecast to be 2.2% at end-2011, rising to 17.98% at end-2016.
While some countries in the region do not yet have 3G services, all three of Saudi Arabia's mobile operators have unveiled LTE services. Etisalat is also poised to launch LTE in the UAE. However, it will take some time for LTE to gain momentum. LTE subscriptions in the Middle East will number only 1.94 million at end-2013 but will reach 15 million at end-2016, according to forecasts by Informa. Fixed-broadband subscriptions are also set to grow strongly in the region: The number of fixed-broadband subscriptions in the Middle East will rise from 6.51 million at end-2011 to 11.6 million at end-2016.
"The impact of competition, the availability of new data-based services, increasing affordability and population growth will all contribute to the continued rise in mobile subscription numbers in the Middle East in the coming few years," said Matthew Reed, Dubai-based head of mobile research for the Middle East and Africa at Informa Telecoms & Media. "However, the rate of growth in mobile subscriptions in the Middle East will slow over the coming years," said Reed. "The markets have become tougher as they have become more competitive and mature, and operators have been seeking to cut costs where possible; put more effort into customer retention; and focus more on the main clear growth area, which is data services."
Despite the take-up of smartphones and, to a lesser degree, mobile broadband in some parts of the Middle East, data services only account for a relatively small proportion of mobile revenues in the region overall. Data accounted for 13% of mobile revenues in the Middle East in 2Q11; the lowest percentage for any major world region other than Africa. But this low figure also points to the growth potential for data in the region. Iraq and Iran, both of which are substantial markets, have yet to introduce 3G networks, for example. In the UAE, smartphone penetration is already high and will continue to rise further: The smartphone penetration rate in the UAE is forecast to be 47.23% at end-2011 and to rise to 70.35% at end-2016, according to Informa. In Saudi Arabia, the smartphone penetration rate is forecast to rise from 25.01% at end-2011 to 48.63% at end-2016. But the rates of smartphone penetration will be lower in some other markets in the region. In Jordan, for example, the smartphone penetration rate is forecast to be 2.2% at end-2011, rising to 17.98% at end-2016.
While some countries in the region do not yet have 3G services, all three of Saudi Arabia's mobile operators have unveiled LTE services. Etisalat is also poised to launch LTE in the UAE. However, it will take some time for LTE to gain momentum. LTE subscriptions in the Middle East will number only 1.94 million at end-2013 but will reach 15 million at end-2016, according to forecasts by Informa. Fixed-broadband subscriptions are also set to grow strongly in the region: The number of fixed-broadband subscriptions in the Middle East will rise from 6.51 million at end-2011 to 11.6 million at end-2016.
Source: Cellular News
Broadband penetration in Peru is expected to double from 4.7 percent in 2011 to 9.3 percent in 2016, driven by the government's national broadband plan to bring Internet connectivity via fiber-optic cables to isolated regions, according to a new report from Pyramid Research.
"In 2011, broadband penetration will reach 4.7 percent, still among the lowest in the region just ahead of Ecuador, Paraguay, Bolivia, Guatemala and Nicaragua," says Pyramid Research Analyst, Juliana Gomez.
Broadband penetration will be driven by the government's national broadband plan, which aims to bring Internet connectivity via fiber-optic cables to isolated regions such as the Sierra and Selva. As economic development touches cities outside Lima in the Sierra region of the country, competition for new subscribers will expand the reach of fixed networks. Telefonica and Telmex are both offering double- and triple-play bundles, including fixed telephony, broadband Internet and pay-TV services.
"Given the low penetration of Internet services and the government support for developing broadband networks, broadband has great potential to fuel bundles," she indicates.
Comcel, a leading mobile phone operator in Colombia, has reportedly announced the launch of the new HSPA+ (High Speed Packet Access) technology in the main cities of the country, in an attempt to provide users access to high speed internet on their mobile phones.
According to reports, the new technology will enable users to browse mobile internet at speeds up to four times faster, between 1 and 1.2 megabytes per second. Further, Juan Carlos, President, Comcel has reportedly said that the service will initially be offered in Bogota, Cali, Medellín, Barranquilla and Pereira.
Further, as per sources, mobile operator Tigos internet services are currently limited to USB modems, but the operator has hinted at plans to make this service available to users on their mobile phones in the near future.
With the increase in saturation of mobile services in urban markets across the world, mobile operators have shifted their focus to towards the relatively untapped rural markets for better business opportunities and a chance at increasing revenues.
According to reports, industry analysts predict Nigeria the largest mobile market in the continent, to be home to over 90 million subscribers by this year end. Further, improvements in broadband connectivity along with the emergence of new generation smartphones are expected to drive mobile data growth in the economy.
In most rural economies, the lack of adequate infrastructure has been a grave cause of concern for mobile operators as it reduces their profits and drives up costs for customers. Currently, industry reports suggest that a fully functioning network grid could help operators cut their mobile tariffs by 50 percent, which is higher than those being offered in developed countries.
Changes have been observed in the investment environment as well. With operators offering discounted services to low income users in order to expand their reach, the ARPU (Average Revenue Per User) has witnessed a decline. Bharti Airtel, which had acquired Africas Zain, slashed its prices by significant amounts in a bid to increase its market share, which increased the pressure across the industry. Further, sources reveal that Etisalat (Saudi Arabia) and Globacom have also been increasingly gaining customers, giving strong competition to market leader MTN.
The next big thing in the economy is being considered to be mobile banking services. With a large portion of the population being unbanked but gaining access to mobile devices, more and more consumers are using their phone to transfer money and pay for goods, in a more convenient and secure manner.
Iran has reportedly received a third mobile phone operator by the name of Ritel to offer users in the country with mobile services. Prior to this, Iran played host to two mobile phone operators, Mobile Communication Company of Iran (MCI) and South African-owned MTN Irancell.
According to reports, the government had awarded a third licence to Tamin Telecom in October 2009, however the operator is not yet operational, but has however revealed plans to cover 60 percent of the population with its 2G network and 40 percent with its 3G network by 2014.
Sources claim that there have been speculations regarding whether the licence awarded to Ritel is a new licence or the one issued to Tamin Telecom. Details regarding Ritels coverage area or the ownership structure are yet to be disclosed.
The European Commission has written to sixteen Member States which have failed to fully implement new EU telecoms rules into national law, six months after the deadline to do so.
The new rules give EU customers new rights regarding fixed telephony, mobile services and Internet access. For instance, the right to switch telecoms operators in one day without changing their phone number and the right to clarity about data traffic management practices employed by Internet Service Providers. There is now also better protection of privacy and personal data online.
The Commission's requests today take the form of "reasoned opinions." Member States which do not fully implement the new laws risk referral to the EU's Court of Justice and potential financial penalties. The 16 Member States are: Austria, Belgium, Bulgaria, Cyprus, the Czech Republic, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Italy, The Netherlands, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Slovenia and Spain.
According to preliminary data from Lithuanias Communications Regulatory Authority (RRT), the number of broadband customers in the country stood at 956,000 at the end of the third quarter of 2011, an increase of 12% year-on-year and up 4% quarter-on-quarter. Of that total, 716,000 were fixed high speed internet subscribers (an increase of 2.2% over Q3 2010) and the remaining 240,000 were mobile broadband subscribers (up 8%). Revenues from retail broadband access services grew only 0.05% quarter-on-quarter to LTL91.4 million (USD35.8 million).
The regulator reports that fixed telephony subscriber dropped 3% during the third quarter of 2011 to reach 718,000 at the end of September, while revenue generated by fixed telephony services also declined by 3% during the period to LTL65.7 million. Mobile telephony turnover also fell to LTL239.3 million during 3Q11, down 1.1% compared to the second quarter. The RRTs preliminary data states that 3G network subscribers totalled 1.077 million at 30 September 2011, accounting for 22% of the overall active mobile customer base. Overall, Lithuanias telecommunications market generated revenue of LTL598.9 million in Q3 2011, down 1.1% quarter-on-quarter and a drop of 9% year-on-year. Capital expenditure on telecoms infrastructure totalled LTL80.9 million, down 14% over the previous quarter Q2 but up 20% from the year-ago period.
Iran has officially introduced a third national mobile phone operator, named Ritel, the Tehran Times reports, without citing any additional information. Ritel was reportedly unveiled in a ceremony held in Tehran on Monday. The brief news item makes no mention of network coverage details or the cellcos ownership structure.
According to TeleGeographys GlobalComms Database, Iran is home to two active national mobile phone operators, Mobile Communication Company of Iran (MCI) and South African-owned MTN Irancell. In October 2009 the government awarded a third national concession to a consortium headed by Tamin Telecom. The licence was officially handed over to Tamin in April 2010, but at the time of writing and in spite of its licence terms (which stipulated 2G network coverage of eight main cities and 1,421km of roads within nine months) Tamin is not yet believed to be operational. It has said it plans to cover 60% of the population with its 2G network and 40% with its 3G network by 2014.
At this stage it is unclear whether Ritels operating licence is a brand new concession or the revoked licence previously issued to Tamin Telecom. The latter seems unlikely, as in October 2010, despite its lack of progress, telecoms watchdog the Communication Regulation Agency (CRA) announced that the country would not be offering another 3G licence until Tamins exclusivity expires in 2013.
Cable & Wireless Communications today published a press release confirming that its business in Macau, CTM, has launched a 250Mbps residential broadband service, providing local inhabitants with one of the fastest internet download speeds anywhere in the world. The statement notes that the new service more than doubles the previous top speed available from CTMs fibre-to-the-home (FTTH) network.
The fibre-optic network, which was launched in October 2010, has been rolled out to the most densely populated areas of Macau. Commenting on todays announcement, CTM chief executive, Vandy Poon, said: The people of Macau are very technologically sophisticated and so we are delighted to be able to deliver truly world-class broadband speeds. This is a great demonstration of the capability of our engineering team at CTM and our commitment to quality. This ultra high speed internet connection will allow residents to access interactive services such as HD TV, video games and communications services, to get the most out of their digital life.
Italian telecoms regulator Autorita per le Garanzie Comunicazioni (AGCOM) has confirmed that the countrys four mobile network operators Telecom Italia Mobile (TIM), Vodafone Italy, Wind Telecomunicazioni (Wind Italy) and 3 Italia (H3G Italia) have been instructed to cut mobile termination rates (MTRs) by 40%, following a request by the European Commission (EC).
As such, the telecoms watchdog has indicated that tariffs must drop from EUR0.025 (USD0.034) to EUR0.035 by 1 July 2012, with a further reduction, to EUR0.0098 by 1 July 2013.
Ugandas cellcos have been warned that quality of service (QoS) will, from next year, form the basis of licence renewal applications and also represent a key condition for the issuance of future concessions, reports local paper Daily Monitor. State Minister for Information Technology, Nyombi Thembo, said that although there has been progress in the accessibility of mobile services, the governments aim is to guarantee value for money by driving improvements in QoS: There is no way we will renew a licence for a player offering poor services, that has to stop.
As reported by CommsUpdate, the Uganda Communication Commission (UCC) last week released details of its most recent QoS survey, which showed that none of the operators were meeting the target for blocked and dropped calls. MTN Uganda dismissed its poor performance in the survey roughly on par with rivals Airtel Uganda, and Uganda Telecom Limited (UTL) saying: We dont agree with the report. We have commissioned our own studies, some of which we shall soon share with the public.
In response to the comments, Thembo remarked: The habit of telecoms [operators] denying and dismissing the findings should stop. We do not want the survey to victimise a particular provider. It is for their benefit because we want them to improve.
Azerbaijans largest mobile operator by subscribers, Azercell, launched 3G services on Friday, just over two weeks after receiving its concession from the Ministry of Communications and Information Technology (MCIT). The TeliaSonera subsidiary becomes the second operator in Azerbaijan to offer next-generation services.
The launch of 3G services in Azerbaijan will provide our customers with mobile broadband that is up to 20 times faster than the current 2G technology, said Tero Kivisaari, TeliaSoneras President of Business Area Eurasia. The Swedish company now offers 3G across its entire European footprint.
The audience for mobile social networking in the EU5 region (France, Germany, Italy, Spain and UK) grew 44 percent in the last year with 55.1 million mobile users in the EU5 accessing social networking sites or blogs via their mobile devices during September 2011, according to comScore statistics.
"Over the past year we have seen social networking use grow rapidly among mobile users across Europe, driven largely by the growth in smartphone adoption, making it easier than ever for users to stay connected and engage in social activities while on-the-go," said Jeremy Copp, comScore Europe vice president for Mobile.
1 in 4 EU5 Mobile Users Access Social Media
In September 2011, 55.1 million EU5 mobile users accessed social networking sites or blogs on their mobile device, representing 23.5 percent of the total mobile audience. Nearly half -- 46.8 percent -- of this audience reported accessing social networking sites on a daily basis. Interestingly, the growth in daily social networking use from the previous year outpaced that of mobile social networking access as a whole (67 percent vs. 44 percent), indicating that the mobile platform is proving to be conducive to very frequent social networking use. While most mobile users accessed social networking sites via a mobile browser (31.3 million), the number of people using mobile apps doubled in the previous year to 24.2 million.
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Twitter and LinkedIn Mobile Usage More than Doubles Over the Past Year
Several social networking brands posted significant gains for their mobile audiences over the past year. Approximately 39 million mobile users or 71 percent of the EU5 mobile social networking audience accessed Facebook via a mobile device in September 2011 -- the largest mobile audience of any social network -- and an increase of 54 percent in the past year.
Nearly 8.6 million mobile users accessed Twitter.com, representing a 115-percent jump from the previous year. LinkedIn grew by a notable 134 percent to 2.2 million unique users, more than doubling its user base during the same time period. Spanish social network Tuenti.com received 2.3 million unique users, growing nearly 60 percent.
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*Includes mobile browser and app access.** Excludes third party services such as Tweetdeck
More than 40 Percent of Mobile Social Networking Users Engage with Brands
Research from the new social media metrics available in the comScore MobiLens service provides deeper insight into the behaviour of mobile users on social networking sites. In September 2011, nearly 3 in 4 mobile social networking users reported reading posts from people known personally, and more than 60 percent posted status updates on their mobile devices.
Mobile social networking users also engaged with brands on their mobile devices, as 44.3 percent reported reading posts from organizations, brands, or events, and a similar percentage (41.6 percent) reported reading posts from public figures or celebrities. In addition, more than a quarter (26.7 percent) of mobile social networking users reported receiving coupons, offers, or deals on their phones.
September 2011 EU5 Mobile Benchmark Data
The table below shows comScore's September 2011 mobile benchmark data, including a review of mobile consumption behaviors and device penetration for the five European countries under measurement.
Mobile Benchmark Data for the European Market
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Used Browser
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Sent Text Message
Listened to Music
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Accessed SocNet or Blog
About MobiLens
MobiLens data is derived from an intelligent online survey of a nationally representative sample of mobile subscribers age 13 and above. Data on mobile phone usage refers to a respondent's primary mobile phone and does not include data related to a respondent's secondary device.
In September 2011, 55.1 million EU5 mobile users accessed social networking sites or blogs on their mobile device, representing 23.5 percent of the total mobile audience. Nearly half -- 46.8 percent -- of this audience reported accessing social networking sites on a daily basis. Interestingly, the growth in daily social networking use from the previous year outpaced that of mobile social networking access as a whole (67 percent vs. 44 percent), indicating that the mobile platform is proving to be conducive to very frequent social networking use. While most mobile users accessed social networking sites via a mobile browser (31.3 million), the number of people using mobile apps doubled in the previous year to 24.2 million.
Twitter and LinkedIn Mobile Usage More than Doubles Over the Past Year
Several social networking brands posted significant gains for their mobile audiences over the past year. Approximately 39 million mobile users or 71 percent of the EU5 mobile social networking audience accessed Facebook via a mobile device in September 2011 -- the largest mobile audience of any social network -- and an increase of 54 percent in the past year.
Nearly 8.6 million mobile users accessed Twitter.com, representing a 115-percent jump from the previous year. LinkedIn grew by a notable 134 percent to 2.2 million unique users, more than doubling its user base during the same time period. Spanish social network Tuenti.com received 2.3 million unique users, growing nearly 60 percent.
*Includes mobile browser and app access.** Excludes third party services such as Tweetdeck
More than 40 Percent of Mobile Social Networking Users Engage with Brands
Research from the new social media metrics available in the comScore MobiLens service provides deeper insight into the behaviour of mobile users on social networking sites. In September 2011, nearly 3 in 4 mobile social networking users reported reading posts from people known personally, and more than 60 percent posted status updates on their mobile devices.
Mobile social networking users also engaged with brands on their mobile devices, as 44.3 percent reported reading posts from organizations, brands, or events, and a similar percentage (41.6 percent) reported reading posts from public figures or celebrities. In addition, more than a quarter (26.7 percent) of mobile social networking users reported receiving coupons, offers, or deals on their phones.
September 2011 EU5 Mobile Benchmark Data
The table below shows comScore's September 2011 mobile benchmark data, including a review of mobile consumption behaviors and device penetration for the five European countries under measurement.
About MobiLens
MobiLens data is derived from an intelligent online survey of a nationally representative sample of mobile subscribers age 13 and above. Data on mobile phone usage refers to a respondent's primary mobile phone and does not include data related to a respondent's secondary device.
France Telecoms subsidiary Orange has reportedly entered into an agreement with telecom operator SFR in order to provide optical fibre technology across many households in the scarcely populated regions of France. According to company reports, the agreement between the two operators is expected to cover as many as 9.8 million homes.
As per sources, SFR will be required to serve 2.3 million of these households while Orange will serve the remaining 7.5 million according to the terms of the agreement. Industry reports suggest that this investment is a part of Oranges aim to expand fibre technology to reach as much as 60 percent of the French households by 2020, for which the operator reportedly plans to spend US$ 2.7 billion.
Saudi Arabia has no plans to license any more mobile networks in the country, but will permit the launch of MVNO based services from next year.
Communications and Information Technology Minister Muhammad Jameel Mulla announced the plans for MVNOs at a press conference. Mulla also underscored the efforts made by the Ministry to improve communications services during the Haj season in order to meet the growing requirements of the millions of pilgrims who visit the country.
He also refuted complaints that the mobile networks were struggling financially in the country due to competition. He said the license value paid by the three mobile phone companies was almost similar and there is no point in blaming either the ministry or the Communications and Information Technology Commission on it.
Whether the mobile networks will be forced to allow MVNOs onto their network was not however clarified.
MTS, a unit of Sistema Syam TeleServices Limited (SSTL), has reportedly added around 800,000 customers in the month of October alone, with the launch of two low cost Android smartphones MTS MTag 3.1 and MTS Livewire priced under US$ 100.
According to reports, a spokesperson for MTS has said that they were able to get 7,95,523 customers in the festive month of October because they gave the CDMA consumers the option to choose from a variety of Android phones at different price points and they also initiated a lot of awareness campaign across the country. He added that the launch of the two smartphones in the festive season helped propel their growth.
As per sources, pre-paid users received 150 minutes of calls, 150 SMSs and 150 MB of data free every month for 12 months, with the smartphone. Whereas postpaid users were offered a 12 month contract during which users had to pay Rs 250 each month, against which they received 250 minutes of calls, 250 SMSs and 250 MB of data free each month.
Ugandas telecom companies have reportedly been issued a warning that the licence renewal applications will be considered on the basis of the quality of service (QoS) offered. According to reports, Nyombi Thembo, State Minister (Information Technology), has said that there is no way they will renew a licence for a player offering poor services. He added that the governments aim is to guarantee value for money by driving improvements in the quality of the services offered to the customers.
As per sources, the report on QoS released by the Uganda Communication Commission last week reflected the poor performance of all the mobile network operators in the region wherein all six operators exceeded the maximum 2 percent rate of calls blocked or dropped. A blocked call is a failed call attempt due to network failure, where as a dropped call is one which gets connected successfully but is terminated ahead of time by the provider. MTN Uganda had the highest number of blocked at 11.1 percent while Airtel Uganda had the highest number of blocked calls at 15.2 percent.
Mozambican mobile operators mCel and Vodacom Mozambique (VM) have been formally issued with national 3G licence extensions, which are valid for 15 years apiece. Under the terms of the licences, as set out by the National Communications Institute of Mozambique (INCM), the pair are obliged to expand their 3G networks to all districts of the country by 31 December 2015, with a particular focus on the so-called development corridors and tourist resorts, as well as improving their existing networks in areas which are considered to be strategic locations. INCM president Isidoro da Silva confirmed that the licences encompass frequencies in the 1900MHz and 2100MHz spectrum bands. mCel CEO Mamudo Ibraimo indicated that the first cities to benefit from his companys nationwide 3G focus will be Quelimane, Chimoio and Mocuba.
According to TeleGeographys GlobalComms Database, in September 2006 state-owned mCel was awarded the countrys first UMTS 3G concession, while its sole rival at that date, VM, opted not to submit an application at that time. In 2008, however, VM had a change of heart and successfully acquired a 3G licence from the INCM; its W-CDMA network had been expected to launch in the third quarter of 2009, but eventually began offering commercial services in February 2010. The latest move effectively brings mCel and Vodacom in line with yet-to-launch third player Movitel, which received its own 15-year UMTS concession in January 2011.
France Telecom-Orange has announced an agreement with fellow operator SFR to deploy optical fibre technology covering millions of households in less densely-populated areas of mainland France. The fibre-optic deployment agreement drawn up by France Telecom-Orange and SFR covers around 9.8 million homes in agglomerations where both operators have redundant deployment projects, the statement read. Under the terms of the agreement, SFR will serve 2.3 million of these households and France Telecom-Orange will serve 7.5 million.
A spokeswoman for Orange confirmed the plan, Reuters reports, but declined to confirm whether or not the two carriers would share the investment of nearly EUR5 billion (USD6.8 billion). The fibre investment forms part of France Telecom-Oranges plan to spend EUR2 billion by 2015 on fibre expansion to reach 60% of French households (target date 2020) aided by private-operator investment. SFR declined to comment on the release.
Source: TelecomPaper
According to industry research reports, the mobile data usage in India has gone up by almost 35 percent between June 2011 and September 2011. Sources suggest that analysts have credited the rise in data usage to increased availability and affordable pricing, not just for people living in urban areas, but for people from different income segments.
As per reports, there were a total of 26 million mobile internet users in March 2011 which went up to 35 million in September 2011. Industry analysts predict tremendous growth in mobile data usage and expect this number to increase to 41 million users by the year end.
India saw the introduction of the 3G services towards the end of last year, which has increased the use of the internet on mobile handsets, due to increased speeds and better features. Further, easy accessibility and competitive pricing are significant in contributing towards the increased adoption of the mobile phone in the country.
Ugandas wireless operators are all failing to meet minimum quality of service (QoS) requirements, according to a report published by the telecoms watchdog the Uganda Communication Commission (UCC). The UCC survey was carried out between 30 May 2011 and 2 September 2011, and during this period all six operators exceeded the maximum 2% rate of calls blocked or dropped. A blocked call is a failed call attempt due to network failure, whilst dropped calls are those which have connected successfully but are terminated prematurely by the provider. The countrys largest provider by subscribers, South African-owned MTN Uganda blocked 11.1% of calls, and dropped 4.5%. Meanwhile, Indian-owned Airtel Uganda blocked the highest proportion of calls, with 15.2% failing to connect, although it was far more successful once calls were connected, dropping only 3.2%. Uganda Telecom fared slightly better with 11.4% of calls blocked, and 3.4% dropped. French-owned Orange Uganda, the countrys second-youngest cellco, having launched in March 2009, came the closest to reaching UCC targets, with 3.8% of calls blocked and 2.8% dropped. The UCC did not report results for the smallest cellco by subscribers and most recent market entrant, i-Tel.
During the UCCs previous QoS survey, in December 2010, Warid Telecom performed the worst of all the countrys telcos; the most recent analysis indicated significant improvement from the UAE-backed company, reducing the proportion of blocked calls from 25.8% to 8.8% whilst dropped calls were reduced from 8.0% to 4.2%. Warids progress was the result of improvements to capacity and coverage carried out by Chinese vendor Huawei in June 2011.
According to Tech Central, MTN South Africa plans to double the number of 3G base stations in service across the country during the next two years to 6,000, extending wireless broadband access to previously underserved parts of the country. However, in order to do so, the cellco must re-farm a block of pre-existing spectrum in the 900MHz band. Chief technology officer Lambo Kanagaratnam said that MTN hopes to have 150 900MHz 3G base transceiver stations (BTS) in service by the end of 2011, with 900MHz services extended to around 1,000 BTS within the next twelve months. Within two years the operator hopes to cover between 80% and 85% of the South African population with its 3G network. Rural areas earmarked for coverage include: Limpopo, Mpumalanga, the Free State, the Western Cape and the Eastern Cape.
In related news, Kanagaratnam said that the cellco will continue to press ahead with its trials of Long Term Evolution (LTE) technology, despite the lack of available frequencies in the country. As such, MTN intends to demonstrate the 4G service which it piloted in Gauteng in July in Cape Town at the AfricaCom conference this week.
Safaricom, Kenyas largest mobile operator in terms of subscribers, has announced plans to roll out its own independent fibre-optic network, in a bid to secure a larger share of the data market, and reduce its reliance on the voice market. The move will see the operator following in the footsteps of rival Telkom Kenya which signposted its intention to shift strategic focus in 2010; in March 2011 Telkoms plan started to bear fruit, when it launched fibre-to-the-home (FTTH) broadband services in Muthaiga and Parklands, two of Nairobis most affluent suburbs. Safaricom CEO Bob Collymore told Business Daily Africa: This is in support of our strategic direction to be the regional leader in broadband provision; the new direction will give us greater control of the quality of service offered to our customers. The cellco has now started its search for company to build and maintain the inland network, which is expected to cost in the region of KES1 billion (USD10.22 million).
Whilst the bulk of its broadband coverage is provided by WiMAX connectivity, in February 2010 alongside rival telcos Jamii Telecom Ltd (JTL) and Wananchi Online Safaricom activated a fibre-optic link between Nairobi and Mombasa, using infrastructure leased from the Kenya Power and Lighting Company (KPLC). Safaricom signed up for a pair of the fibres in a 20-year lease on the Nairobi-Mombasa line for KES288 million.
Union Temporal Fibra Optica Colombia, a joint venture between TV Azteca and Total Play has been selected by Colombias Ministry of Information Technology and Communications (MTIC) to deploy and maintain a nationwide fibre-optic network. The network will connect 1,078 municipalities, and consist of 15,000km of optical fibre. As previously reported by CommsUpdate, the project is a public-private partnership, allocated COP415.8 billion (USD216.6 million) by the government; it aims to increase the number of internet connections in the country to 8.8 million by 2014. Expected to take 30 months to deploy, the MTIC claims that the network will increase the proportion of the population with broadband access to 90%.
Ghanas telecoms watchdog the National Communications Authority (NCA) has imposed fines totalling GHC1.2 million (USD751,990) on five domestic mobile network operators MTN, Vodafone, Airtel, Expresso and Tigo for delivering poor services to end users. The penalties, which cover the third quarter of this year, are part of measures introduced by the NCA to improve overall quality of services and ensure end users have value for money. Airtel was fined the most GHC350,000 after it experienced high levels of network congestion (particularly in Tamale, Sekondi-Takoradi and the Upper East and West, and Greater Accra regions), while MTN and Expresso were each fined GHC300,000. Vodafone was fined GHC150,000 and Tigo received the lowest fine of GHC100,000, the NCA said.
Tigo Ghana has reduced its on-net and off-net call rates even further ahead of Glo mobiles launch in Ghana on 17 November 2011. According to reports, Tigo Ghana is offering customers new call rates of US$ 0.02 per minute for on-net calls and $ 0.058 per minute for off-net calls. As per sources, Carlos Caceres, CEO, Tigo Ghana has said that the new rates will replace all other promotional call rates on Tigo. He added that the many call tariff plans and promotions in the telecom market are very complex for the average phone user to understand and they make it difficult for customers to know how much they are spending.
Mr. Caceres also said that for those who were on more than one network, the several tariff plans becomes even more confusing because it is difficult to monitor the different charges for different locations at any point in time. He said the new rates Tigo had announced were straight forward and they remain unchanged for 24 hours every day, no matter the location or time of day, so customers do not have to get confused about different charges at different times of the day. The CEO has also hinted that Tigo may also be reviewing their data packages to better suit the customers needs.
Danish telecoms regulator, the National IT and Telecom Agency (Telestyrelsen), has announced that mobile termination rates for the countrys four mobile network operators TDC, Telia Denmark, Telenor Denmark and Hi3G Access Denmark (3) will be lowered from 1 March 2012. Telestyrelsen has confirmed that the mobile termination rate for voice calls will drop from the current rate of DKK0.33 (USD0.061) per minute to DKK0.22 per minute, while the rate for text messaging will fall from DKK0.16 per SMS to DKK0.12. The regulator has also submitted a draft decision which seeks to impose the same mobile termination rates on mobile virtual network operator (MVNO) Lycamobile as the countrys four network operators. Lycamobile launched mobile services over the network of TDC in July 2010.
Lebanons Telecommunications Regulatory Authority (TRA) has presented a study showing that prices for consumer and corporate ADSL broadband internet packages with capped data usage are now cheaper than the average across Arab countries, following the recent connection to additional international bandwidth and a state decree which mandated price drops and speed increases. Although a significant number of areas in the country are still awaiting the full implementation of new speeds via DSL access network upgrades and domestic fibre backbone rollouts, the retail price reductions have been experienced nationwide, whilst wholesale international bandwidth costs are also now lower than the Arab country average. The TRAs presentation showed that new ADSL tariffs for low data usage customers, capped at 2GB per month, were priced at 23% below the Arab average, while high-usage (6GB) ADSL tariffs were priced at the regional average (USD28), although data speeds were not compared. In the corporate broadband segment, Lebanons prices came out as significantly lower than average using the same comparison criteria: by 59% in the case of 2GB plans and 75% lower for a 6GB monthly tariff. International bandwidth and international leased circuits are now significantly lower than the Arab average, the regulator added. Prior to the market shake-up, a similar regional study published by Bahrains national telecoms regulator showed that Lebanon had the highest-priced broadband in the Middle East for low-speed (256kbps), high usage (6GB a month) services, as of March 2011.
In July 2011 the Lebanese communications ministry announced that ISPs were to be granted retail and wholesale access to increased international internet capacity via the India-Middle East-Western Europe (IMEWE) submarine cable, and the promise was formalised by decree in September, which mandated an 80% reduction in the cost of DSL bandwidth to the consumer, an increase in retail broadband speeds by between four and eight times up to 8Mbps and a rise in monthly download limits. On 1 October 2011 state-run incumbent telco Ogero announced the launch of new internet packages, including a minimum 1Mbps ADSL service across the majority of the country for its retail end-users and wholesale ISP customers. Upgrades to another cable system, Cadmos, will also boost the countrys available bandwidth, helping to raise speeds and lower prices.
Meanwhile, in the same presentation, the TRA revealed that the price of 3G mobile services in Lebanon is between 23% and 25% higher than average across the Arab world. The official launch of commercial 3G mobile broadband services took place in the country on 1 November 2011, courtesy of the two state-owned cellcos Alfa and MTC Touch. In subsequent stages of 3G development, the TRA said, the two cellcos will leverage economies of scale to significantly reduce prices as 3G device ownership increases.
The Royal Gazette Online reports that domestic internet service providers (ISPs) in Bermuda intend to increase end-user broadband access speeds without making them pay for the upgrade. Late last week a number of local providers confirmed plans to offer customers free upgrades on their DSL services from 6Mbps (download) to 8Mbps. Incumbent Bermuda Telephone Company (BTC) confirmed that the upgrade will be underway by the end of this month, and added that it is also looking to introduce a 10Mbps service. Meanwhile, ISP North Rock says it will honour BTCs free upgrade. North Rocks 6Mbps DSL rate is BMD119.95 per month and BTC is offering these customers to upgrade to 8Mbps DSL at no additional charge. We will also honour this and move them from 6Mbps DSL to 8Mbps DSL for the same BMD119.95 [USD119.95] per month price, it said. The ISP is also looking to offer the 10Mbps service from BTC, which will be priced at BMD129.95 per month, it added.
BTC has been looking to launch higher speed services for some time and in the summer received approval from the government to launch the new 8Mbps and 10Mbps options. At the time, critics expressed concern that the incumbent was looking to forge ahead with higher speed services, rather than upgrade slower services as is the trend in other countries.
Meanwhile, Bermudan cable services provider CableVision says it has also applied to increase its broadband internet access speeds. The firms manager Terry Roberson says that the group has recently submitted a request to the Telecommunications Communications vis a vis approval for a 20Mbps service. Although the price of the new service has not been disclosed, the paper notes that CableVisions Ultimate High Speed Internet package costs BMD55 per month for an 8Mbps connection, excluding the ISPs charge.
Chilean President Sebastian Pinera has signed a bill which aims to create a Superintendency of Telecommunications to better protect consumers rights and resolve issues between companies and consumers, reports the countrys telecoms regulator Sub-Secretaria de Telecomunicaciones (Subtel). The new offices responsibilities were listed as: monitoring compliance with regulations and, where necessary, administering punitive measures; participating in the delivery and removal of licences; ensuring proper use of spectrum; and collecting information on the sector and regulating tariffs. It will also be given greater powers, including an increase of 1000% to the maximum fines that can be issued to telcos that break regulations. The Superintendency will not replace Subtel, but exist alongside the current watchdog. Having been given presidential approval, the bill will now pass to congress for discussion before being passed into law.
The signing of the bill was marked by the completion of the first stage of Chiles move to remove charges for domestic long-distance (DLD) calls. The regions of Los Lagos and Los Rios joined Valparaiso, Maule, Biobio, Atacama and Coquimbo, where the policy has already been implemented. The second and final phase is due to be completed by the end of 2013 and will complete the removal of DLD charges.
Asia-Pacific is forecast to become the largest market for machine-to-machine (M2M) subscriptions in volume terms in 2013, and in 2016 is expected to account for 37 percent of the total market, according to a new report from Pyramid Research.
"China is the key market in the region, where the government is driving the adoption of smart meters in order to better manage the growth in demand for energy," says Pyramid Research Analyst at Large, Jan ten Sythoff. However, adoption in most other large, emerging countries in the region is more limited, with operators focused on cost reduction, capacity management and subscription acquisition.
"Total subscriptions are expected to increase from 18.4 million in 2010 to 104.8 million in 2016. During this time, revenues are expected to increase from $423 million to $1.80 billion, representing a CAGR of 27.3 percent," he notes.
Azercell and Bakcell, the two largest mobile operators in terms of subscribers in Azerbaijan, have been awarded 3G licences by the Ministry of Communications and Information Technology (MCIT). As per reports, both the operators have rolled out the required infrastructure are may introduce the 3G services in the coming months. Prior to this, Azerfon was the only telecom operator in the country licensed to provide 3G services. The company received the license in December 2009 for $ 13,900 and launched its 3G network across Baku and other man cities in the same month. As per sources, the ministry has also asked all three mobile operators to submit proposals for providing Long Term Evolution (LTE) mobile broadband services.
As per reports, communications and IT minister Ali Abbasov had said a couple of months back that the procedure for issuing licenses to these operators was in its last phase and only few minor technical issues were remaining for the operators to resolve to fulfill all the licensing requirements.
MTN South Africa has reportedly entered into agreements with other operators in an attempt to increase its fibre footprint. As per reports, Africas leading telecom operator has signed agreements with Metro Fibre Networx in Gauteng and Neotel and Ethekweni Metroconnect in the Western Cape and KwaZulu-Natal regions.
Justin Colyn, General Manager, MTN Business has reportedly said that the firm will also use capacity from Telkom South Africa Wholesale to connect businesses in areas that do not have a fibre footprint. He also said that as a provider focused on offering customers the best when it comes to technology innovation and standards, MTN Business has been and continues to remain focused on building their own solid fibre network infrastructure. Having recognised that the last mile fibre access is still proving to be a barrier for many businesses, particularly smaller ones, MTN Business have developed further strategic partnerships with various fibre providers in an attempt to continually offer the customer a 360 degree communications service that has no restrictions in terms of location.
Vodafone UK has launched a new marketing campaign worth $3.2 million in an attempt to increase mobile internet usage. According to reports, the campaign targets both postpaid as well as prepaid segments and focuses on the simple services that help improve a users daily life.
The campaign reportedly features four service elements which include Vodafones unlimited data offer for the first three months on new contract plans; a service that transfers customers contacts and media on to their new phones; the Buyback scheme allowing customers to trade in their old phones; and the Sure Signal, that enables customers to boost the mobile signal in their homes. According to industry reports, as much as half of the population in UK owns a smartphone, which is beneficial for mobile operators as date services generate higher margins as compared to regular phones and voice plans.
The National Telecommunications Commission (NTC) has cut down the interconnection charges for short messaging service (SMS) among telecom operators, in an attempt to provide users with more affordable rates for sending text messages. According to reports, the regulatory authority has ordered that the interconnection charge for SMS between two separate telecommunications networks should not exceed $0.003 (15 centavos) per SMS through its Memorandum Circular No. 02-10-2011. Consequently, the new rates will come down by $0.005 (20 centavos) from $0.008 (35 centavos).
As per sources, Gamaliel Cordoba, NTC Commissioner has said that the enactment of the new SMS interconnection rates was in line was in line with the provisions of the Public Telecommunications Policy Act of the Philippines, which seeks the establishment of fair and reasonable interconnection among public operators and other telecommunications service providers at reasonable and fair cost. He further said that the reduced SMS interconnection rate would translate to lower retail price of text messaging services and make the popular telecommunication services more accessible and affordable to a greater number of people throughout the country. Currently, telecom operators charge a rate of $0.002 (10 centavos) per text message within their network, however the rates for messages sent across different operators increase with the additional cost of the network receiving the text message along with the interconnection charge of $0.008 (35 centavos) per message.
Further, under the same circular, network operators were also ordered to ensure that they have the adequate facilities required to guarantee that 99 percent of the text messages reach their destination within 30 seconds of being sent. In order to achieve this, it is proposed that all networks involved in the interconnection should provide the required links or circuits to effectively handle their SMS traffic.
Finland's telecoms regulator, Ficora has issued instructions that consumer contracts will have to carry more accurate information about mobile and landline based broadband speeds.
The speed included in the contract must depict the True speed range of the connection with sufficient precision. The regulator said that it is not sufficient to only express the maximum speed or theoretical maximum speed of the broadband connection. In the future, the speed range must be expressed either by using the average data transmission speed or the range of data transmission speed with unambiguous minimum and maximum caps. The speed must be defined so that the promised quality can also be delivered during rush hour or during any sequence of maximum of four hours.
For mobile broadband, Ficora stresses the importance of up-to-date coverage maps and access to information on how different network technologies affect the connection speed.Telecom operator contract terms must be updated
Ficora's statement is related to the amendment to the Communications Market Act, which entered into force in early 2011. The Act requires that consumer contracts on broadband services must always include the speed range of data transmission.
Brazil ended the month of September with 227.4 million active mobile phones, a 1.49 percent increase compared with the 224 million handsets in operation in August, according to Anatel. During the month, 3.3 million new mobile subscribers were added in the country, and the penetration rate rose from 114.88 percent in August to 116.51 percent in September.
In the first nine months of the year, the mobile service recorded more than 24.4 million new subscribers, an increase of 12.03 percent in the year. Of all mobile phones in operation in the country, 185.6 million were prepaid (81.64%) and 41.7 million postpaid (18.36%). 3G services were used by nearly 34.5 million people, representing growth of 67.19 percent in the year. 3G mobile handsets reached 27.2 million, or 11.98 percent of the market, and 3G modems numbered 7.25 million. Vivo ended September with 67.03 million subscribers, followed by TIM Brasil with 59.20 million, Claro with 57.61 million, and Oi with 42.84 million.
According to Moroccos telecoms regulator, the ANRT, mobile subscribers in the country reached a total of 36.15 million at the end of September 2011, up by 3.4% quarter-on-quarter and 18.5% in twelve months. In terms of market share, at that date the watchdog reported that Maroc Telecom accounted for 46.9% of subscribers, Meditel 32.8% and Wana nearly 20.3%. Also at 30 September, the ANRT said that Moroccan 3G mobile internet services had 2.33 million subscribers, up from 1.82 million the previous quarter and 1.16 million a year earlier.
At the end of the third quarter Maroc Telecom claimed 39.9% of the 3G broadband market, giving it 929,500 subscribers, followed by Meditel with 829,000 (35.6%) and Wana with 24.5%, or 570,000 3G mobile internet accounts.
The figures include combined 3G voice and data mobile package users (handsets, computers and other devices). Subscriptions to data-only 3G mobile broadband services (e.g. via USB dongle modem) at end-September amounted to 1.403 million (60.2% of the 3G internet total), up by 9.5% quarter-on-quarter, while combined voice-plus-data package users reportedly reached 926,000 (39.8% of the 3G total), a growth rate of 73.1% from the end of June 2011. Fixed ADSL broadband lines in Morocco (nearly all operated by Maroc Telecom) saw a quarterly increase in 3Q11 of 4.5% to reach a total of 550,500.
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The White House may be looking to strenghten its ties to Google and the technology industry with its new staff pick.
Megan Smith, 49, who was most recently a vice president at Google's X lab, has reportedly been selected for the role of US chief technology officer.
The reports come by way of Fortune, and follow news from Bloomberg last week that Smith was a top candidate for the job.
The CTO serves as a kind of White House chief geek-in-residence, tasked with overseeing the government's use of technology, including finding ways to create jobs and increase the use of broadband.
Smith would become the third person to fill the CTO job, after Aneesh Chopra and Todd Park, who recently resigned and is returning home to California this month. Park will take on a new role for President Barack Obama's administration as a technology adviser based in Silicon Valley, the White House has said.
Park helped to lead the effort to fix the much maligned Obamacare portal, HealthCare.gov. He also helped start the Presidential Innovation Fellows program, which teams government officials with private-sector individuals on various projects.
"I thank Todd for his service as my chief technology officer, and look forward to his continuing to help us deploy the best people and ideas from the tech community in service of the American people," Obama said in a statement.
Courtney Hohne, a spokeswoman at Google, declined to comment. A White House official declined to comment and Smith didn't return Bloomberg's requests for comment.
Smith joined Google in 2003. As vice president of business development, she oversaw many of its most important acquisitions, like Keyhole, the service that underlies Google Earth. She has led the company's philanthropic division, Google.org, and served as a co-host for Google's Solve for X forum, where distinguished thinkers and scientists brainstorm radical technology ideas with Google executives.
Before joining Google, Smith was chief executive officer of Planet Out, a site for gay and lesbian internet users. She got undergraduate and Masters degrees at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology and has been active in the FIRST Robotics Competition, which inspires kids to get involved in the field of technology.


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Environmental and public health groups today sued the Obama administration for rejecting stronger ozone standards that scientists say could prevent asthma and other respiratory illnesses.
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency proposed tougher standards almost two years ago, but President Obama ordered the EPA last month to drop the proposal, drawing applause from industry groups and congressional Republicans.
Obama's decision leaves in place 2008 standards that limit ozone in the air to 75 parts per billion (ppb.) Strengthening that to 60 ppb would have saved up to 12,000 lives every year, prevented 58,000 asthma attacks and avoided 21,000 hospital and emergency room visits, according to EPA estimates. Ground-level ozone is the main component of smog and the most widespread air pollutant
"The Obama administration's inaction in cleaning up ozone pollution, and its decision to ignore the strong recommendations of the scientific community, jeopardizes the health of millions of Americans," said Charles D. Connor, president of the American Lung Association, one of the plaintiffs , in announcing the lawsuit.
Environmental law group Earthjustice filed the lawsuit on behalf of the ALA, the Natural Resources Defense Council and other advocacy groups. In 2008, it filed suit challenging the Bush administration's ozone standards but put that action on hold when the EPA proposed to strengthen them. EPA said it would finish its proposal by August 2010 but repeatedly delayed releasing them.
The EPA's science advisers have called for tougher ozone standards, as have the American Lung Association, American Thoracic Society, American Academy of Pediatrics, American Public Health Association, American Heart Association and American Medical Association.
On Sept. 2, Obama said he would put off the proposed ozone crackdown "to underscore the importance of reducing regulatory burdens and regulatory uncertainty, particularly as our economy continues to recover."
The tougher ozone standards topped a list of proposed regulations that House Speaker John Boehner, R-Ohio, had objected to because of their cost and potential job loss. Senate Republican leader Mitch McConnell, R-Ky., said Obama's decision alone "will prevent more job losses than any speech the president has given."
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We provide both airport transfer service and full private limousine service to cover all regions of Andalucia. Please email firstname.lastname@example.com to book this service or alternatively you can book on line when you make your reservation!
Please note as Corral del Rey in located in the heart of the historic quarter, access by car is difficult and therefore we strongly advise our clients to use our private transfer service wherever possible. However, if you do happen to arrive by hire car, we recommend that you leave your car at the nearest secure public underground car park called Cano y Cueto that is located on Avenida de Menendez Pelayo.
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Sheri Berman
Professor of Political Science
Comparative Politics
Sheri E. Berman is professor of political science. Her main interests are European politics and political history, democracy and democratization, globalization, and the history of the left. Her two books have examined the role played by social democracy in determining political outcomes in 20th-century Europe. Her courses include Political Development; Making Democracy Work; and Democracy and Dictatorship in Europe.
Selected Publications:
The Primacy of Politics: Social Democracy and the Making of Europe's Twentieth Century (New York, NY: Cambridge University Press, 2006)
The Social Democratic Moment: Ideas and Politics in the Making of Interwar Europe (Cambridge, MA: Harvard University Press, 1998)
Comparative political development
European politics and political history
Democracy and democratization
The history of the Left
You will be able to find selected syllabi and teaching evaluations on-line.
POLS V 3401 Democracy & Dictatorship in Europe
Cross-listed by the European Studies and the Human Rights Programs
POLS BC 3505 Colloquium on Making Democracy Work
Cross-listed by the European Studies and the Human Rights Programs
POLS BC 3761 Senior Research Seminar in Comparative Politics
POLS G 8431 European Domestic Political Development (CU graduate course)
POLS G 8493 Political Development (CU graduate course)
Fall 2011 syllabus
The American Political Science Association
Chair, Council on European Studies
Why Democracies Fail--and That's OK (http://tedxtalks.ted.com/video/Why-democracies-fail-and-why-th)
Interview about how to think about new democracies (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=F-zrXMXG09Q)
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Whale protesters race to beat deadline
Anti-whaling ship the Robert Hunter, bottom, collides with the Japanese ship Kaiko Maru last week.
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The anti-whaling ship the Robert Hunter will dock just after lunch today as the vessel's British registration ends at midnight tonight.
Sea Shepherd Captain Paul Watson told theage.com.au the Robert Hunter is on deadline, which is why the ship will be the first to come into dock in Melbourne, with the Farley Mowat expected on Thursday.
"This ship is legal until today so we got it right on the deadline, so we can come in legally," Captain Watson said.
The Robert Hunter has until today to register with another country before becoming a pirate ship.
"We have to re-register, but we have a country that's willing to do it and won't bow to Japanese pressure," Captain Watson said.
But he wouldn't reveal which country had agreed to re-register the vessel.
"We're not giving out the names until we get the registration."
Last week the Robert Hunter and the Kaiko Maru, a Japanese whaling ship, collided near the Ross Sea.
The collision occurred when the US-based Sea Shepherd conservation group's vessels, the Robert Hunter and the Farley Mowat, caught the Japanese ship bearing down on a pod of whales.
Sea Shepherd activists pursued the whalers north of the Balleny Islands, west of the Ross Sea, trying to stop Japan's annual whale hunt.
The collision ripped a 30-centimetre hole in the Robert Hunter's hull.
Captain Watson said he was unsure whether he and the crew would be given a "hard time" by the Australian government.
Captain Watson said, "I'd like them to explain how they can interfere with anything that we're doing, when they can't seem to stop illegal whaling in a whale sanctuary.
"It seems to be a little discriminatory to put some pressure on us and on the collision episode. We put in an official complaint to the Minister of Justice that the Kaiko Maru rammed us but they didn't respond.
"Officially it's on record and we have the video footage to back that up - the Japanese ram us and accuse us and Australia takes Japan's side. It will all come out in court," he said.
Captain Watson said as a result of their actions they saved hundreds of whales from being slaughtered.
"We're not really too concerned, we're quite happy with the fact that we defended the whales, 560 whales will not be killed this year and there's a good chance we might not even be able to come back this year," Captain Watson said.
"We're pretty happy with the results."
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While the firm's losses caused by the sub-prime crisis were $1.5bn (£747m), it said this was "more than offset" by hedging that mortgage bonds would fall.
As a result, the firm's profits for the three months to 31 August rose to $2.85bn from $1.58bn a year earlier.
It was also boosted by the $1bn sale of its stake in Horizon Wind Energy.
'Stunningly good'
Goldman's revenues for its third quarter rose 63% to $12.3bn, again beating market expectations.
Analyst Adam Compton of RCM Global Investors said Goldman's results were "stunningly good".
Other analysts said Goldman was helped by the diversity of its investment portfolio.
"It demonstrates how diverse Goldman is both in terms of
its product range, as well as its geographic diversity," said
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2013: Saw time in 12 games making one start...registered her only two points of the year against Delaware State (3/23) scoring a goal and assisting on another...also picked up seven ground balls.
2012: Played in 12 of the teams 14 games...six of her eight shots went on goal (75.0%)...scored her first career goal at Siena (4/7)...had two goals in the Jaspers come from behind win over Niagara (4/14)
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He was burned over more than a third of his body. He has only partial use of his left hand. He still has nightmares.
But some might say he was one of the lucky ones. He was the only one of the five men in that group to survive.
Five years later, he says what happened that day "is with me every day, every second. But it is not who I am."
He still works in the Pentagon, and it is when he talks about returning that he is most overcome with emotion.
"Physically I was fine. Mentally I was a wreck," he says.
"I maintained a database of people and their security clearances. I had to delete the names of my friends who were killed that day."
'Always remember'
The day has permanently altered his life, he says.
"I don't take for granted that I'm going to live another day. My wife never lets me leave the house without saying: 'Be careful'.
"I never leave the house without saying: 'I love you'."
But while the attack on the Pentagon is still vivid in his mind - and scarred onto his body - Mr Yates says that is not true for most Americans.
"Unless you were personally involved, most people forget about it until this time of year.
"I tell my story so people won't forget. We should never forget."
"Never forget" is a frequent refrain among survivors of 9/11.
But it is one that Debra Wagner does not much care for.
Mrs Wagner, who was standing just one floor above John Yates in the Pentagon on 11 September 2001, wants the slogan to be "Always remember".
"I want them to remember the people who were in the Pentagon and the Trade Center and that field - the souls, the lives, what they brought to us.
"'Never forget' seems angry, a command. 'Always remember' is positive. It's an option," she says.
Memorial to brother
It is an option Jim Laychak has taken to heart.
His brother David was on American Airlines flight 77, the plane that hit the Pentagon.
Jim Laychak is now president of the Pentagon memorial fund, which is raising money to build a commemoration at the site.
He agrees with Mr Yates that people who were not directly affected on 9/11 have largely moved on.
"It's tough for people to stay involved. Life goes on."
But, he says: "We have to remember how we felt that day, that horrible sick feeling when I realised my brother wasn't coming back."
And, he adds, people need to remember the positive aftermath of the attacks as well, "the compassion, people wanting to come together and support each other".
Losing his brother has changed his life, Mr Laychak is certain.
"You can't help but not sweat the small things. You think, 'What can I have an impact on?' For me, it has been the memorial."
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Did you try out wicd?
I am total new to bt4, and i have done some research and successfully crack my wireless modem with aircrack-ng. there is no obstacles in using aireplay-ng to send packets and everything is functioning normal i guess except for the connection from bt4, i couldn't detect any wireless to online.anyone can help?
wireless card model broadcom 43xx ( i forgot but i can do arp as well)
booting bt4 os from live cd.
erm... not yet, but i've tried /etc/init.d/NetworkManager start
and it doesnt works...
i will try another guide in another thread by typing:
/etc/init.d/networking start
/etc/init.d/NetworkManager start
(i dont quite understand why i need to type twice, if anyone can tell me)
wicd need to type after /etc/init.d/NetworkManager start before startx?
sorry for double thread as i didnt realise need to wait for approval.
Of course, if you really wanted to have some fun, go to Wal-Mart late at night and ask the greeter if they could help you find trashbags, roll of carpet, rope, quicklime, clorox and a shovel. See if they give you any strange looks. --Streaker69
okie, problem solve, what i meant for is the beta version, i couldnt get it work on
/etc/init.d/NetworkManager start
before startx
downloaded the pre release and run wicd.solved(except the beta version i mixed up with)


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Would you like to save as your currency permanently or for this visit only?
The answer in item 2 applies. The hosts have an excellent knowledge of the regional attractions and the restaurants within reasonable driving distance. They are able to provide a range of pamphlets and will make all necessary reservations - in many cases a discount has been negotiated. Older Americans who expect to be told what to do and how to do it are particularly appreciative. Nuts, sweets and beverage facilities are placed around the house for guests to consume as needed. Port is available for an after dinner drink (or whenever!) and there is a 'happy hour' from 5.30 when drinks and nibbles are provided - an opportunity to talk to other guests and to the interesting owners. Overall, the house is most attractive as is readily seen on th The room obtained through booking.com was extremely small and in a separate house. Whereas most rooms were large and had such things as spa facilities and appropriate furnishings and storage space, the particular room was extremely cramped and lacked hanging space. The price reflected this to some degree, but the provided description failed to convey that this room was the very poor relation of the spectrum of upmarket facilities offered. I would not recommend it for any couple who wish to stay more than one night. Conversely, I would not be prepared to pay the prices asked for the other rooms/suites - the little extras provided did not counteract the overly high price structure. It should be noted that there are no lifts or inclinators.
Very helpful owners as regards directions and local points of interest and amenities. Great breakfasts and fires in the bedrooms was a nice touch.
Warm welcome, very comfortable rooms, great food and wine. Loved the jacuzzi!
The gentleman that owns the Inn was so witty - great sense of humor and made us feel very welcome! Nothing - the property was beautiful, the service was exceptional and the price was right!
Feeing on holidays at home !!
Fantastic people ~ really friendly, felt like family
Great atmosphere. Owners were very welcoming and made you feel at home. A little bit of traffic noise but nothing to keep me from going back again.
Beautifully maintained antique guest house. Delightful friendly owners. Warm (atmosphere) and delicious breakfast in a perfectly delightful dining room. Lovely setting on the water.
The Nutmeg Inn is a charming, interesting and relaxing place to stay. The home is truly special with a fascinating history and beautiful rooms. The bed was comfy and the bathroom is modern. Everything was very clean. The setting is beautiful and a short drive to all the fun things to do in NH. We hiked, spent time swimming in the lake, browsed antique stores, watched a meteor shower from the porch, and visited historic sites. The owners were very friendly and breakfast was delicious. I would love to come back in fall or winter! We stayed in the Parsley room. I would recommend getting one of the larger rooms if you are tall because it has a low ceiling.
Huge bathroom in the 'Blue Penthouse'. on the 3rd floor.
Clean confortable room, bed, and bathroom. Good breakfast. Plentiful parking. Fast internet. Location did not match expectations from promotional picture; not on water; in front of noisy, busy street. 1990's TV, no room phone, no room alarm clock. No comfortable seating in room, only a couple of straight back chairs.
The people. Our host and hostess went well beyond the norm to make us feel like we were among friends. The Sutton house is beautiful and stately, and our room was great. A wonderful experience. Nothing, we liked it all.
Such a plesant stay. we loved the enviorment of the Cheney House. we Will most certainly be returning. there was nothing about it that I didnt like.
The owners were friendly and welcoming. Breakfast was not good- store bought bakery items and fake maple syrup! Yikes!


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