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			<title>Bahrain’s Batelco fined by telco regulator</title>
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			<description><![CDATA[Company has 30 days to comply with order, otherwise fine will be increased.]]></description>
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			<title>India's Reliance Comm, S Tel in tower deal</title>
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			<description><![CDATA[S Tel, in which Batelco has agreed to buy a 49%, to share infrastructure with RComm.]]></description>
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			<title>Bahrain sovereign fund posts $183m loss in 2008</title>
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			<description><![CDATA[Mumtalakat hit by impairment charges linked to investments in GIB and GIC.]]></description>
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			<title>Batelco sees 20% Q2 profits rise</title>
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			<description><![CDATA[Bahrain telco benefits from sales boost and valuation changes in available-for-sale investments.]]></description>
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			<title>S Tel to start Indian mobile ops by Q4</title>
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			<description><![CDATA[Batelco increases its stake in India’s S Tel to 42.7% after investing a further $38.8 million]]></description>
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			<title>The Africa conundrum</title>
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			<description><![CDATA[Reports that Bahrain’s Batelco and Kuwaiti operator Wataniya are keeping a close eye on potential acquisition targets in Africa came as little surprise. Telecom operators in the Middle East including Etisalat and Zain, have been expanding their reach in Africa in recent years.]]></description>
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			<title>Batelco CEO sees single digit profit growth in 2009</title>
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			<description><![CDATA[Boss of Bahrain's biggest telco also says he expects company to post strong Q2 results.]]></description>
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			<title>Batelco eyes $2bn acquisitions within a year – CEO</title>
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			<description><![CDATA[EXCLUSIVE: Bahrain's biggest telco targets North Africa as part of expansion plan]]></description>
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			<title>Batelco eyes $2bn acquisitions within a year - CEO</title>
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			<description><![CDATA[EXCLUSIVE: Bahrain's biggest telco targets North Africa as part of expansion plan.]]></description>
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			<title>Right to roam</title>
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			<description><![CDATA[For postpaid and prepaid mobile users alike, roaming in the Middle East is often a cause of much frustration.]]></description>
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			<title>Batelco boosts mobile broadband service</title>
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			<description><![CDATA[Bahraini incumbent launches download speeds of up to 14.4 Mbps in response to growing competition from rivals]]></description>
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			<title>Batelco completes deal for Indian mobile operator</title>
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			<description><![CDATA[Bahrain-based operator takes 49% share in S Tel for $225 million.]]></description>
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			<title>In the loop</title>
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			<description><![CDATA[  A push towards local loop unbundling in Bahrain has revealed a widening gulf between the views of Batelco and the TRA.]]></description>
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			<title>TRA pushes Batelco on lower broadband prices</title>
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			<description><![CDATA[Bahrain regulator issues draft order to operator in bid to reduce costs to customer.]]></description>
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			<title>Batelco and TRA clash over broadband services</title>
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			<description><![CDATA[TRA defends its position after Batelco accuses regulator of limiting broadband services]]></description>
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			<title>Batelco to deploy Velti mobile marketing technology</title>
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			<description><![CDATA[Deal signals first move by UK-based Velti into the Middle East market]]></description>
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			<title>Top fixed-line firm announces $80mn IPO - Saudi</title>
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			<description><![CDATA[Etihad Atheeb Telecommunications wants to sell 30% of its capital. ]]></description>
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			<title>Saudi Telecom bags Bahrain's 3rd licence for $230mn</title>
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			<description><![CDATA[UPDATE 1: Arab telecom major wins licence ahead of Batelco, Zain.]]></description>
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			<title>Bahrain Telecom’s Q4 net profit up 10% </title>
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			<description><![CDATA[Batelco's earnings come in line with analysts' estimates, at $68.64mn for period ended Dec 31 2008.]]></description>
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			<title>Batelco takes steps to protect critical data</title>
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			<description><![CDATA[Implements EMC infrastructure to protect information during service interruptions]]></description>
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			<title>Bahrain's Mumtalakat loses $708mn - paper</title>
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			<description><![CDATA[Gulf country's sovereign wealth fund loses 31% in 4 companies, Alwasat daily says.]]></description>
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			<title>Batelco consortium to take $225m stake in Indian mobile operator</title>
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			<description><![CDATA[Batelco to purchase 49% of S Tel to grow operations into India]]></description>
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			<title>Batelco to buy 49% in Indian telecom firm for $225mn</title>
			<link>http://www.arabianbusiness.com/index.php?option=com_content&amp;view=article&amp;id=543962&amp;Itemid=1</link>
			<description><![CDATA[UPDATE 1: Bahrain telecom major expects deal with S Tel to complete this quarter. ]]></description>
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			<title>Saudi Atheeb telco plans $80mn IPO in January</title>
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			<description><![CDATA[The Batelco-affliliated company will be the Kingdom's first initial offering since August.]]></description>
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			<title>Bahrain regulator delays mobile bid deadline to '09</title>
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			<description><![CDATA[Bahrain's wealth fund also looking to sell down stakes in companies, including Batelco.]]></description>
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			<title>Batelco opens NGN lab</title>
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			<description><![CDATA[Next Generation Network facility will help train Batelco engineers to manage new country-wide network]]></description>
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			<title>Cash saver</title>
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			<description><![CDATA[With ARPUs falling and competition growing, operators are increasingly looking at retaining existing customers, as well as winning rivals’ subscribers, as a means of growing their business.]]></description>
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			<title>Batelco introduces free incoming roaming</title>
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			<description><![CDATA[World Freedom service will allow roaming customers to receive calls free of charge in 21 countries]]></description>
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			<title>Telecom customers get service quality boost</title>
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			<description><![CDATA[Bahrain telecom service providers to measure and report the quality of service. ]]></description>
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			<title>Beacon of change</title>
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			<description><![CDATA[Bahrain is home to one of the region's most liberal telecom sectors, but challenges persist for the country's many operators.]]></description>
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