Bahrain Telecommunications Company

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• Bahrain’s Batelco fined by telco regulator14 September 2009

  Company has 30 days to comply with order, otherwise fine will be increased.

• India's Reliance Comm, S Tel in tower deal29 August 2009

  S Tel, in which Batelco has agreed to buy a 49%, to share infrastructure with RComm.

• Bahrain sovereign fund posts $183m loss in 200828 July 2009

  Mumtalakat hit by impairment charges linked to investments in GIB and GIC.

• Batelco sees 20% Q2 profits rise22 July 2009

  Bahrain telco benefits from sales boost and valuation changes in available-for-sale investments.

• S Tel to start Indian mobile ops by Q413 July 2009

  Batelco increases its stake in India’s S Tel to 42.7% after investing a further $38.8 million

• Batelco CEO sees single digit profit growth in 20099 July 2009

  Boss of Bahrain's biggest telco also says he expects company to post strong Q2 results.

• Batelco eyes $2bn acquisitions within a year - CEO8 July 2009

  EXCLUSIVE: Bahrain's biggest telco targets North Africa as part of expansion plan.

• Batelco boosts mobile broadband service28 May 2009

  Bahraini incumbent launches download speeds of up to 14.4 Mbps in response to growing competition from rivals

• Batelco completes deal for Indian mobile operator11 May 2009

  Bahrain-based operator takes 49% share in S Tel for $225 million.

• TRA pushes Batelco on lower broadband prices1 April 2009

  Bahrain regulator issues draft order to operator in bid to reduce costs to customer.

• Batelco and TRA clash over broadband services23 March 2009

  TRA defends its position after Batelco accuses regulator of limiting broadband services

• Batelco to deploy Velti mobile marketing technology19 February 2009

  Deal signals first move by UK-based Velti into the Middle East market

• Top fixed-line firm announces $80mn IPO - Saudi24 January 2009

  Etihad Atheeb Telecommunications wants to sell 30% of its capital.

• Saudi Telecom bags Bahrain's 3rd licence for $230mn22 January 2009

  UPDATE 1: Arab telecom major wins licence ahead of Batelco, Zain.

• Bahrain Telecom’s Q4 net profit up 10% 21 January 2009

  Batelco's earnings come in line with analysts' estimates, at $68.64mn for period ended Dec 31 2008.

• Batelco takes steps to protect critical data20 January 2009

  Implements EMC infrastructure to protect information during service interruptions

• Bahrain's Mumtalakat loses $708mn - paper19 January 2009

  Gulf country's sovereign wealth fund loses 31% in 4 companies, Alwasat daily says.

• Batelco to buy 49% in Indian telecom firm for $225mn18 January 2009

  UPDATE 1: Bahrain telecom major expects deal with S Tel to complete this quarter.

• Saudi Atheeb telco plans $80mn IPO in January29 December 2008

  The Batelco-affliliated company will be the Kingdom's first initial offering since August.

• Bahrain regulator delays mobile bid deadline to '0925 November 2008

  Bahrain's wealth fund also looking to sell down stakes in companies, including Batelco.

• Batelco opens NGN lab4 November 2008

  Next Generation Network facility will help train Batelco engineers to manage new country-wide network

• Batelco introduces free incoming roaming25 September 2008

  World Freedom service will allow roaming customers to receive calls free of charge in 21 countries

• Telecom customers get service quality boost14 September 2008

  Bahrain telecom service providers to measure and report the quality of service.

• Crackdown launched on mobile phone pests25 August 2008

  One Bahraini man phoned mall with bomb threat in bid to postpone shopping trip.

• 30 Batelco staff accept early retirement17 August 2008

  10 others to stay on after telecom u-turns on decision earlier this year to lay workers off.