Middle East and North Africa MTN Operators October 21, 2009 Report: Bharti-MTN delay talks over SingTel role India's Bharti and South Africa's MTN are expected to extend their merger talks by as much as four weeks due to the complexity of the deal, according to sources at Dow Jones Newswires. By Mobile World Live
Middle East and North Africa MTN Operators October 21, 2009 Bharti chief addresses MTN concerns over merger In an interview with the Financial Times (FT) today, Bharti Airtel's chairman and founder, Sunil Bharti Mittal, says Bharti and MTN may remain separate entities for some time even if their current merger talks come to fruition. By Mobile World Live
Middle East and North Africa MTN Operators October 20, 2009 Bharti and MTN extend merger talks India's Bharti and South Africa's MTN today confirmed they are to extend their merger talks by another month, with an exclusivity period now ending 31 August By Mobile World Live
Middle East and North Africa MTN Operators October 20, 2009 Bharti stock falls on concern over higher MTN bid Reuters reports that shares in Indian operator Bharti Airtel fell as much as 4.8 percent today - to their lowest in over three months - following worries that the company will increase by 5-10 percent its offer to buy a stake in South Africa's MTN. By Mobile World Live
Middle East and North Africa MTN Operators October 20, 2009 Two new CDMA players poised to launch in Nigeria Two new CDMA operators are planning to launch into the crowded Nigerian mobile market, reports Nigeria's Business Day newspaper. By Mobile World Live
Middle East and North Africa MTN Operators October 20, 2009 Report: Bankers vie to fund Bharti-MTN deal India's Bharti Airtel has received bids from more than a dozen overseas banks willing to fund its planned merger with South Africa's MTN, reports the Economic Times today. By Mobile World Live
Middle East and North Africa MTN Operators October 20, 2009 Report: MTN investors demand better Bharti offer Merger talks between India's Bharti and South Africa's MTN could be extended for a second time amid reports that MTN's shareholders are becoming increasingly frustrated with the negotiations. By Mobile World Live