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The new source of insight and intelligence for TMT finance in Emerging Markets:

- the first to inform on the upcoming financial and
  strategic insider stories
- outstanding insight through early intelligence on
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- the only newsletter that intersects finance and
  telecom in emerging markets
- critical insight through the background talk we
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Regular Values:
Exclusive information on new advisory mandates, financing opportunities and strategic developments The latest M&A, debt , equity capital markets and private financing news for telcos in the Emerging Markets
Mission critical information and benchmarking details for the latest telecom deals
Background talk regarding the latest trends
People moves in the advisory sector

Regular Features:
Telecom Deal News: The latest developments from the Middle East, Africa and Asia
Telecom Deal Talk: Background talk from advisers, investors and telecom executives
Telecom Loan Update: New mandates, pricing and structuring for telecom debt
Telecom People Moves: New job changes at telcos investment banks, law firms and other advisers
Special Market Reports: Excusive market reports from leading professional advisers

Edited by Dominic Lowndes, who brings more than a decade of experience reporting exclusive telecom financing news - and former editor of Telecom Finance, Technology Finance and Internet Finance

Latest News

Etisalat targets North Africa
Etisalat is aggressively pursuing acquisitions in Libya and Lebanon, and is believed to be interested in Morocco, as it seeks to build a significant North Africa and Levant telecoms portfolio. Page 2

Privatisations tipped for 2010
In what could be the start of a trend in the emerging markets, the governments of Tunisia and Turkey are expected to sell further stakes in incumbent telcos Tunisie Telecom and Turk Telekom in 2010 to raise funds. Pages 2 and 4

Alfa and Telenor eye Africa and Asia
The planned mobile joint venture of Russia’s Alfa group and Norway’s Telenor is targeting Asia and Africa, according to one of its key shareholders Page 2

SSTL funding rumours
Sistema Shyam TeleServices (SSTL), which recently launched the MTS mobile service network in India, is raising over US$2bn in long term debt to compete in India’s crowded telco market. Page 2

Orascom gets debt waiver
Orascom Telecom obtained a month-long waiver from major lenders enabling it to go ahead with a US$800m capital increase through a rights issue. Page 3

Vodafone mulls sale and IPO in India
Vodafone would like to offload its 4.39% holding in Bharti Airtel, estimated to be worth US$2bn, and is considering a public listing for Vodafone Essar. Page 5

Four Zamtel bidders progress
Vimpel Communications/Altimo, LAP Greencom/LAP Green Networks, Unitel Corp, and BSNL are thought to have prequalified for bids for Zambian telco Zamtel. Those that did not progress included Telkom SA, Portugal Telecom, MTNL and Orascom/Telecel Globe. Page 5

IN TELECOM DEAL ALERT ISSUE 14

Deal Talk page 2
Etisalat bids for North African cluster
France Telecom plans Africa and Middle East expansion
Tunisie bidding tipped for 2010
Alfa and Telenor eye Africa and Asia
SSTL funding rumours

Middle East pages 2-4
Mobinil challenge to continue
Orascom gets debt waiver
Regulator delays bid deadline
Telefonica wins VoIP bid
Seven firms make Oman shortlist
Vodafone buys fixed line operator
HITS lists in Dubai

Africa pages 4-5
Lacom loses licence
Zon plans internet/media venture
BSNL in bidding for ETC
Trying again with Ghana Telecom
Gateway buys 10.5 GHz licences
Koreans launch wireless network
Zamtel bidders to be confirmed

Asia pages 5-6
Bharti wins Warid approval
GTL to buy Aircel towers for US$1.8bn
Citibank exits Bharti Infratel
Etisalat increases India holding
Bharti Airtel looks to buy Warid stake
3G auction delayed
Vodafone mulls sale and IPO in India
Google signs subsea cable deal
Telkom considers bid for Bakrie stake
Tele2 to acquire Neo stake
Etisalat withholds US$1bn

People Moves page 7
Credit Suisse appoints TMT heads

Dates for the Diary page 7

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