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China encourages private investment in telecommunications industry
- Paul, Weiss, Rifkind, Wharton & Garrison LLP
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- China
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- August 1 2012
On June 27, 2012, the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology of China (“MIIT”) issued the Implementing Opinions to Encourage and Guide Further Investment of Private Capital in the Telecommunications Industry (“Opinions”
Tailoring merger filings: a review of conditional clearance on Google’s acquisition of Motorola
- Paul, Weiss, Rifkind, Wharton & Garrison LLP
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- China
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- July 3 2012
On May 19, 2012, the Ministry of Commerce of the People’s Republic of China (“MOFCOM”) conditionally cleared the acquisition of Motorola’s mobile business by Google (the “Transaction”
Lawmakers question Huawei, ZTE on ties to Chinese government
- Paul, Weiss, Rifkind, Wharton & Garrison LLP
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- China, USA
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- June 15 2012
Writing to officials of Huawei Technologies and ZTE Corp. on Tuesday, two top lawmakers on the House Intelligence Committee voiced concern about the telecommunications equipment makers’ ties to the Chinese government, as they requested details on the companies’ funding arrangements, the role of a “party committee” at Huawei, the companies’ contracts in Iran, and Huawei’s relationship with five U.S. consulting firms
China launches rival to GPS network
- Paul, Weiss, Rifkind, Wharton & Garrison LLP
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- China
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- December 30 2011
China entered the global satellite navigation ring this week with the operational debut of Beidou, a navigation network that is expected to rival the U.S. global positioning system (GPS
China Telecom, China Unicom promise reforms in response to government probe
- Paul, Weiss, Rifkind, Wharton & Garrison LLP
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- China
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- December 9 2011
With the hope of terminating an ongoing government probe into pricing practices that could leave them liable for fines of up to ten percent of their operating revenues, China Telecom (CT) and China Unicom (CU) pledged improvements last Friday to the quality of network interconnection as well as price reductions for competitors that seek access to the CT and CU broadband networks
AT&T signs network sharing pact with China Telecom
- Paul, Weiss, Rifkind, Wharton & Garrison LLP
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- China, USA
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- December 2 2011
One week after agreeing to share its Internet protocol (IP)-based network infrastructure with America Movil, AT&T forged a similar pact with China Telecom (CT) under which the two companies will provide each other with access to their respective IP networks
China to probe monopolistic practices at China Unicom, China Telecom
- Paul, Weiss, Rifkind, Wharton & Garrison LLP
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- China
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- November 11 2011
Responding to complaints of price discrimination, an official of China’s National Development and Reform Commission (NDRC) said that her agency will investigate allegations of monopolistic behavior in the broadband market involving the nation’s two dominant wireline carriers, China Telecom (CT) and China Unicom (CU
Huawei ends fight against CFIUS ruling on 3Leaf acquisition
- Paul, Weiss, Rifkind, Wharton & Garrison LLP
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- China, USA
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- February 25 2011
After vowing last week to seek presidential review of a Committee on Foreign Investment in the U.S. (CFIUS) recommendation that it divest U.S. technology firm 3Leaf Systems, Chinese telecom equipment firm Huawei Technologies said Monday that it would withdraw its request to retain 3Leaf, admitting: “the significant impact and attention that this transaction has caused were not what we intended.”
Lawmakers urge FCC scrutiny of wireless network contracts with Chinese equipment firms
- Paul, Weiss, Rifkind, Wharton & Garrison LLP
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- China, USA
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- October 22 2010
Echoing concerns raised two months ago by eight Senate colleagues in a letter to officials of the Obama Administration, four Senate lawmakers are urging FCC Chairman Julius Genachowski to review the national security implications of equipment contracts between domestic U.S. wireless carriers and Chinese network equipment firms
Senators warn against Chinese bid for Sprint Nextel contract
- Paul, Weiss, Rifkind, Wharton & Garrison LLP
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- China, USA
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- August 27 2010
A bid by a key Chinese telecom equipment maker to supply network gear to Sprint Nextel has come under scrutiny by eight Republican senators who warned top officials of the Obama Administration that a deal would pose a threat to U.S. national security
