63 result(s) for telecoms in Articles
Invitel And MPVI May Form Consortium In Hungary
- 29 Aug 2012 9:00 AM
- tech
State-owned mobile operator MPVI and telecoms provider Invitel plan to form a consortium, Napi Gazdasag writes. MPVI dismissed the report as a rumour, adding that it aims to co-operate on mobile virtual network operations with its partners.
Hungary's PM Orbán Speaks Out Against Racism
- 24 Jul 2012 9:00 AM
- current affairs
Prime Minister Viktor Orbán stressed the principle of zero tolerance of anti-Semitism and anti-Roma phenomena in an interview with German weekly Focus published on Monday. Regarding last week’s arrest of suspected war criminal László Csatáry, Orbán said Hungary follows the European tradition in which crimes against humanity do not expire.
IMF And EU May Oppose New Hungarian State-Run Mobile Phone Operator
- 24 Jul 2012 9:00 AM
- tech
There is a possibility that the question of the fourth mobile operator, state-owned MPVI Mobile, may come up in loan talks with the EU and the IMF, Magyar Nemzet writes, citing an anonymous government source. Economic considerations would serve as a “pretext” for raising the issue, the source said, adding that foreign-owned mobile operators might seek help from the EU in a bid to eliminate ...
Hungarian PM Orban Stands By 98% Severance Pay Tax
- 9 May 2012 9:00 AM
- business
Prime Minister Viktor Orban supports keeping the 98% tax imposed on public-sector severance payments, he announced after a governing caucus meeting. In the new Szell Kalman plan, the government envisaged abolishing this tax. “I surrendered to the argument of the caucus. They said it is too early to withdraw this tax,” Orban told reporters at a joint press briefing with Economy Minister Gyorgy ...
New Tax To Hit Hungarian Telemarketing Firms Hard
- 9 May 2012 9:00 AM
- tech
Telemarketing firms, pollsters and call centre operators have the most to lose from the new telecoms tax, Napi Gazdasag writes. The companies were caught off guard by the government's plans to launch a Ft 2 per minute tax on telephone calls from July and have not factored this into their business plans, Livia Benko, head of the Direct Marketing Association told the business daily.
EU To Take Hungary To Court Over Telecoms Tax
- 22 Mar 2012 8:00 AM
- tech
"The European Commission is expected to refer Hungary to the European Court of Justice on Thursday, as the country has failed to bring its telecoms tax into harmony with EU rules, according to reports. The European Commission in September urged Hungary to scrap the special tax on the telecommunications sector, introduced in 2010, arguing that it violated EU regulations.
Hungary's MTelekom Losses Worse Than Forecast
- 28 Feb 2012 8:00 AM
- tech
"Fourth-quarter losses at Magyar Telekom exceeded expectations, reaching Ft 40 billion, where analysts had forecast Ft 10 billion, the company announced on the stock exchange website. The figure contrasts with the Ft 7.5 billion profit of one year earlier.
Hungarian Ft 15bn Set Aside For EU Presidency
- 27 Dec 2010 9:28 AM
- current affairs
"Hungary will spend Ft 15.5 billion, or about €56 million, on its EU presidency in the first half of 2011, far less than the €130 million that the Czech Republic spent during its term in the first half of 2009, Magyar Hírlap reports.
Digital Broadcasting Postponed In Hungary
- 23 Dec 2010 8:04 AM
- tech
"The government has decided to postpone the full digital switchover of Hungary’s television broadcasts by one year, to 2015, putting it in the same group as Romania and Bulgaria. Antenna Hungária will continue its analogue broadcast for one more year.
Invitel And MPVI May Form Consortium In Hungary
- 29 Aug 2012 9:00 AM
- tech
State-owned mobile operator MPVI and telecoms provider Invitel plan to form a consortium, Napi Gazdasag writes. MPVI dismissed the report as a rumour, adding that it aims to co-operate on mobile virtual network operations with its partners.
Hungary's PM Orbán Speaks Out Against Racism
- 24 Jul 2012 9:00 AM
- current affairs
Prime Minister Viktor Orbán stressed the principle of zero tolerance of anti-Semitism and anti-Roma phenomena in an interview with German weekly Focus published on Monday. Regarding last week’s arrest of suspected war criminal László Csatáry, Orbán said Hungary follows the European tradition in which crimes against humanity do not expire.
IMF And EU May Oppose New Hungarian State-Run Mobile Phone Operator
- 24 Jul 2012 9:00 AM
- tech
There is a possibility that the question of the fourth mobile operator, state-owned MPVI Mobile, may come up in loan talks with the EU and the IMF, Magyar Nemzet writes, citing an anonymous government source. Economic considerations would serve as a “pretext” for raising the issue, the source said, adding that foreign-owned mobile operators might seek help from the EU in a bid to eliminate ...
Hungarian PM Orban Stands By 98% Severance Pay Tax
- 9 May 2012 9:00 AM
- business
Prime Minister Viktor Orban supports keeping the 98% tax imposed on public-sector severance payments, he announced after a governing caucus meeting. In the new Szell Kalman plan, the government envisaged abolishing this tax. “I surrendered to the argument of the caucus. They said it is too early to withdraw this tax,” Orban told reporters at a joint press briefing with Economy Minister Gyorgy ...
New Tax To Hit Hungarian Telemarketing Firms Hard
- 9 May 2012 9:00 AM
- tech
Telemarketing firms, pollsters and call centre operators have the most to lose from the new telecoms tax, Napi Gazdasag writes. The companies were caught off guard by the government's plans to launch a Ft 2 per minute tax on telephone calls from July and have not factored this into their business plans, Livia Benko, head of the Direct Marketing Association told the business daily.
EU To Take Hungary To Court Over Telecoms Tax
- 22 Mar 2012 8:00 AM
- tech
"The European Commission is expected to refer Hungary to the European Court of Justice on Thursday, as the country has failed to bring its telecoms tax into harmony with EU rules, according to reports. The European Commission in September urged Hungary to scrap the special tax on the telecommunications sector, introduced in 2010, arguing that it violated EU regulations.
Hungary's MTelekom Losses Worse Than Forecast
- 28 Feb 2012 8:00 AM
- tech
"Fourth-quarter losses at Magyar Telekom exceeded expectations, reaching Ft 40 billion, where analysts had forecast Ft 10 billion, the company announced on the stock exchange website. The figure contrasts with the Ft 7.5 billion profit of one year earlier.
Hungarian Ft 15bn Set Aside For EU Presidency
- 27 Dec 2010 9:28 AM
- current affairs
"Hungary will spend Ft 15.5 billion, or about €56 million, on its EU presidency in the first half of 2011, far less than the €130 million that the Czech Republic spent during its term in the first half of 2009, Magyar Hírlap reports.
Digital Broadcasting Postponed In Hungary
- 23 Dec 2010 8:04 AM
- tech
"The government has decided to postpone the full digital switchover of Hungary’s television broadcasts by one year, to 2015, putting it in the same group as Romania and Bulgaria. Antenna Hungária will continue its analogue broadcast for one more year.