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Virgin Mobile is planning to launch MVNO services in Argentina this year, according to local sources. The British company, owned by Sir Richard Branson, is awaiting authorisation from the country’s communications ministry, Secretaria de Comunicaciones (SeCom), to begin providing services. The company is also looking to sign an MVNO agreement which would allow it to operate over the infrastructure of Argentina’s three operators, Movistar, Personal and Claro.
Vimpelcom has had its proposed merger of seven of its Russian regional subsidiaries approved following a shareholder meeting on January 31 2012. The plans had previously been approved by regulator, the Federal Antimonopoly Service (FAS) in November but needed approval from the company’s boardroom before they could go ahead. The companies to be merged are listed as Altaigrif, Agentstvo Delovoy Svyazi, Informtechnology , Belgorodskiye Tsifroviye Magistrali, SeverransCom, PolarCom and Eltel.
Local sources report that América Móvil’s Brazilian arm, Embratel Participacoes, will...