Dialog Telekom Chooses GSMA’s PathFinder Service

September 30th, 2009 LONDON - - PathFinder Number Portability Discovery Service Offers Widest Global Coverage of Portability Data; Neustar Selected to Operate Database The GSMA today announced the launch of PathFinder Number Portability Discovery, a GSMA-managed service that will be operated by Neustar, Inc. Designed as a state-of-the-art solution for global number portability, the new service encompasses 2.2 billion telephone numbers that are impacted by number portability worldwide, a figure which is expected to rise rapidly.

September 1st, 2009 LONDON - - New XConnect SuperQuery Feature Enables Service Provider Access to the GSMA Global Carrier ENUM Community XConnect (www.xconnect.net/), the leader in neutral Voice over IP (VoIP) and Next Generation Network (NGN) interconnection and registry services, today announced it has entered into an agreement with the GSM Association (GSMA) (www.gsmworld.com/) to enable interoperability between XConnect's ENUM Registry Services and the GSMA's PathFinder(TM) number translation service operated by Neustar. (Logo: www.newscom.com/cgi-bin/prnh/20090827/XCONNECTLOGO) An industry first, the agreement allows XConnect customers to query PathFinder for call routing information and also to allow their numbers to be published to the GSMA Carrier ENUM community.

August 11th, 2009 SALZBURG, Austria - - A1 subscribers gain choice of plans - Real now powers MOD in 10 countries in Europe; 14 globally - Real was 'clear choice' for mobilkom austria RealNetworks(R), Inc. (RNWK), the digital entertainment services company, signed its tenth European Music-on-Demand (MOD) deal, powering mobilkom austria's music service and continuing its winning streak across Europe.

July 15th, 2009 FRANKFURT and MUNICH, Germany - The chairman of the board of Fraport AG, Prof. Dr. Wilhelm Bender, and the Governor of the city of St.

June 17th, 2009 LONDON - GSMA Recognised for Leadership in Advancing Industry Standard Universal Charging Solution and Carrier ENUM Offering PathFinder The GSMA, which represents the interests of the worldwide mobile communications industry, received two awards at the third annual Global Telecoms Business Innovation Awards held last evening. The GSMA with Orange took the award for the "Mains Charging Innovation" for the Universal Charging Solution (UCS) initiative, while the GSMA PathFinder Service was the recipient of the Editor's Award honouring innovation by an industry association.

May 18th, 2009 STOCKHOLM - Ventelo Awards Ascade With a Contract for the Interconnect Business Platform Carrier Cockpit(TM) - a Complete Solution for Routing & Trading STOCKHOLM, May 19 /PRNewswire/ -- Ascade, the global market-leader in advanced Routing & Trading, Billing and Quality of Service solutions for the Interconnect market, today announced that, Ventelo Sweden AB (Ventelo), a Stockholm based wholesale carrier, has decided to implement the Carrier Cockpit(TM) Routing & Trading as well as Network Provisioning modules to manage their complete wholesale business. Ventelo has performed a thorough evaluation process resulting in Carrier Cockpit(TM) becoming a central part of its advanced business decision and management environment.

May 12th, 2009 VIENNA, Austria - Significant Slowdown of Fixed Net Access Line Loss Continues With Just 8,000 Lines Lost in 1Q 09 - Mobile Communication Continues Growth Trend of its Subscriber Base With a 13.0% Increase to 17.9 Million Customers - Revenues Decline by 5.0% to EUR 1,197.1 Million Primarily Driven by Lower Fixed Net Revenues as Revenues in Mobile Communication Remain Flat - Fixed Net Revenues Impacted by Lower Wholesale Revenues, Declining Voice Volumes and the Disposal of Subsidiaries - EBITDA Decreases by 6.4% to EUR 454.8 Million due to Weaker Contribution From Mobile Communication While Fixed Net Grows Slightly - EBITDA, Capex and Operating Free Cash Flow Outlook 2009 Fully Reiterated, Revenues Slightly Weaker Than Originally Expected - Dividend per Share Floor of 75 Cent Reiterated for 2009-2012 in EUR million 1Q 09 1Q 08 % change Revenues 1,197.1 1,259.6 -5.0% EBITDA 454.8 485.7 -6.4% Operating income 180.1 202.3 -11.0% Net income 85.3 129.7 -34.2% Earnings per share (in EUR) 0.19 0.29 -34.2% Free cash flow per share (in EUR) 0.30 0.33 -9.5% Capital expenditures 116.0 159.6 -27.3% in EUR million March 31, 09 Dec. 31, 08 % change Net debt 3,877.8 3,993.3 -2.9% Net debt/EBITDA (12 months) excluding restructuring program 2.1x 2.1x All financial figures are based on IFRS; if not stated otherwise, all comparisons are given year-on-year.

May 11th, 2009 PARIS - Leading company in the Telecommunications sector in Asturias, TeleCable, has selected OneAccess, a leader in multi service access routers, to offer new telecommunications services with VoIP technology for business clients in particular. OneAccess will supply TeleCable with its ONE100 router.

April 14th, 2009 LONDON - Russia Investment Roadshow, the leading annual Russian business event in London, will be held at The Queen Elizabeth II Conference Centre on Monday 20 April 2009 (www.russiaroadshow.com/eng/2009/). www.newscom.com/cgi-bin/prnh/20090415/344206 Once again, this event will give Western observers a unique opportunity to hear firsthand about the latest changes across Russia, and will offer Russian organisations a high profile platform to continue to reach out to foreign investors and other partners.

March 31st, 2009 LONDON - Service based on GSMA's Carrier ENUM technology builds momentum The GSMA today announced that Ericsson, the global market leader in next-generation IP communications infrastructure, has achieved certification for its wireless and fixed carrier solutions as part of the GSMA's PathFinder Service initiative. PathFinder, operated by NeuStar, Inc., is a managed service providing an interoperable, industry-wide solution that enables the routing of global IP service interconnect traffic.

June 18th, 2009 Greece to sell Deutsche Telekom more shares in OTEATHENS, Greece — The Greek government said Thursday it will sell a further 5 percent stake in telecom operator OTE to Deutsche Telekom AG for euro674 million ($933 million). An Economy Ministry statement said the government was exercising its option to sell the stake to the German company at the pre-agreed price of euro27.5 ($38) per share, under the terms of last year's deal on sharing OTE ownership and management control.

January 11th, 2009 COLOMBO - India's leading mobile telephone service provider Bharti Airtel Monday launched its operations in Sri Lanka, posing a major competition to the four established players here as it vowed to become a market leader soon. Bharti Airtel, rated one of the best performing companies in the world, has invested $200 million in setting up and expanding its operation in Sri Lanka.

February 14th, 2009 COLOMBO - Indian telecom giant Bharti Airtel, which launched its operations in Sri Lanka last month promising to provide the best and cheapest service, is already facing 'unfair competition' with other players in the local market, a company official says. Johann Munaweera, corporate communications manager of Bharti Airtel Lanka (Pvt) Ltd, told IANS that the company's customers were experiencing 'call congestion' when phoning up people on other networks, forcing them to make several tries before finally getting through.

April 27th, 2009 EU monopoly charges for Polish, Slovak telecomsBRUSSELS — European Union regulators on Monday charged Polish and Slovak telecoms operators with monopoly abuse, saying it suspected that Telekomunikacja Polska and Slovak Telekom both tried to hinder rivals from offering broadband Internet in both countries. The European Commission said it would deal with each case separately and there was no deadline before it took a final decision on whether they broke the law — which could see them fined up to 10 percent of their annual global revenue.

September 8th, 2009 Rivals to form UK's top mobile operatorLONDON — Deutsche Telekom AG and France Telecom SA said Tuesday they intend to combine their British mobile phone units — shaking up the country's intensely competitive market and forming the country's biggest mobile operator. Deutsche Telekom said it has entered exclusive negotiations on combining its struggling British unit T-Mobile UK with France Telecom's Orange UK in a 50-50 joint venture.

August 6th, 2009 Deutsche Telekom's 2Q profit gains 32 pctBERLIN — Germany's Deutsche Telekom AG said Thursday that its second-quarter profit rose 32 percent as it reaped the benefits of acquiring Greek company OTE. The company confirmed its outlook for the rest of the year.

July 2nd, 2009 Diplomats: IAEA chooses Japanese as new headVIENNA — Diplomats say the U.N. nuclear agency's governing board has chosen a veteran Japanese diplomat as its new head.

September 30th, 2009 NY GOP chooses Nixon son-in-law Cox as chairmanALBANY, N.Y. — A Manhattan lawyer who is Richard Nixon's son-in-law is the new leader of the New York Republicans.

June 4th, 2009 Obama: Respect women who choose traditional rolesCAIRO — President Barack Obama says women don't have to make the same choices as men to be equal. He says a woman who chooses to cover her hair for religious reasons or chooses traditional roles is no less equal.

December 30th, 2008 BEIJING - China Wednesday commemorated the 30th anniversary of the announcement of Message to Compatriots in Taiwan that ended its military confrontation with Taipei. In the message, 30 years ago, China proposed to end the military confrontation across the Taiwan Strait through dialog and welcomed exchanges between the two sides.