APCC in the News
Telcos against plans for stiffer fines Straits Times weekly roundup
A summary of Straits Times coverage for the week, as published on 27 October 2010 Read on ...
What it should have been Straits Times clarification
The clarification of the APCC's position on the revisions to the Telecommunications act as published in the Straits Times on 26 October 2010 Read on ...
Telecoms firms against plans for stiffer fines Straits Times
The Straits Times published on 21 October 2010 the attached article on the responses to the Ministry of Information, Communication & the Arts proposed revisions to the Telecommunications Act. On 26 October it published the following clarification: "IN LAST Thursday's story 'Telecoms firms against plans for stiffer fines', we said all five respondents to a public consultation called by the Ministry of Information, Communications and the Arts are opposed to a revision of the Telecommunications Act providing for stiffer fines. The Asia Pacific Carrier's Coalition, one of the respondents, has clarified that it is not opposed to the raising of the fines. Rather, the consortium of global and regional telcos is opposed to giving regulator Infocomm Development Authority of Singapore (IDA) the sole power to decide on and impose the bigger fines. It has proposed that the IDA should apply to a court to impose such a penalty." Read on ...
Telecoms Coalition Formed To Compete Against Large Carriers Straits Times
Even while it is fending off a legal attack by SingTel, StarHub is gearing up for future fights with the Republic's incumbent telco by joining hands with other telcos in the region. (PDF) Read on ...
Industry majors push for Asian regulatory benchmarks Communications Global
A group of high-profile global companies including AT&T, BT and MCI has launched a new coalition in Asia, aiming to foster a uniform regional approach to national telecoms regulation and improve conditions for competitive carriers. Executives said the Asia Pacific Carriers Coalition would publish a regional regulatory scorecard and work to open doors for foreign companies in China and India. (PDF) Read on ...
Carriers unite for wider market access South China Morning Post
Ten global and regional telephone companies have formed a coalition to press Asian governments for greater access to national telecommunications markets. Read on ...
Telcos unite in fight for fair prices Hong Kong Standard
Several leading telecom operators including Britain's Cable & Wireless, AT&T and StarHub have formed a regional coalition to attack anti-competitive pricing. Read on ...
Telecom Giants Unite to Lobby For Opening of Markets in Asia Wall Street Journal
Several global telecommunications companies, upset about regulatory hurdles they say are impeding competition in fast-growing Asian telecom markets, are forming a new industry group to push for more liberalization of the region's telecom sector, according to people involved in the plan. Read on ...