France bans phones for children
The French government is planning new laws that will make it illegal to advertise mobile phones in a manner designed to appeal to children aged under 12 years, reports Cellular News.
The new regulations were announced last week, by environment minister Jean-Louis Borloo.
Borloo also plans to seek powers to make it illegal to sell mobile phones designed to be used by children aged six or younger.
Providers bid for Lebanon networks
The Lebanese telecommunication ministry received offers to operate Lebanon's two cellular networks from three leading companies, states The Daily Star, Lebanon.
A source at the ministry told The Daily Star that Francetelecom, Cairo-based Orascom Telecommunications and Kuwait-based Zain had delivered offers to telecoms minister Jebran Bassil and his adviser in sealed envelopes.
Contracts with MTC Touch and Alfa, the current operators of the mobile networks, expired in December 2008.
Nokia discontinues N810 WiMax Edition
Nokia has revealed it is ending production of its N810 WiMax Edition, the only model in its range that supports mobile broadband technology, writes Total Telecom.
The world's number one handset maker issued a statement, saying the N810 Internet tablet had reached the "end of its life cycle", despite only launching in April 2008.
However, Nokia was quick to point out that it is not necessarily abandoning WiMax altogether.
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