Czech Republic: Telecommunication company Ceska telekomunikacni infrastruktura (CETIN) has issued bonds worth up to EUR2bn (Kc54bn) in total and wants to use the money for investments in mobile networks development and faster Internet connection. The euro bond programme in several currencies was arranged by banks BNP Paribas, HSBC and PPF Banka and BNP Paribas, Citigroup, HSBC, ING, SG CIB and PPF Banka acted as the dealers.
France: Cellnex Telecom and Bouygues Telecom have closed the second phase of the agreement announced last July which included the incorporation of 230 towers for mobile telephony transmission equipment into Cellnex France, in a first phase which ended on 16 September 2016.