After the General Election in 2008, successive government abandoned the telecom pool projects and continued liberalization process which had been undergone since 2000.

After this regulation most telecom operators started voluntarily unlocking the devices as soon as it was purchased so one could leave the store with an unlocked phone.

After a decade of impressive growth rates, Chile began to experience a moderate economic downturn in 1999, brought on by unfavorable global economic conditions related to the Asian financial crisis, which began in 1997.

After averaging growth of 5 % annually during 1996-98, in 1999-2002 the economy suffered a major downturn, stemming largely from the spillover effects of the economic problems of its large neighbors, Argentina and Brazil.

After a downturn in 2001 and 2002 due to a decrease in tourism funding, the economy was expected to grow by 3. 9 %, increasing to 4. 3 % in 2007.

After September 11, the financial services industry went through a downturn with a sizable drop in year-end bonuses of $ 6. 5 billion, according to one estimate from a state comptroller's office.

After the 2008 economic downturn, Steinway grand piano sales fell by half and 30 % of the union employees were laid off from the New York factory between August 2008 and November 2009.

After World War II, Lorre's acting career in Hollywood experienced a downturn, whereupon he concentrated on radio and stage work.

After a roughly decade-long lull in development following the major economic downturn of the early 1990s, housing starts in the city skyrocketed in the early 21st century.

After the industrial downturn from the 1960s on, the region lost importance but cooperations by Bergisches Land entrepreneurs and politicians are recently bringing back some regional awareness and economic power.

After the 9 / 11 disaster and subsequent market downturn, Indiana lost 120, 000 jobs, tax revenues dropped, and O ' Bannon had to cut social services and other services in order to spare education.

After these antics the Tory leadership made it clear to their members that the LEL was to be discouraged, leading to a severe downturn in membership.

After World War II, the WP witnessed a downturn in revolutionary sentiment.

After the 2001 crash of the telecommunications industry, the state of Connecticut filed a lawsuit against the company and four key executives, claiming that they had, and hid from company shareholders, advance knowledge of the company's impending downturn.

After starring in Exterminator, Ginty's career took a downturn into B-movies, including:

After World War I, the company went into financial crisis and had to adjust its passenger load in 1921 due to the economic downturn.

After purchasing the London butchers Wall's in 1920, the economic downturn of 1920-21 slowed development, resulting in the London-based Mac Fisheries being incorporated into Lever Brothers Ltd in 1922.

After encountering a difficult market cycle and industry downturn due to over-capacity beginning in the early 1980s, Wayne Corporation finally closed up and went out-of-business in 1992.

After 1800 a downturn over gold mining was set and the part of the population emigrated.

After Abigail's line in the 1980s the company began to take a downturn during the nineties, as other companies such as Calvin Klein, Diesel, Tommy Hilfiger, and Gap began rising in popularity.

After the downturn in his health, in an era when most artists considered still life a subject worthy only of amateurs, he devoted himself almost exclusively to still life painting.

After about a year, during a downturn in the comics industry, Kweskin returned to the Midwest.

After an unspeakable siege, lasting the better part of two months, it was announced that the studio `` owed '' the government a tax debt in excess of eight million dollars while I, who had always remained aloof from such iniquitous practices as paying taxes on the salary I had earned and the little I legally inherited as Morris' helpless relict, was `` stung '' with a personal bill of such astronomical proportions as to `` wipe out '' all but a fraction of my poor, hard-come-by savings.

After suggestions of selling Jaguar Cars, Land Rover or Volvo Cars, Ford appointed UBS AG to sell all or part of Aston Martin by auction and announced the fact in August 2006.

After an eighth reported death involving the safety handrails, MassDOT officials announced plans to cover or remove the allegedly dangerous fixtures, but only near curves or exit ramps.

After publishing its own edition in 1979, the First Presidency announced in 1992 that the KJV was the church's official English Bible, stating " hile other Bible versions may be easier to read than the King James Version, in doctrinal matters latter-day revelation supports the King James Version in preference to other English translations.

After successfully standing for re-election five times, and becoming Chicago's longest serving mayor, Richard M. Daley announced he would step down at the end of his final term in 2011.

After the results were announced on 9 December, there was violent unrest in Kinshasa and Mbuji-Mayi, where official tallies showed that a strong majority had voted for the opposition candidate Etienne Tshisekedi.

After a week's deadlock, Mobutu announced on September 14 that he was assuming power until December 31, 1960, in order to " neutralize " both Kasavubu and Lumumba.

After redistricting, he announced that he would run in the newly redrawn California's 48th congressional district.

After 20 years with Milan, Baresi announced his retirement as a player on 24 June 1997.

After the formation of a new coalition government in 2010, it was announced as part of the coalition agreement that a referendum would be held on 5 May 2011 on switching to the alternative vote system.

After Arnold Schwarzenegger declared his candidacy, Coleman announced that he would vote for Schwarzenegger.

After the assault was publicized, France announced it would stop the atmospheric nuclear tests.

After a heated debate, the President of the Volkskammer, Sabine Bergmann-Pohl, announced the results at 2: 30 am on 23 August:

After the 1960 season, the American League announced plans to put a team in Los Angeles.

After hearing about the coup, King Idris dismissed it as " unimportant " while it was initially reported ( falsely ) that the Crown Prince Hasan as-Senussi had announced his support for the new regime.

After U. S. President Barack Obama announced the deployment of another 30, 000 soldiers in 2010 for a period of two years, Der Spiegel published images of the US soldiers who killed unarmed Afghan civilians.

After GM announced that same day that the sale was to an undisclosed Chinese company, CNN and the New York Times identified the buyer of the Hummer truck unit as China-based Sichuan Tengzhong Heavy Industrial Machinery Company Ltd. Later that day, Sichuan Tengzhong itself announced the deal on their own website.

After the result was announced, elements of the Indonesian military and its militia retaliated by killing approximately 2, 000 East Timorese, displacing two-thirds of the population, raping hundreds of women and girls, and destroying much of the country's infrastructure.

After the Suryadi faction announced a party congress to sack Megawati would be held in Medan on 20 – 22 June, Megawati proclaimed that her supporters would hold demonstrations in protest.

After the coup collapsed the following week, Akayev and Vice President German Kuznetsov announced their resignations from the Communist Party of the Soviet Union ( CPSU ), and the entire politburo and secretariat resigned.

After the season, the team's veteran leader, Preki announced his retirement.

After Alexander the Great died of a fever at age 32, Ptolemy Soter announced himself king in 305 BC, and commissioned its construction shortly thereafter.

After negotiations with several German cities, on 21 July, it was announced that the parade would move to the Ruhr Area for the next five years.

After meeting with management several times, in September 2004, Sixx announced that he and Neil had returned to the studio and had begun recording new material.