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Vodafone agrees to sell Dutch consumer fixed business to progress with JV

(ShareCast News) - FTSE 100 listed Vodafone announced on Friday that its Dutch company has agreed to sell its consumer fixed business to T-Mobile Netherlands for an undisclosed fee, in order to settle a condition by a European body for a proposed merger in the country. Vodafone Libertel BV is to sel

UPDATE 1-Kenya's Safaricom says EBITDA for H1 up by 30.8 percent

(Updates with further information) By George Obulutsa NAIROBI, Nov 4 (Reuters) - Kenya's Safaricom said on Friday that earnings before interest, tax, depreciation and amortization (EBITDA) for the first half of the year are up 30.8 percent on the same time last year, at 50.8 billion s

UPDATE 2-Demand for fibre helps BT meet forecasts, pension deficit widens

* Q2 adjusted core earnings up 1 pct * Added 76,000 net broadband customers * Says consumer and mobile demand offset weak public sector * Shares down 3 percent (Adds comments by CEO; share price reaction) By Paul Sandle LONDON, Oct 27 (Reuters) - BT, Britain's bigg

UPDATE 2-Vodafone UK fined a record 4.6 mln stg for failing customers

* Company was slow to address problem - Ofcom * More than 10,000 customers affected * Vodafone says determined to put things right (adds details on Vodafone customer complaints) LONDON, Oct 26 (Reuters) - Britain has fined Vodafone a record 4.6 million pounds ($5.60 million)

Ofcom hits Vodafone with £4.6m fine

(ShareCast News) - Vodafone has been fined £4.6m by the regulatory for "failing customers", with a Ofcom accusing the telecoms giant of mis-selling, inaccurate billing and poor handling of complaints. After carrying out two investigations into the FTSE 100 group's operations, Ofcom said it had uncov

Wednesday newspaper round-up: Brexit, Vodafone, Heathrow

(ShareCast News) - Theresa May privately warned that companies would leave the UK if the country voted for Brexit during a secret audience with investment bankers a month before the EU referendum. A recording of her remarks to Goldman Sachs, leaked to the Guardian, reveals she had numerous concerns

TOP NEWS: Vodafone Fined GBP4.6 Million For Consumer-Protection Breach

British regulator fines Vodafone 4.6 mln stg for failing customers

LONDON, Oct 26 (Reuters) - Britain's telecoms regulator Ofcom said it would fine Vodafone a record 4.6 million pounds ($5.60 million) for customer failures, including not crediting accounts when mobile phone users topped up. The regulator said Vodafone also failed to act quickly enough to i

PRESS: Vodafone To Be Hit With Large Fine By Regulator Ofcom - Sky

UPDATE 2-EU to investigate Czech telecoms operators' network-sharing deal

(Adds O2 CR reaction) BRUSSELS, Oct 25 (Reuters) - The European Commission said on Tuesday it is to investigate whether a mobile telecoms network-sharing deal between O2 CZ/CETIN and T-Mobile CZ restricts competition in the Czech Republic. The cooperation between the two companies, wh

UPDATE 1-Indian regulator recommends $456 mln fine on telecoms firms

(Add comment from Airtel, source) By Sankalp Phartiyal MUMBAI, Oct 21 (Reuters) - India's telecoms regulator on Friday recommended the top three network operators be fined a combined 30.5 billion rupees ($455 million), saying they were denying new entrant Reliance Jio sufficient inter

Indian regulator recommends $456 mln fine on telecoms firms

MUMBAI, Oct 21 (Reuters) - India's telecoms regulator on Friday recommended the country's top three network operators be fined a combined 30.5 billion rupees ($456 million) after it found they were denying new entrant Reliance Jio sufficient interconnection points. Jio, part of India's rich

UPDATE 1-Vodafone Portugal sees favourable EU decision on network access

(Updates Oct 19 story with European Commission comment) LISBON, Oct 19 (Reuters) - Vodafone expects the European Commission to force Portuguese authorities to open access to Altice's fibre optic network to rivals, which should boost competition in the telecoms sector, the head of Vodafone's

Vodafone Portugal sees favourable EU decision on network access

LISBON, Oct 19 (Reuters) - Vodafone expects the European Commission to force Portuguese authorities to open access to Altice's fibre optic network to rivals, which should boost competition in the telecoms sector, the head of Vodafone's Portuguese unit said. Altice now owns MEO, the country'

Ericsson could look beyond telecoms sector for new CEO-source

By Olof Swahnberg STOCKHOLM, Oct 19 (Reuters) - Struggling mobile networks giant Ericsson could try to hire a chief executive with no track record in the telecoms industry after looking beyond the obvious candidates, a source familiar with the matter said. Swedish business daily Dagen