Vodafone Share News (VOD)

UK MIDDAY BRIEFING: Dixons Carphone Targets Phones4U Clients

TOP NEWS: UK House Prices Rise But Shop Prices Continue To Fall

UPDATE 1-EE launches TV service to boost broadband sales

(Adds details, background) LONDON, Oct 8 (Reuters) - EE, Britain's biggest mobile operator, is to launch a new TV service to help it compete with rivals BT and TalkTalk who have won over customers by offering premium programming as part of a broadband package. EE, jointly owned by Ora

UK MORNING BRIEFING: Mike Ashley Wants Changes At Rangers FC

PRESS: Swisscom Prepping Sale Of Vodafone-Coveted Fastweb - Reuters

Truphone ramps up expansion plans after costly transformation

* Reported 2013 loss of 91.5 mln stg vs 2012 loss of 34.4 mln stg * CEO says heavy investment phase largely completed * Seeking fresh financing to sustain global network growth By Eric Auchard FRANKFURT, Oct 6 (Reuters) - Telecoms company Truphone will forge ahead with rap

Telefonica loses mobile clients in Spain, Orange overtakes Vodafone

MADRID, Oct 3 (Reuters) - Telefonica lost mobile clients in its Spanish home market in July for the 39th straight month, although it snapped up new lucrative optic fibre contracts to maintain its quasi monopoly in that fast-growing business. Telefonica's continuous fall in mobile contracts

Vodafone Qatar agrees to buy state-owned broadband firm

DUBAI, Oct 2 (Reuters) - Vodafone Qatar said it has reached a non-binding agreement to buy state-owned Qatar National Broadband Network (QNBN) and expects to complete the deal by the end of 2014. Vodafone Qatar, the country's No.2 mobile operator by subscribers, will buy 100 percent of QNBN

Vodafone To Expand High-Speed Network Connections In The Americas

EU mergers and takeovers (Sept 30)

BRUSSELS, Sept 30 (Reuters) - The following are mergers under review by the European Commission and a brief guide to the EU merger process: APPROVALS AND WITHDRAWALS -- Areva Energies Renouvelables and Gamesa Energia to set up a joint venture (notified Sept. 4/approved Sept. 30/simpli

UPDATE 1-Tele Columbus to float in Frankfurt by year-end

* Intends to raise at least 300 mln euros * Tele Columbus is Germany's third largest cable operator * Says will use proceeds for comprehensive debt refinancing (Adds financial details, background) FRANKFURT, Sept 30 (Reuters) - German cable operator Tele Columbus said it plann

EU mergers and takeovers (Sept 29)

BRUSSELS, Sept 29 (Reuters) - The following are mergers under review by the European Commission and a brief guide to the EU merger process: APPROVALS AND WITHDRAWALS None NEW LISTINGS -- Mobile operator Vodafone to form joint venture with Ireland's Electricity Supply Board

Magyar Telekom won broadband frequencies for HUF 58.65 bln

BUDAPEST, Sept 29 (Reuters) - Magyar Telekom has won a tender for licences in three Hungarian broadband frequency packages for 58.65 billion forints, the company said in a statement on Monday. It won two packages of 1,800 MHz frequencies and the third package contains 800, 900 and 2,600 MHz

Hungary sells frequencies to MTel, Vodafone, Telenor

BUDAPEST, Sept 29 (Reuters) - Hungary's telecommunications authority NMHH on Monday said it has sold mobile broadband frequencies to Deutsche Telecom unit Magyar Telekom and the Hungarian units of Britain's Vodafone PLC and Norway's Telenor ASA besides a new entrant, Digi Ltd. The companies

BUZZ-View from the buyside: Brewin Dolphin on Vodafone

** Fears over Vodafone's uncovered dividend following sale of Verizon stake could create buying opportunity. ** Shares down 19 pct since completion of sale, with loss of earnings leading to an uncovered dividend. ** Market too focused on loss of earnings says Nik Stanojevic, analyst a