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REUTERS SUMMIT-Corporate bond liquidity timebomb ticking

* Insurers, pension funds snap up heavy issuance * Verizon's $49 billion issue among high-profile deals * Most hold for the income, secondary market untested * Buyers may be scarce if default rate rises * Solvency II hampering switch to equities By Simon Jessop and J

Sprint finishes last in Consumer Reports cell service survey

Nov 21 (Reuters) - Sprint Corp has been ranked last among U.S. mobile telecom operators in a customer satisfaction survey by the influential Consumer Reports organization, scoring dismal marks for measures ranging from voice to 4G reliability. No-frills carrier Consumer Cellular received th

Ericsson says Vodafone's investment boost will make Europe 'fun'

By Paul Sandle BARCELONA, Nov 20 (Reuters) - Network gear maker Ericsson said Vodafone's plan to ramp up spending on its network could prompt other network operators to follow, making Europe fertile ground for the Swedish company and its rivals. "It would be fantastic if we could get

Vodafone open to higher network spending after two-year boost

By Kate Holton BARCELONA, Nov 20 (Reuters) - Vodafone is open to keeping network spending above its traditional levels once its two-year booster programme has ended if it needs to respond to customer demand and competitor moves, its chief executive said. Vodafone, the world's No. 2 mo

London close: Ex-div stocks weigh as investors await Fed minutes

- MPC warns of 'uncertainties' to recovery - FOMC in focus ahead of minutes - Ex-div stocks finish firmly lower techMARK 2,626.20 -0.68% FTSE 100 6,681.08 -0.25% FTSE 250 15,178.75 -0.57% UK markets finished firmly lower on Wednesday after a choppy session as investors adopted a cautious approach

GM -Cable group Liberty Global not sure mobile 'a must-have'

* To offer quad-play in all markets in coming years - CFO * Says mobile strategy is defensive, not frontal assault on telcos * Few opportunities for more acquisitions in Europe - CFO By Leila Abboud BARCELONA, Nov 20 (Reuters) - Liberty Global, Europe's biggest cable group

FTSE 100 movers: Ex-divi stocks weigh, Aberdeen lifted by Merrill Lynch

Ex-div stocks were weighing on the FTSE 100 with Vodafone, Tate & Lyle, Next, Carnival and Sainsbury among the stocks trading without the right to their latest payouts. Drinks group Diageo was also under the weather after Chief Executive Ivan Menezes was reported as saying that the "uncertain" mac

London midday: Markets in the red with BoE, Fed in focus

- BoE voted unanimously on policy at last meeting - MPC attempts to play down rate-hike fears - Taper in focus ahead of FOMC minutes techMARK 2,627.20 -0.64% FTSE 100 6,670.70 -0.41% FTSE 250 15,181.39 -0.55% UK markets were trading in the red on Wednesday after the Bank of England expressed conce

Verizon CFO sees no improvement in 2014 enterprise sector

BARCELONA, Nov 20 (Reuters) - Verizon Communications <VZ.N does not expect to see any improvement in the enterprise sector next year because companies are held back by uncertainty over changes to tax laws. "The good news is that the macro enviro is not getting worse, but not getting bett

Verizon Communications CFO says open to selling some spectrum

LONDON, Nov 20 (Reuters) - Verizon Communications is open to selling its 'A' block of spectrum if someone makes an offer at the right price, Chief Finance Officer Fran Shammo said on Wednesday. Asked at a Morgan Stanley conference in Barcelona whether Verizon was still open to selling some

UK BROKER RATING CHANGES: Barclays Initiates Housebuilders

UPDATE 1-T-Mobile US eyes airwaves buy from Verizon Wireless -source

By Sinead Carew NEW YORK, Nov 19 (Reuters) - T-Mobile US is looking to buy wireless airwaves from larger rival Verizon Wireless to bolster its mobile network capacity for data services, a source familiar with the matter said on Tuesday. While T-Mobile has approached Verizon about buyi

T-Mobile US eyes airwaves purchase from Verizon Wireless -source

By Sinead Carew NEW YORK, Nov 19 (Reuters) - T-Mobile US is looking to buy wireless airwaves from larger rival Verizon Wireless to bolster its mobile network capacity for data services, a source familiar with the matter said on Tuesday. While T-Mobile has approached Verizon about buyi

UPDATE 2-Newcomers miss out in Czech 4G mobile licence auction

* Existing operators win frequencies for 4G-LTE networks * Two newcomers lose out despite auction conditions * CTU regulator had wanted to boost competition in market By Robert Muller and Jason Hovet PRAGUE, Nov 19 (Reuters) - The three existing Czech mobile operators, Tel

Three Czech operators win 4G auction, newcomers miss out

PRAGUE, Nov 19 (Reuters) - Telefonica Czech Republic , T-Mobile and Vodafone won an auction of radio spectrum for 4G high-speed mobile data networks, the telecoms regulator said on Tuesday. The regulator, CTU, said two newcomers that had taken part in the sale, which raised 8.5 billion crow