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Vodafone CFO to exit once Verizon deal completes next year

Vodafone's Chief Financial Officer is set to depart the FTSE 100 telecoms company once the sale of Verizon Wireless has completed. Andy Halford, who has commanded the company's finances for almost nine years, will exit in March, when Verizon Communication will take full ownership of the business.

UPDATE 1-Vodafone CFO Halford to leave next year

LONDON, Oct 3 (Reuters) - Britain's Vodafone said on Thursday its chief financial officer Andy Halford will leave the group next year after the completion of its $130 billion deal to sell its U.S. wireless business to Verizon Communications Inc . After almost nine years in the role Vodafone

Vodafone CFO Halford to leave next year

LONDON, Oct 3 (Reuters) - Britain's Vodafone said on Thursday its chief financial officer Andy Halford has decided to leave the group next year and will be replaced by regional head Nick Read. After almost nine years in the role Halford will leave the firm at the end of March 2014 after the

UPDATE 2-KPN shareholders clear German unit sale

* KPN foundation abstains from vote * America Movil votes in favour of sale, board members not present * No update on negotiations with America Movil By Robert-Jan Bartunek THE HAGUE, Oct 2 (Reuters) - Shareholders in Dutch telecoms group KPN approved the sale of its Germa

EU mergers and takeovers (Oct 2)

BRUSSELS, Oct 2 (Reuters) - The following are mergers under review by the European Commission and a brief guide to the EU merger process: APPROVALS AND WITHDRAWALS -- U.S. technology products distributor Arrow Electronics Inc to buy Computerlinks AG (approved Oct. 2) -- Norwegia

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Sprint investors need patience, possibly up to two years -SoftBank founder

By Sinead Carew and Nobuhiro Kubo NEW YORK/TOKYO, Sept 30 (Reuters) - SoftBank Corp's bid to revive U.S. wireless operator Sprint Corp could take as long as two years, the Japanese telecoms group's founder said on Monday, dampening investor hopes of a quick turnaround. SoftBank found

UPDATE 2-South Africa's Vodacom looks to boost data with Neotel purchase

* Deal would boost Vodacom in fixed line, fibre optic * Tata holds over two-thirds of Neotel * Neotel has enviable spectrum licences By Helen Nyambura-Mwaura JOHANNESBURG, Sept 30 (Reuters) - South Africa's Vodacom Group said on Monday it was in exclusive talks to buy the

South Africa's Vodacom says in exclusive talks with Neotel shareholders

JOHANNESBURG, Sept 30 (Reuters) - South African mobile operator Vodacom Group said on Monday it had entered exclusive talks with Neotel shareholders to acquire the fixed-line operator. Neotel is majority owned by India's Tata Communications and would be a major boost for Vodacom's ambition

UPDATE 2-Five groups to bid in Czech 4G telecom auction

* Three incumbents, 2 newcomers to take part in Nov auction * Czech Telefonica will bid, but challenges conditions PRAGUE, Sept 30 (Reuters) - Five companies signed up to provide next-generation mobile telephony services in the Czech Republic via an auction of radio frequencies in whi

Vodafone consortium to launch 1,400km fibre network in Gulf

* Consortium comprises Vodafone, Zain, du and Zajil. * Kuwait-to-UAE network to be active in early 2014 * Project cost estimated at $35 million * Long-term aim is overland connection to Europe By Matt Smith DUBAI, Sept 30 (Reuters) - Britain's Vodafone and three Gulf

Czech Telefonica complains over 4G auction conditions

PRAGUE, Sept 30 (Reuters) - Telefonica Czech Republic plans to take part in the country's auction of radio spectrum for 4G high-speed broadband networks but has filed a lawsuit challenging some of the conditions, it said on Monday. In a statement, Telefonica CR, a unit of Spain's Telefoni

Vodacom in talks to buy Tata's Neotel for over $500 mln -Bloomberg

JOHANNESBURG, Sept 27 (Reuters) - Vodacom Group is in talks to buy Tata Communications' stake in South African telecoms operator Neotel for more than 5 billion rand ($500 million), Bloomberg reported on Friday, citing a person familiar with the matter. Vodacom is the South African unit of V

Sprint will 'wait and see' on BlackBerry strategy -CFO

NEW YORK, Sept 26 (Reuters) - Sprint Corp is in no rush to follow the strategy of smaller rival T-Mobile US , which plans to cut back on offering BlackBerry smartphones, the chief financial officer of the No. 3 U.S. mobile operator said on Thursday. After presentation at the Goldman Sachs C

T-Mobile CFO makes case for U.S. consolidation, Sprint deal

NEW YORK, Sept 25 (Reuters) - T-Mobile US Inc Chief Financial Officer Braxton Carter said on Wednesday that he expected more consolidation in the U.S. wireless market and made a case for a deal between his company and bigger rival Sprint Corp. Carter declined to say whether T-Mobile US, the