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Articles tagged with: Citigroup
Brazil Oi Says Brasil Telecom Takeover Talks Intensified
SAO PAULO -(Dow Jones)- Controlling shareholders of Brazilian phone company Tele Norte Leste Participacoes, or Oi, said Thursday that talks over the takeover of rival Brasil Telecom Participacoes have "intensified in the last few hours", but no deal has been signed more
Related Tags: telefonica, compete, brasil-telecom, oi, pension, Brazil
Bangladesh's Grameenphone Plans Stockmarket Floatation
Bangladesh's largest mobile operator, Grameenphone has plans for a stock market floatation in the third quarter of this year, according to local reports citing a document submitted to the telecoms regulator last month. more
Related Tags: telenor, grameenphone, dhaka, Bangladesh
RIM, Palm Earnings to be at Cross-purposes
SAN FRANCISCO (Dow Jones) -- Once again, the fortunes of the only two pure-play makers of smart phones are expected to diverge in this week's earnings reports. more
Related Tags: thomson, cisco, lg, palm, blackberry, compete, rim
US Independent Operators - All losing ground - is further consolidation inevitable?
Several of the smaller US operators have reported results in the recent past. We focus on the financial and operational results from US Cellular (the largest of the four) in a separate piece: in this comment, we will deal with the numbers from Suncom Wireless, Cincinnati Bell and Ntelos, the 11th, 14th and 15th largest US operators respectively. more
Related Tags: t-mobile-usa, metropcs, leap-wireless, us-cellular, bell, ntelos, USA
Mobile Phone Retailer, InPhonic Files for Bankruptcy Protection
The internet based mobile phone retailer, InPhonic has filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection and agreed to sell most of its assets to an affiliate of Versa Capital Management, a Philadelphia based private equity firm. more
Related Tags: ptc, microsoft, bankruptcy, goldman-sachs, USA
EARNINGS PREVIEW: European Telcos Seen Posting Mixed Results
TAKING THE PULSE: Europe's largest telecommunications companies are expected to announce a mixed set of earnings this quarter, following a year of in-country consolidation and expansion into new markets. more
Related Tags: deutsche-telekom, t-mobile-usa, o2, telecom-italia, france-telecom, telefonica, bharti, european-union, china-netcom, bt, arun-sarin, essar, vodafone-essar, netcom
WPP Confirms Wins AT&T Advertising Contract Worth $2-$3.4 Billion Annually
LONDON -(Dow Jones)- WPP Group's Mediaedge:cia unit has won all media planning and duties for AT&T after the U.S. telecoms operator consolidated its media buying work, a spokeswoman for Mediaedge:cia said Friday. more
Related Tags: london, bell, USA
Motorola Bets on Razr2 After Yearlong Slump
CHICAGO (AP)--Giving it a sleek design and an even sleeker advertising campaign, Motorola is banking on its new Razr2 cell phone to pump up anemic sales and provide a rosier future after a yearlong slump punctuated by back-to-back losses. more
Related Tags: thomson, social-networking, facebook, wimax,, samsung-electronics, harris
Motorola Considers Adding Touchscreen to its Phones
A top Motorola executive said Wednesday the company could release wireless phones in the U.S. that use touch-screen controls similar to the Apple's iPhone. more
Related Tags: steve-jobs, touch-screen, chief-financial-officer
Brazil's Claro To Take Over Amazonia Celular From Vivo - Report
SAO PAULO -(Dow Jones)- Brazil's No. 3 cellphone operator Claro may take over Amazonia Celular, despite its purchase by rival Vivo Participacoes in an auction, according to a report in local business daily Gazeta Mercantil Wednesday. more
Related Tags: amazon, portugal-telecom, pension, vivo, claro, vivo-participacoes