Articles tagged with: Eircom and Kpn
KPN Gets More Wiggle Room After Dutch Govt Sells Stake
LONDON (Dow Jones) -- The Dutch government said Friday it has agreed to sell its remaining 8% stake in Royal KPN for about 1.7 billion euros ($2.17 billion) in a move that will allow the country's largest phone company to determine its own future without the threat of political interference. more
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UPDATE: Telefonica To Buy O2 For $31.5 Billion
LONDON (Dow Jones) -- Spain's Telefonica SA on Monday agreed to buy British mobile phone operator O2 for $31.5 billion, continuing a wave of consolidation in the European telecommunications industry. more
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Telecom Merger Talk Sweeps Europe; Eircom The Latest
LONDON (Dow Jones) -- eircom Group PLC soared as much as 10% Thursday on a report that Swisscom AG has approached the Irish fixed-line telecom with a view to a making a 3 billion-euro bid. more
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