Articles tagged with: Telefonica and France Telecom

Telecom Argentina Battle Gets Nasty as Top Shareholders Spar

BUENOS AIRES -(Dow Jones)- The battle for control of Telecom Argentina - a saga replete with accusations of wiretapping, lies, greed and political maneuvering - is heating up as a deciding deadline approaches. more

UPDATE: Deutsche Telekom 2Q Net Profit -35%, Confirms Outlook

BONN -(Dow Jones)- Deutsche Telekom said Thursday second quarter net profit fell 35%, mainly on one-off effects, but confirmed its outlook. more

France Telecom 1st Half Net Down 19% On Tax

PARIS -(Dow Jones)- France Telecom, Thursday gave some solace to the European telecom sector as it continued to show steady growth in revenue and underlying earnings, stuck to its 2008 goals, and said it will pay its first ever interim dividend in September. more

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Europe Telecom Giants Call the Shots Again as M&A Picks Up

As the global financial crisis nears its one-year anniversary, Europe's top telecom operators are rediscovering an appetite for deals and preparing to pounce on vulnerable rivals, armed with solid balance sheets and needled by a rising threat from newcomers like Google and Apple. more

UPDATE: France Telecom Shares Sag on TeliaSonera Bid Talk

PARIS -(Dow Jones)- European telecoms analysts were poring over maps of the continent Wednesday after a report in French daily Le Figaro floated the idea of a giant merger between France Telecom and Nordic operator TeliaSonera. more

Eyes turn to Africa and Mid-East for telecoms M&A deals as private equity stalls

Africa and the Middle East are poised for increased M&A activity and consolidation in the telecoms industry following a global decline in deal value and volumes in 2007 - says a report from PricewaterhouseCoopers. The report reveals that the total disclosed deal value globally fell from �‚�332 billion in 2006 to �‚�185 billion in 2007, while deal volumes declined from 1,260 in 2006 to 1,190 in 2007. more

Fitch Changes Telefonica's Outlook to Positive

Fitch Ratings has today changed telefonica's and its subsidiary O2's Outlooks to Positive from Stable following yesterday's fourth quarter and FY07 earnings announcement. telefonica's ratings are affirmed at Long-term Issuer Default (IDR) 'BBB+' and Short-term IDR 'F2'. O2's Long-term IDR is also affirmed at 'BBB+'. telefonica Finance USA's preference shares are affirmed at 'BBB'. more

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

Vodafone To Buy Tele2 Operations In Italy, Spain For GBP537 Million

LONDON -(Dow Jones)- Mobile phone giant Vodafone Group, Saturday beat off rivals to acquire the Italian and Spanish assets of Tele2 for GBP537 million (US$1.1 billion). more

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