Berlusconi drops out as secret ballot to elect president of Italy begins
Premier Mario Draghi seen as frontrunner, although there are obstacles in the way
Premier Mario Draghi seen as frontrunner, although there are obstacles in the way
Market Beat: stock is the most widely held in the State
Telecom executives alleged to have made pact to put UK retailer out of business
Incoming CEO intent on tackling €31bn debt
Outgoing chief executive Vittorio Colao presents disappointing set of results
Shares in Game Account Network rise steeply in Dublin and London
Fourth-quarter service revenues rose 4.3 per cent to €244m
Finance director Nick Read will take over top role in October
Deal will give Vodafone access to 54 million homes
Negotiations are preliminary but likely to involve the two companies’ holdings in the UK, Germany
Company reports a 13% rise in first-half organic adjusted core earnings to €7.4bn
Provider gained 20,000 mobile contracts and has 1.25m 4G smartphones on network
World’s second biggest mobile operator reports 4.3% rise in group core earnings
Mobile network had “serious and sustained” failures, including in updating users’ accounts
First quarter revenues rose by 2.8% to €242m helped by people switching to contracts
Vittorio Colao oversees the phone giant’s operation in 26 markets. ‘Ireland is almost a perfect country’, he notes
Links between BT and Deutsche Telekom will grow in importance over time, says chief
World’s second-largest mobile phone operator reported full-year revenue of £41 billion
Liberty Global’s planned donation to anti-Brexit group signals uneasiness
Telecoms company beefs up offering with Vodafone TV, fibre broadband
Vodafone boss launches bitter attack on BT and Deutsche Telekom
Group says rollout of faster 4G in Europe helped boost earnings in first half of year
Parent reports 0.8% rise in first quarter revenue growth
Vodafone has been linked with purchase or tie-up with Europe’s largest cable operator
But contract subscriptions show growth and enterprise revenues rise over year
BT’s move to buy mobile operator EE expected to put telecoms giant back in pole position
The acquisition of Spanish cable operator Ono is just part of its strategic spree
Mobile operator is rebuilding its core European networks with proceeds from Verizon sale
Sources say telecoms firm has raised its intial bid after Ono rebuffed initial overture
Swedish firm aspires to be establish itself as a partner as network sales fall for two quarters
But bigger hurdles on horizon as Zuckerberg seeks to ease internet access for disconnected
Company increases number of contract customers as new price plans lure subscribers
World’s second-largest mobile operator to spend £7bn
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