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News Breaks | | | | January 14, 2013 | | 08:43 EDT |  | FTE, TI, VOD, DTEGY, TEF | EU plans reforms to support joint telecom market, FT says
A vice-president of Europe’s telecommunications commission told the Financial Times the regulator is working on a range of measures that should make cross-border co-operation and consolidation more attractive, including rules for access to other utilities’ infrastructure on reasonable terms and sharing of assets such as masts or spectrum. Reference Link | |
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| June 19, 2013 | | 07:13 EDT | | VOD | Telecom industry looks to grow through acquisition, Bloomberg reports
Global telecommunications companies are chasing after deals from Kansas to Munich in a quest for revenue growth that could lead to the biggest year for mergers in the industry since at least 2006, reports Bloomberg. Over $80B in telecommunications and cable transactions have already been announced or completed this year Reference Link | | | 05:49 EDT | | VOD | Vodafone raises bid for Kabel to $10.04B, CNBC reports
 Subscribe for More Information | | | June 18, 2013 | | 15:04 EDT |  | VOD | Vodafone raises offer for Kabel Deutschland to enter talks, Bloomberg says
| | | 07:28 EDT | | VOD | Vodafone cuts data rates by 80% in parts of India, Economic Times reports
Subscribe for More Information | | | 07:12 EDT | | VOD | Liberty Global enters talks with Kabel Deutschland, WSJ reports
German cable operator Kabel Deutschland confirmed it received a proposal to be acquired by Liberty Global (LBTYA), potentially creating a bidding war with Vodafone (VOD), reports the Wall Street Journal.Reference Link | | | 06:01 EDT | | VOD | On the Fly: Periodicals Wrap-Up
Subscribe for More Information | | | June 17, 2013 | | 14:43 EDT | | VOD | Liberty Global competing with Vodafone for Kabel Deutschland, FT says
Liberty Global (LBTYA) is bidding against Vodafone (VOD) for Kabel Deutschland and has tabled a potential offer that values the cable operator at about EUR7.5B, according to Financial Times, citing people familiar with the talks. Reference Link | | | 10:45 EDT | | FTE | Vivendi pushing France Telecom to join Maroc bidding, WSJ says
Subscribe for More Information | | | 09:55 EDT | | VOD | Verizon considering move into Canada, Globe and Mail says
Subscribe for More Information | | | 07:13 EDT | | TEF | Telefonica denies it received $93B offer from AT&T, Reuters reports
Subscribe for More Information | | | | 06:14 EDT | | TEF | On the Fly: Periodicals Wrap-Up
Subscribe for More Information | | | 06:11 EDT | | FTE | French president backs embattled France Telecom CEO, Bloomberg reports
France Telecom CEO Stephane Richard will likely keep his job after French President Hollande said the state, the company’s biggest shareholder with a 27% stake, will back him for now, reports Bloomberg. The company’s board meets to today to determine Richard’s fate after he was last week charged with fraud linked to his time at the French finance ministry five years ago. Reference Link | | | June 14, 2013 | | 12:00 EDT | | VOD | Vodafone may raise bid for Kabel Deutschland, Reuters reports
British mobile carrier Vodafone (VOD) is thinking of increasing its bid for Germany's Kabel Deutschland, according to Reuters, which cit6ed an unnamed source. Vodafone may increase its bid as soon as next week, the news service quoted the source as saying. Kabel, Germany's largest cable operator, rejected Vodafone's first bid, the news service indicated. Reference Link | | | 09:55 EDT | | DTEGY | T-Mobile confirmed by Softbank as 'Plan B' if Sprint bid fails, Bloomberg says
Subscribe for More Information | | | 08:58 EDT |  | VOD | BofA/Merrill's media and telecom analysts hold a conference call
Subscribe for More Information | | | 07:15 EDT | | DTEGY, VOD | NSA data not collected directly from Verizon Wireless, T-Mobile, WSJ says
Because of their foreign ownership ties, Verizon Wireless (VZ, VOD) and T-Mobile USA (TMUS, DTEGY) do not have data on their calls collected directly by the National Security Agency, according to The Wall Street Journal, citing people familiar with the matter. The Journal's sources said the other two nationwide carriers, AT&T (T) and Sprint (S), have long cooperated with the government and officials believe they can still capture information on 99% of U.S. phone traffic because nearly all calls eventually travel over the networks owned by other cooperating companies. Reference Link | | | June 13, 2013 | | 07:33 EDT | | VOD | A Vodafone bid for Kabel Deutscland might run into Liberty Global, Reuters says
Subscribe for More Information | | | 05:40 EDT | | FTE | France Telecom CEO placed under formal investigation, WSJ reports
Subscribe for More Information | | | June 12, 2013 | | 16:20 EDT |  | VOD | On The Fly: Closing Wrap
Stocks on Wall Street were lower despite opening sharply higher as the market looked to avoid its first three day losing streak of the year. Downside momentum quickly took hold however, and the averages moved steadily lower through the session, moving to their lows in the final hour of trading but finishing just off those levels. ECONOMIC EVENTS: In the U.S., the MBA's purchase applications composite index rose 5.0% for the week. The U.S. posted a $139B May budget deficit against expectations for a $130B deficit, and compared to a $124.6B deficit a year ago. In Europe, factory production in the 17-nation euro area rose 0.4% in April from March, compared to expectations for it to remain unchanged. COMPANY NEWS: Cooper Tire (CTB) agreed to be acquired by India's Apollo Tyres for $35.00 per share in cash, or $2.5B. Cooper shares surged $10.10, or 41.12%, to $34.66 to trade near $34.50 following the deal announcement, while peer Goodyear Tire (GT) advanced about 33c, or 2.26%, to $14.93... Live Nation (LYV) shares gained $2.33, or 16.84%, to $16.17 after the company announced it prevailed in an arbitration ruling related to a ticketing license software agreement... MAJOR MOVERS: Among the notable gainers was Ulta Salon (ULTA), up $12.51, or 14.87%, to $96.64 following its quarterly earnings report. Also higher was Health Management (HMA), up $1.58, or 11.34%, to $15.51 after Glenview Capital said in a filing it is seeking to repeal a provision that prevents entities from holding more than 15% of the company's stock and saying it would look to nominate candidates to the company's board. Among noteworthy losers was Biogen (BIIB), down $16.48, or 7.39%, to $206.55 after the stock was downgraded to Neutral from Buy at Citigroup, which cited concerns that EU medical regulators are unlikely to approve the company's multiple sclerosis treatment. Also lower were U.S.-listed shares of Vodafone (VOD), down 71c, or 2.47%, to $28.12 after the company confirmed it approached Kabel Deutschland about a possible deal. INDICES: The Dow was down 126.79, or 0.84%, to 14,995.23; the S&P 500 was down 13.61, or 0.84%, to 1,612.52; the Nasdaq was down 36.52, or 1.06%, to 3,400.43. | | | 12:27 EDT | | VOD | On The Fly: Midday Wrap
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