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FT.com - Telecoms Wed, 3 Dec 2008 21:55:14 +0000 |
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Vodafone to appeal against India tax ruling
The Mumbai High Court dismissed a landmark challenge by Vodafone against a $2bn tax case in a blow to the UK group and a potential setback for other companies looking to make major investments in India
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BlackBerry maker warns on slowing growth
Research in Motion, the Canadian manufacturer of BlackBerry smartphones, became the latest mobile handset maker to warn about slowing growth when it issued a surprise profit warning
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Telecom Italia to sell assets and cut jobs
Telecom Italia is to cut another 4,000 jobs, sell assets worth €3bn, and cut costs by around €2bn over the next three years as it seeks to reduce its huge debt burden
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Nokia releases its answer to Apple's iPhone
Nokia, the world's largest mobile phone maker, has finally responded to the threat posed by touch-screen based smartphones such as Apple's iPhone with a model of its own. But it could be a case of too little too late, says Paul Taylor.
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Tax case calls strategy into question
Vodafone put a brave face on its setback in the Indian High Court relating to a potential $2bn in tax liabilities from its acquisition of Hutchison Essar
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BlackBerry picking
In spite of its profit warning, Research In Motion deserves more than a jaded eye
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Palm plans 20% cuts after sales fall by half
Shares in Palm fell by 36 per cent in early trading on Monday after the US-based maker of PDAs and the Treo smartphone said that its sales in the latest quarter had almost halved
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Clearwire plans push under 'Clear' brand
Plan follows $14.5bn merger of Clearwire's WiMax interests with Sprint Nextel and is part of a strategy to build a nationwide 4G network using WiMax technology.
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Arcandor set to name Eick as new chief
Arcandor, the troubled German retail-and-travel conglomerate, is set to replace its chief executive with Karl-Gerhard Eick, DeutscheTelekom's chief financial officer,...
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New BT finance chief promises swifter changes
Tony Chanmugam, named on Monday as BT's new finance director, has pledged further "cost transformation" at a "greater pace"
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MTN confident over need for communication
MTN is seeking to dispel fears that telecoms companies in emerging markets are no longer attractive investments
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Vodafone loses prime 3G race to Turkcell
Ankara tempts more bidders to raise $1bn after cancelling spectrum auction last year
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Brussels in mobile phone price-cap deal
European Union telecoms ministers have agreed on measures to cap mobile phone roaming charges and boost competition in the region's telecoms markets
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Vodafone chief makes performance vow
Vittorio Colao, chief executive of Vodafone, wants to raise the mobile phone operator's performance, promising that it will become more aggressive and faster during the downturn
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Boss who 'fell in love' with industry
Vittorio Colao belies his Italian roots when he starts reminiscing about how he got into telecommunications – he "fell in love" with the industry after advising a mobile phone operator on its business plan
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