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Oi SA will fight aggressively to win customers, CEO says
In an interview with Reuters yesterday Valim, who now heads the company formed through the restructuring of Telemar Participacoes' former operating divisions Brasil Telecom, Tele Norte Leste Participacoes, Coari Participacoes and Telemar Norte Leste, confirmed his company is on course to meet its medium-term outlook, despite a weakening in the ... (more)
Investors turn to Hellenic Telecom for Greek exit play
Hellenic Telecommunications Organization , a perfectly healthy Greek company, has become the weapon of choice for investors betting that Greece will leave the euro by year's end.
ETNO calls for public funds to help build telecoms networks
Lobbying group ETNO, whose members include Deutsche Telekom and Telecom Italia , on Wednesday urged EU governments to team up with telecoms operators to fund the roll-out of high-speed networks as the sector grapples with falling revenues.
Euronews: Investors Fight Over Technicolor
Technicolor SA , Huawei Technologies Co. Ltd. and Samsung Corp. are in pole position for today's zip through the EMEA telecom headlines.
UPDATE 1-Italy fund to inject up to 500 mln euro in fibre rollout
A state-backed Italian fund said on Monday it would invest up to 500 million euros to help fund a project that will bring fibre optic into Italy's main cities, as the country seeks to fill a gap in high-speed internet access.
Telecom Italia SpA Stock Hits New 52-Week Low
NEW YORK -- Telecom Italia SpA hit a new 52-week low Friday as it is currently trading at $8.71, below its previous 52-week low of $8.82 with 588,107 shares traded as of 2:40 p.m. ET.
Analysis: Hard-up telcos get stingy with mobile give-aways
Save up now for that new iPhone: the era of free or cut-price phones when signing a new mobile phone contract may be soon be over in Europe.
UPDATE 2-D.Telekom warns regulation stifling investment
Deutsche Telekom on Thursday joined a growing chorus of complaints about telecom industry regulation which executives say is stifling urgent investment in operators' fixed and mobile networks.
Emitel Poland, Telecom Italia Choose Signiant's Software Solutions...
Signiant recently announced that the company's software solutions are gaining a worldwide momentum amidst telecommunications providers.
TIM Brasil to market FTTx service under 'Live' banner
Participacoes , part of the Telecom Italia group, has revealed that it will market fibre-to-the-curb/fibre-to-the-building services under the brand name 'Live', and aims to sign up one million subscribers within five years.
Brazil's TIM says audit clears air after fraud at parent company
Brazilian mobile-phone company TIM Participacoes SA Tuesday said a limited audit of the firm's books hasn't turned up any irregularities, after the firm came under the spotlight following a fraud scandal at parent company Telecom Italia SpA.
Telecom Italia Upgraded to "Neutral" at Goldman Sachs
A number of other firms have also recently commented on TI. Analysts at JPMorgan Chase upgraded shares of Telecom Italia from a "neutral" rating to an "overweight" rating in a research note to investors on Wednesday, March 28th.
Signiant Builds Momentum in Global Telecom Service Provider Market...
Telecom Italia and Emitel Poland are two of the most recent telecom operators to adopt Signiant products for secure, accelerated file movement in support of their video-on-demand offerings, as well as the growth of their content aggregation and distribution services.
Telecom Italia div has hit floor-chairman
Telecom Italia Executive Chairman Franco Bernabe told shareholders on Tuesday that Italy's biggest telecoms group would not further reduce its dividend and and may increase it from 2014.
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Telefonica Profit Falls With Europe Dwarfed by Latin America
Telefonica SA reported first-quarter profit that missed analyst estimates after losing customers in its home market to discounters, with Latin American earnings surpassing Europe for the first time.
Market Chatter - Corporate finance press digest
* Mortgage lender Caisse Centrale du Credit Immobilier de France has mandated HSBC to try to find a buyer for itself, financial daily Les Echos reported on Thursday.
Deutsche Telekom Profit Tops Estimates on European Recovery
Deutsche Telekom AG, Europe's second- largest telephone company, reported earnings that beat analysts' estimates as a decline in European revenue slowed and the T- Mobile USA unit boosted profitability.
UPDATE 1-Telecom Italia to sell TV assets
Italy's biggest telecoms group, Telecom Italia SpA, said on Wednesday it would sell assets held by its television unit to help cut debt at a time when domestic sales are feeling the pinch of recession.
T. Italia to sell media ops, core profit matches consensus
Stocks fell on Wednesday for the fifth day in six as investors kept Europe's recent turmoil in focus, but news that Greece will get its latest bailout payment helped cut losses late in the session.