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Over two million Swedes have joined an online petition to stop a new, controversial law passed in Sweden that lets the government spy on all e-mails, faxes and phone calls.

The nice thing about those Scandinavian telecoms: when their customers complain, the companies listen.

France Telecom SA , Europe's third- largest telephone company, will seek an extra 0.5 percent revenue growth through medium-sized purchases in coming years after failing to buy TeliaSonera AB, Chief Executive ...

"this withdrawal by France Telecom should reassure investors as to the group's prudent financial approach to mergers and acquisitions," said SocGen.

TeliaSonera , because the two firms could not agree on a price, officials announced today.

FT made an initial $41.75 billion approach earlier this month, but TeliaSonera believes it's better off going solo in the challenging new world of converging telecom, IT, and entertainment services.

Taking the offensive in the bitter proxy war, Yahoo Inc. on Monday portrayed Microsoft Corp.

"still single". The Swedish side initially rejected the offer and subsequent negotiations between the companies were apparently fruitless.

The future of TeliaSonera, the Nordic telecommunications provider, was unclear yesterday after France Tlcom withdrew a merger proposal that would have created the world's fourth-largest group in the sector.

Investors called upon Vodafone in droves on Monday, boosted by the promise of rising data-traffic revenues and hopes of reduced regulatory threats.

Paris-based France Telecom is looking to potential acquisitions in Algeria, Vietnam and Ghana following its decision to walk away from a possible takeover of Scandinavian telecoms group TeliaSonera, says ...

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More than two million Swedes are saying No to a new law that gives the government the right to snoop on all emails and phone calls crossing the country's borders.

Customs officials in Gothenburg were at a loss as to how to deal with Jacques Abdelaziz and his two four-legged pack animals when the trio wandered off a ferry boat from Denmark on Sunday afternoon.

ArcelorMittal increased its stake from 14.9 percent to 19.9 percent by paying A$212 million for an extra 5 percent from Talbot Group Holdings, owned by Macarthur founder Ken Talbot.

TeliaSonera's Board of Directors confirms that there have been discussions with France Telecom regarding the terms of the non-binding, indicative offer presented on 5 June, 2008.

PARIS : France T l com said Monday that it would turn its attention to acquiring smaller companies in the Middle East, Africa and Asia after dropping its $42 billion offer for TeliaSonera.

European shares fell Monday in the final trading session of the quarter as oil spiked close to its all time high, with shares of Swedish telecoms operator TeliaSonera down sharply after France Telecom walked ...

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France Telecom said Monday it was abandoning its offer to buy Nordic telecoms operator TeliaSonera, citing a failure to agree on financial conditions.