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Vodafone to return £1.5bn to shareholders despite loss

U.K. mobile giant warns conditions in Europe likely to remain tough for rest of 2012. Vodafone Group PLC said Tuesday that it will receive a GBP2.4 billion dividend from its U.S. joint venture Verizon...

China minister condemns US House report on Huawei, ZTE

But Chen Deming shrugs off comments made by Barack Obama during election campaign. China's minister of commerce, Chen Deming, lashed out at a U.S. congressional report critical of two Chinese technology companies, but he...

India cabinet approves one-time spectrum fee for telcos

Final fee will be based on prices at spectrum auction due to take place later this year. India's federal Cabinet Thursday approved a proposal to levy a one-time fee on telecommunication companies holding excess...

Google says Apple patent suit dismissed

Internet giant's handset arm Motorola keen to strike deal with bitter rival. A patent lawsuit brought by Apple Inc. against rival Google Inc.'s Motorola unit in Wisconsin has been dismissed, adding another wrinkle to...

Cruickshank to oversee launch of UK m-payment venture Weve

EE, O2, Vodafone venture aims to employ 150 by end of next year. The U.K.'s three biggest mobile operators said Tuesday that they have appointed entrepreneur Nancy Cruickshank to oversee the launch of their mobile marketing and payment joint...

Vodafone tax case may delay India-Canada investment protection pact

Indian government is reviewing all foreign investment deals in wake of tax dispute with mobile operator. A foreign investment protection deal between India and Canada--which was expected to be signed this week, according to...

Vodafone becomes New Zealand’s number two telco as Telstra exits

Mobile operator completes NZ$840 million acquisition of TelstraClear. Vodafone on Wednesday announced that it has completed the NZ$840 million (€535 million) acquisition of TelstraClear, making it the second largest telecommunications operator in New Zealand....

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