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Orascom looks for F Telecom resolution (at FT.com)

Wed, 23 Dec 2009 19:15:33 Etc/GMT

Orascom Telecom, the Egyptian mobile operator, has said it is seeking a compromise in its dispute with France Telecom but will fight to protect its role as an operator of Mobinil, Egypt's largest mobile network.

Seven 'Un-Dollar,' High-Dividend Plays (at Seeking Alpha)

Tue, 22 Dec 2009 08:29:36 Etc/GMT

Industry Analyst Guides Investors In The 3G Cell Phone Space In China (Wall Street Transcript)

Mon, 21 Dec 2009 15:50:00 Etc/GMT

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Vodafone to offer iPhone in UK (at bizjournals.com)

Mon, 21 Dec 2009 14:05:17 Etc/GMT

Moving On To New Frontiers (Investor's Business Daily)

Fri, 18 Dec 2009 23:05:45 Etc/GMT

Spain stands out in Europe's recession as it battles an especially nasty housing downturn and soaring unemployment.

Orange Business Services Sets out Its Ambitions in Cloud Computing (Business Wire)

Fri, 18 Dec 2009 14:00:00 Etc/GMT

PARIS----Orange announces complete cloud computing services, from infrastructure to real-time business applications. Leveraging its cloud-ready network, Orange is best placed to provide enterprises with simpler, safer and more flexible cloud services.

Global Anti-Spam Organization MAAWG Liaisons With IETF and BITS/Financial Services Roundtable (PR Newswire)

Thu, 17 Dec 2009 19:42:00 Etc/GMT

Nokia's Music Plan: Too Little, Too Late? (at BusinessWeek)

Thu, 17 Dec 2009 13:09:03 Etc/GMT

Mobile groups press for Brussels to probe merger (at FT.com)

Wed, 16 Dec 2009 22:35:23 Etc/GMT

France Telecom and Deutsche Telekom are pressing for regulators in Brussels rather than London to scrutinise the proposed merger of their UK mobile phone businesses.

The CAPS Screen: 7 All-Star Dividend Stocks (at Motley Fool)

Wed, 16 Dec 2009 19:45:16 Etc/GMT

France Telecom closer to full control of ECMS (at FT.com)

Fri, 11 Dec 2009 18:05:37 Etc/GMT

France Telecom moved closer on Friday to taking full control of ECMS, Egypt's largest mobile operator, after the country's financial services regulator approved a higher offer from the French group.

[$$] Orascom Telecom Opposes Regulator Decision On Mobinil (at The Wall Street Journal Online)

Fri, 11 Dec 2009 14:49:55 Etc/GMT

Orascom Telecom Opposes Mobinil Decision Orascom Telecom said it objects to the Egyptian regulator's approval of the sale of Egyptian Co. for Mobile Services, or Mobinil, to a unit of France Telecom.

Egypt approves sale of Mobinil to France Telecom (AP)

Thu, 10 Dec 2009 22:48:35 Etc/GMT

Egypt's financial regulatory authority has approved the sale of Egypt's Mobinil -- the Arab world's largest mobile phone provider -- to France Telecom, Egypt's official news agency said Thursday.

Orange Mimics Apple's App Shop (Zacks.com)

Thu, 10 Dec 2009 20:34:19 Etc/GMT

Orange customers can buy/download their preferred services without pre-registering and will be charged on their monthly mobile phone bills.

France Telecom cut to underperform at Exane BNP (at MarketWatch)

Thu, 10 Dec 2009 09:30:51 Etc/GMT

Report from Europe: Bernanke and Rating Agencies Spook Stocks (at Seeking Alpha)

Tue, 8 Dec 2009 15:25:14 Etc/GMT

The Belgian Federal Public Service of Foreign Affairs Chooses Orange Business Services for Global Communications Infrastructure (Business Wire)

Tue, 8 Dec 2009 14:00:00 Etc/GMT

PARIS----The Belgian Federal Public Service of Foreign Affairs has selected Orange Business Services for the delivery of a global wide area network and value-added telecommunication services connecting all Belgian embassies, consulates and other formal representations abroad spanning over 100 countries.

France Telecom, telecom sector cut by J.P. Morgan (at MarketWatch)

Tue, 8 Dec 2009 09:00:47 Etc/GMT

J.P. Morgan downgraded both France Telecom [f: fte] and the European telecom sector to neutral from overweight on Tuesday. On the firm, the broker said that prospects for near-term revenue recovery are less obvious than for peers, the pace of cost-cutting is uncertain and one expected positive - resumed dividend per share growth - is unlikely to be announced until the second half of 2010.

Indian 3G Auction Deferred Again (Zacks.com)

Wed, 2 Dec 2009 17:56:42 Etc/GMT

French state risks an electric shock over pay focus (at FT.com)

Mon, 30 Nov 2009 23:20:23 Etc/GMT

In France there is often no greater compliment than to be described as a "servant of the state". Every year scores of bright young graduates fight for places at the elite schools that churn out ranks of clever bureaucrats who work away in the back rooms of government.