Vodafone studied offer for Verizon
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Vodafone recently considered making a full offer for Verizon Communications (NYSE:VZ) in an attempt to break the impasse over the future of its stake in US mobile phone operator Verizon Wireless.
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(InfoWorld) - Vodafone Group is counting on the MySpace.com social networking site to drive its U.K. customers to use their mobile phones for more than just talking. The two companies have struck a deal the to distribute software for updating a MySpace user profile from a mobile phone, the companies announced on Wednesday. The agreement is the first MySpace, which is owned by News Corp., has reached with a European carrier, a MySpace spokesman said. It calls for Vodafone to ship an application on new mobile phones it sells that will allow MySpace users to e-mail, blog, manage their community of friends and post comments to other users' profiles. The application, which will also be available for download, will be launched before the end of the year for U.K. users, the companies said. Pricing for use of the application has not been set, a Vodafone spokesman said. The agreement could help Vodafone nudgeÂ slow overall revenue growth in Europe, by drawing on the MySpace's popularity to boost use of mobile data services. Vodafone saw growth in mobile data services revenue accelerate in the fourth quarter, but the total still lagged far behind revenue from voice services. MySpace counted 90 million unique visitors worldwide in December, the spokesman said. Vodafone has about 16.9 million customers in the U.K. MySpace launched a similar dealÂ in the U.S. in December with Cingular Wireless. Cingular subscribers can download a Java application that lets them manipulate MySpace for $2.99 per month plus standard use charges.
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England-based Vodafone Group Plc yesterday denied a report that it was backing partner company Verizon in a bid to block the possible merger between Sprint and Nextel, which analysts expected to be announced today.
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Blog: A group of Vodafone Group investors have gotten support from a major U.S. proxy advisory firm to pressure the company to spin off its stake in Verizon Wireless.
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Indian conglomerate Essar Group said on Sunday it was considering an offer from Britain's Vodafone Group Plc  to be its local partner in India's fourth biggest mobile operator Hutchison Essar.
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Britain's Vodafone Group PLC has agreed to buy a 67 percent controlling interest in Hutchison Essar Ltd., one of India's leading cell phone companies, for $11.1 billion, Vodafone said in a statement Sunday.
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Vodafone has sharply increased its capacity in the United States after its joint venture in America, Verizon Wireless, struck a $3bn (Â£1.
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Vodafone Group on Monday denied a newspaper report it is considering making a $160 billion bid for its U.S. partner in the wireless phone business, Verizon Communications.
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LONDON/NEW YORK  - British wireless telecommunications company Vodafone Group Plc  said on Monday it is not planning to bid for Verizon Communications Inc. , responding to a report it was considering a $160 billion offer.
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Verizon Communications has gained the backing of partner Vodafone Group to bid for Sprint Corp in a move that could thwart Sprint&#39;s potential $35 billion bid for Nextel Communications, the Wall Street Journal reported on Tuesday.
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Investor's Business Daily - It turns out the rumors were false. Vodafone  , the planet&#39;s largest wireless-network firm, denied that it wanted to buy Verizon Communications   for $160 billion.
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Verizon Communications has gained the  backing of partner Vodafone Group to bid for Sprint Corp. in a  move that could thwart Sprint's potential $35 billion bid for  Nextel Communications, the Wall Street Journal reported on  Tuesday.
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Vodafone Group, Europe's largest mobile phone operator, is testing several network systems from Chinese manufacturers with the intention of purchasing equipment within the next few years.
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Blog: A group of Vodafone investors have gotten support from a major U.S. proxy advisory firm to pressure the company to spin-off its stake in Verizon Wireless.
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Vodafone is interested in more deals in emerging markets, the UK mobile phone group said on Tuesday as it reported a 4 per cent increase in operating profit in 2006-07.
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By Ravi Chandiramani  Vodafone has put its UK PA account - one of the most prestigious commercial lobbying contracts - up for grabs.
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The Wall Street Journal is reporting that Vodafone has given Verizon Wireless the green-light to make a bid to buy Sprint. &quot;Verizon Communications Inc.