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Vodafone to Spend Verizon Dividend on Business
Vodafone Group said Tuesday it will keep the $3.15 billion dividend payment it will receive from Verizon Wireless and plow it into its flagging operations in Europe, which weighed heavily on the mobile giant’s full-year profit.News Byte
Verizon Wireless Plans $7 Billion Dividend to Parent Companies
Verizon Wireless said on Monday it plans to pay out $7 billion to its two owners — Verizon Communications, which owns 55 percent of the venture, and Vodafone, which owns 45 percent. The move comes amid renewed talk that Verizon Communications might be interested in buying out its joint venture partner.Voices
Verizon Price Gap: $30 Billion
Verizon Communications Inc. is eager to buy Vodafone Group PLC out of their massive mobile-phone joint venture — but it will have to get over a $30 billion hurdle.Voices
Verizon’s Profit Rises 16 Percent as Margins Improve
Verizon reported a profit of $1.95 billion, or 68 cents a share, up from $1.69 billion, or 59 cents a share, a year earlier. Revenue jumped 4.2 percent to $29.42 billion.Voices
Vodafone CEO Leaves Options Open on Verizon
Vittorio Colao, chief executive of Vodafone Group, left the door open to the possibility of a near-term deal that would change the ownership of one of the most closely watched partnerships in the telecom industry: Mobile-phone giant Verizon Wireless.Vodafone Warns Its iPhone 4S Customers Not to Upgrade to iOS 6.1
An issue with the latest Apple software is causing some customers on 3G networks to experience problems making calls, sending texts and accessing the Internet.Verizon Profits Up on Surge in Wireless Subscriptions
A million more new wireless subscriptions than a year ago.Voices
Softbank in Advanced Talks to Acquire Sprint Nextel
Japanese mobile carrier Softbank Corp. is in advanced talks to buy U.S. operator Sprint Nextel Corp. in a deal expected to exceed ¥1 trillion ($12.81 billion) in value, a person with knowledge of the negotiations said Thursday.News Byte


