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"FT" and "Financial Times" are trademarks of the Financial Times.support@ft.comThu, 15 May 2008 19:16 BSTFri, 16 May 2008 00:16:32 BSTNewspapers15http://news.ft.com/cms/d1f3ce1a-6bbe-11da-bb53-0000779e2340.gifhttp://www.ft.com/companies/telecoms(PICS-1.1 "http://www.classify.org/safesurf/" L gen true for "http://www.ft.com/" r (SS~~000 1))http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/81682f8e-2248-11dd-93a9-000077b07658.htmlhttp://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/81682f8e-2248-11dd-93a9-000077b07658.htmlBT signalled its determination to charge rivals more money for renting its landlines for the supply of phone and broadband services, as it reported annual results in line with expectationsThu, 15 May 2008 18:25 BSThttp://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/e1d8f308-22a7-11dd-93a9-000077b07658.htmlhttp://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/e1d8f308-22a7-11dd-93a9-000077b07658.htmlBT's staff did their best to give Ben Verwaayen a memorable send off as he presented his last set of full-year results at the company's London headquartersThu, 15 May 2008 19:16 BSThttp://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/6aafb746-21c9-11dd-a50a-000077b07658.htmlhttp://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/6aafb746-21c9-11dd-a50a-000077b07658.htmlOrascom, the Egyptian telecoms group, always has an eye on the next opportunity and is thinking about the possibilities in Cuba as the country's leader liberalises the economyThu, 15 May 2008 06:33 BSThttp://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/ed714318-2203-11dd-a50a-000077b07658.htmlhttp://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/ed714318-2203-11dd-a50a-000077b07658.htmlWatchdog to launch probe into complaints from the public about hidden charges, 'unclaimable' cashback offers and misrepresented tariff termsWed, 14 May 2008 23:40 BSThttp://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/8aee7cd8-218b-11dd-a50a-000077b07658.htmlhttp://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/8aee7cd8-218b-11dd-a50a-000077b07658.htmlSpain's Telefónica posted a 22.4 per cent rise in first-quarter net profit to €1.5bn, in line with expectations, and said it hoped it could ride out the country's economic slowdownWed, 14 May 2008 21:36 BSThttp://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/8b3d0daa-219d-11dd-a50a-000077b07658.htmlhttp://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/8b3d0daa-219d-11dd-a50a-000077b07658.htmlSK Telecom of South Korea is in talks with Virgin Mobile USA about the possibility of combining their US mobile phone operationsWed, 14 May 2008 12:46 BSThttp://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/7f0460c2-21ef-11dd-a50a-000077b07658.htmlhttp://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/7f0460c2-21ef-11dd-a50a-000077b07658.htmlDeutsche Telekom agrees a deal with the Greek government to take management control of Hellenic Telecom, the country's leading phone companyWed, 14 May 2008 22:30 BSThttp://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/f3fd5eb2-2107-11dd-a0e6-000077b07658.htmlhttp://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/f3fd5eb2-2107-11dd-a0e6-000077b07658.html Nokia, the world's largest mobile phone company, is having a tough year in Germany. Its decision in January to close its mobile phone factory there drew loud howls of protestTue, 13 May 2008 22:33 BSThttp://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/8e73c692-20ff-11dd-a0e6-000077b07658.htmlhttp://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/8e73c692-20ff-11dd-a0e6-000077b07658.htmlTelecoms group admits need to overhaul communications strategy following bruising experience in Germany Tue, 13 May 2008 20:48 BSThttp://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/2f794520-2110-11dd-a0e6-000077b07658.htmlhttp://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/2f794520-2110-11dd-a0e6-000077b07658.htmlAnalysts say telecoms business could be in the frame if it fails to buy TiscaliTue, 13 May 2008 18:25 BSThttp://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/be378246-20d3-11dd-a0e6-000077b07658.htmlhttp://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/be378246-20d3-11dd-a0e6-000077b07658.html South Korea's infamously tough telecom regulations are set to soften, allowing BlackBerry to go head to head with homegrown giants Samsung and LGTue, 13 May 2008 11:24 BSThttp://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/01baef68-20ba-11dd-a0e6-000077b07658.htmlhttp://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/01baef68-20ba-11dd-a0e6-000077b07658.htmlThe UK telecoms group announced a deal with Entel PCS, one of Chile's leading mobile phone operators, bringing to 43 the number of 'partner networks' that Vodafone has with other operators Tue, 13 May 2008 08:13 BSThttp://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/ce3032b8-2053-11dd-80b4-000077b07658.htmlhttp://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/ce3032b8-2053-11dd-80b4-000077b07658.htmlShares in Research in Motion reached a record high after the Canadian manufacturer of the BlackBerry family of smartphones announced a new 3G flagship device dubbed the "Bold"Mon, 12 May 2008 21:11 BSThttp://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/12629990-2026-11dd-80b4-000077b07658.htmlhttp://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/12629990-2026-11dd-80b4-000077b07658.htmlSprint Nextel, the struggling third largest US mobile network operator, lost more than 1m subscribers in the first quarter and forecast only marginal improvements in the current quarterMon, 12 May 2008 19:30 BSThttp://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/b58fe65a-203e-11dd-80b4-000077b07658.htmlhttp://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/b58fe65a-203e-11dd-80b4-000077b07658.htmlThe prospect of a bidding war for MTN, a fast-growing mobile phone operator in emerging markets, increased after a leading Middle East telecoms group expressed interest in the Johannesburg-listed groupMon, 12 May 2008 17:23 BST