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Hutchison fails to halt Eircom rescue plan
Hong Kong conglomerate loses a legal battle to block the survival plan, paving the way for senior lenders to take control of the Irish telecoms group

TalkTalk shares up 20% as profits double
Telecoms operator to raise its dividend by a minimum of 15 per cent in each of the next two years after slowing rate of customer departures

Working in Africa: Backing businesses to deliver change
Interview: Dina Medland meets Rod Evison, a regular visitor to the continent who is building a large investment portfolio

T-Mobile USA to cut 900 more jobs
The fourth-largest US mobile network operator has been struggling to stem the loss of valuable monthly contract customers to rivals

Hutchison tries to block Eircom plan
The Hong Kong conglomerate and a fund linked to Brevan Howard are challenging a decision to reject Hutchison?s ?2bn bid for the telecoms operator

US customs review delays HTC phone sales
Delay in US sales of the Taiwanese group?s flagship smartphones dents hopes of a rebound in the second quarter

VimpelCom first-quarter income falls 36%
Shares in New York-listed Russian telecoms group firm after 12% year-on-year subscriber-base increase in Africa and Asia unit offsets weaker domestic market

Free attracts 2.6m users in first 80 days
French mobile upstart says it has captured 4% of its domestic market as alarm spreads among the country?s big incumbent telecoms operators

LightSquared files for bankruptcy protection
The satellite venture of billionaire Philip Falcone was unable to reach agreement with creditors but he plans to attempt to retain control of the group

Telecom Italia chief tackles debt
Bernabč seeks to cut a ?30bn legacy of Olivetti?s hostile takeover, which resulted in the chief executive losing his job in his first spell as chief

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