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...The reign of Queen Elizabeth II spans Britain's journey from empire to Brexit, from the wireless to the smartphone. She was seen by many as a figurehead able to hold together her people....
...AT&T and Verizon have agreed to scale back or postpone the launch of 5G wireless service near airport runways after an eleventh-hour outcry from the aviation industry....
...AT&T and Verizon had planned to launch their 5G services on December 5, but delayed the launch a month to allow time for safety reviews....
...[MUSIC PLAYING] At the very last minute yesterday, American telecoms companies AT&T and Verizon agreed to water down their expansion plans for 5G wireless service....
...Her reign spanned Britain’s journey from the wireless to the smartphone, from social deference to egalitarianism, from empire to the EU — and out again....
...Expect Thursday’s earnings call to put the focus on its wireless business after a couple of positive quarters....
...said, as the telecom group shifts its focus to its core network businesses and a rollout of 5G wireless technology....
...And for all the more positive headlines this year, there has been no let-up in allegations of antisocial corporate behaviour: even as Alex Gorsky, Johnson & Johnson’s chief, was writing the Business Roundtable...
...“My friends, I am not a communist,” said Boris Johnson....
...However, the England v France game was cancelled due to Typhoon Hagibis, the most powerful storm to hit the country in decades....
...(FT) UK parliament prorogued British lawmakers blocked Boris Johnson’s second attempt to hold a snap general election to break Britain’s Brexit impasse....
...A syndicated bond sale for a Qualcomm buyout could near the record $49bn Verizon raised in 2013 to fund its acquisition of the part of Verizon Wireless it did not already own....
...The big telcos such as AT&T and Verizon are under pressure to cut costs and so they are squeezing their suppliers....
...US wireless carrier AT&T is forecast to post a rise in second-quarter profits and investors will look for comments on the US justice department’s appeal of the ruling that allowed AT&T to buy Time Warner...
...In 1970 the avant garde author BS Johnson made a fascinating film about Robin Hood Gardens (easily found on YouTube) in which the Smithsons talked about their hopes, as well as their fears, for the estate...
...T-Mobile cleaned up in the recently wrapped-up wireless spectrum “incentive auction”, spending $8bn to help build out its network across the US....
...“We note that Vodafone’s CEO has demonstrated a willingness to be highly patient during multiyear negotiations over the sale of Verizon Wireless, and we believe it is possible that the first effort to establish...
...The group has advised on deals worth just $13.3bn so far this year, a fraction of the $143.6bn of transactions it worked on during 2013, when it advised on Vodafone’s $130bn Verizon Wireless sale, according...
...His risk is arguably larger since Verizon will be doubling its bet on the US wireless market at a premium price....
...(Financial Times) Verizon Wireless will pay a $7bn dividend to its corporate parents, Verizon Communications and Vodafone of the UK....
...competitor to Verizon and AT&T not just in wireless, but in broadband and TV as well....
...Its 45 per cent share of profits at Verizon Wireless (VZW) rose from £4.9bn to £6.4bn, overwhelming a 8.3 per cent decline in cash profits elsewhere....
...However, Verizon shares climbed 0.9 per cent to $42.94 as it targeted cost savings of $2bn at its wireless unit for 2013, and said it might offer share buybacks “if the opportunity presented itself”....
...Dish, chaired by Charlie Ergen, has been seeking regulatory approval for a plan to use its spare spectrum to launch ground-based mobile broadband services to compete with the likes of AT&T and Verizon Wireless...
...Vodafone shares have rallied 10 per cent so far this year amid speculation it may sell a 10 per cent stake in its US joint venture Verizon Wireless back to majority owner Verizon....
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