Price rises and smaller data packages: Regulator voices concerns over Vodafone’s £15bn Three merger September 13, 2024 The planned £15bn merger between Vodafone and Three could lead to price increases for tens of millions of mobile customers, the Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) has warned. The watchdog added that the deal, which was first announced last year, could also see customers get a reduced service such as smaller data packages in their [...]
Vodafone: Buybacks boost UAE’s sovereign wealth fund’s stake September 4, 2024 According to a recent update, the sovereign wealth fund of the United Arab Emirates now owns 15 per cent of Vodafone. While the Emirates Investment Authority (EIA) has not acquired any more shares in the communications giant, Vodafone’s ongoing share buyback has reduced the number of shares outstanding, boosting EIA’s position on the share register. [...]
Vodafone launches next stage of £3.4bn shareholder value return plan August 7, 2024 Vodafone has launched the next stage of its share repurchase programme worth up to €500m (£430m). In March, the firm said it would return €4bn (£3.4bn) to shareholders as part of a broader capital allocation review in an attempt to appease jittery shareholders following asset sales. It kicked off the return in May with an [...]
Vodafone-Three £15bn merger delayed further as CMA extends probe August 2, 2024 Vodafone and Three will have to wait longer before finding out if a £15bn planned merger has the seal of approval from the UK’s competition regulator.
Vodafone posts solid gains as chief Della Valle drives turnaround strategy July 25, 2024 The telco said it is still waiting for the competition regulator to rule on whether its proposal to merge its UK operations with those of Three is allowed.
Vodafone offloads further Vantage Towers stake for £1.1bn July 22, 2024 It comes amid a wider sell off of assets for the telecoms giant, which has just completed sell offs of its Italian and Spanish units.
FTSE 100 companies BT, Vodafone and Astrazeneca to report earnings this week July 21, 2024 Key quarterly earning updates from FTSE 100 companies next week, include Vodafone, BT and Astrazeneca.
Ofcom stomps out inflation-linked price rises for phone and broadband contracts July 19, 2024 Telecoms regulator Ofcom has expressed concern that the old practice left customers dealing with financial uncertainty.
Vodafone vows to boost competition in new network deal with Virgin Media O2 July 3, 2024 Vodafone and Virgin Media O2 have struck a new network agreement as the firms looks to reassure regulators of competition concerns in the telecoms sector.
UK company interest payments skyrocket as rate hikes eat into profits July 1, 2024 UK company interest costs have skyrocketed almost 30 per cent as higher interest rates and rising debt ate into the profits of British businesses.