Telecoms chiefs want US tech giants to help fund EU network costs
CEOs also criticise high EU spectrum prices and auctions and move to scrap surcharges on intra-EU calls
Liberty Global to buy Swiss phone carrier Sunrise Communications
Combination will merge Sunrise’s wireless customer base with UPC’s high-speed broadband network
Eir investors’ €300m payday stokes unpleasant memories
Latest moves will leave Eir with high debt level of 4.1 times its earnings
Banks lead European stocks higher as telecoms weigh
Iseq closes lower after Bank Holiday, with Paddy Power Betfair and Ryanair falling
Ryanair, CPL market gainers on Iseq as Bank of Ireland falls
Germany’s Dax Index rises, with steelmaker Thyssenkrupp helping lead the gains
O’Brien’s Digicel reportedly bidding for Italian assets
Bid would mark departure from Digicel’s focus on emerging markets
Oil price surge prompts optimism for energy companies, pushing markets ahead
Iseq rises as stocks on Wall Street and in Europe lifted by energy companies
Volatile trading session sees European stocks finish day lower
In Dublin the Iseq closes down more than 1 per cent as Ryanair falls 2.6 per cent
Investors fret over potential for global slowdown
Bundestag backing for another Greek deal fails to cheer European markets
Size of windfall payout in doubt as Vodafone eyes new targets
World’s second-largest mobile phone group on acquisition trail
Zurich chairman Ackermann resigns over suicide of CFO
Ackermann says family of Pierre Wauthier believe he shares blame for death
Vodafone sues Telecom Italia
Vodafone claims Italy’s dominant telecoms provider abused its position in the market
Swisscom chief executive found dead
Circumstances surrounding death of Carsten Schloter not believed to be suspicious
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