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Jun 18 2013 17:28 BST
Facebook gets thumbs-up as S&P 500 climbs
Facebook advanced during a morning rally for US stocks as investors took to the social network ahead of its event on Thursday. Facebook shares rose 2.4 per cent to $24.59, although the company's shares have still been struggling more than a year after its IPO on concerns about its abilityBy Jason Abbruzzese in New York
Jun 17 2013 21:52 BST
AT&T/Telefónica: a hugely challenging deal
In dealmaking, the distinction between stark raving mad and common-or-garden mad is important. In the former category: reports a few months ago that AT&T and Verizon might team up to bid for Vodafone. Too expensive - Vodafone equity, at a 40 per cent premium, would run to $200bn, and there
Jun 12 2013 18:54 BST
Big data has to show that it's not like Big Brother
Sales of George Orwell's Nineteen Eighty-Four have risen since Edward Snowden revealed how the National Security Agency of the US gains access to telephone records and data from technology companies. So far, if people do not exactly love Big Brother, they are prepared to accept some invasion of their privacyBy John Gapper
Jun 10 2013 23:31 BST
UK Treasury prepares for boost to economy if Vodafone exits US
George Osborne is eyeing a mooted sale of Vodafone's stake in Verizon Wireless for its potential impact on the UK economy, amid predictions the possible deal would deliver a windfall to British investors. Analysts estimate that up to £85bn could be returned to Vodafone shareholders - about 40 per centBy Anousha Sakoui, George Parker and Daniel Thomas
Jun 10 2013 18:59 BST
The NSA is upholding, not subverting, the law
Last week two revelations about US intelligence collection exploded in the press: a court order directing Verizon to turn over call logs from its telephone network was revealed along with details of the Prism program that gives the US intelligence community access to servers through which foreign communications are routed.By Philip Bobbitt
Jun 09 2013 18:56 BST
Sprint and Clearwire votes set to shape sector's fate
US shareholders will vote on two deals this week that could help to decide the future of the US mobile phone industry. Sprint Nextel shareholders are due on Wednesday to vote on a $20.1bn offer from Japan's SoftBank for a 70 per cent stake in the third-largest US mobile operator.By Paul Taylor in New York
Jun 07 2013 23:38 BST
Google and Facebook deflect data critics
The chiefs of Google and Facebook on Friday sought to calm concern about its participation in the US government's Prism surveillance scheme, by saying that reports they were handing over emails and other personal information on a broad scale were "completely false" and "outrageous". The two statements on Friday, notable
Jun 07 2013 20:21 BST
US spying scandal: reality checked
One of the sillier modern ideas is that companies are more powerful and important than nation states. Arguments for this popular view cite high profit margins and gross cash piles - a record $1.8tn in America alone in the first quarter - versus indebted governments, or the global impact of
Jun 07 2013 18:33 BST
Europe's 4G users face premium prices
European operators are pinning hopes on the launch of high-speed 4G mobile services to reverse the long-term decline in revenues. However, analysts question whether they can convince consumers to pay extra in a fiercely competitive regional market. The partial launch of 4G services in Europe has so far yielded mixedBy Daniel Thomas
Jun 07 2013 04:54 BST
US intelligence agency defends data surveillance
The Obama administration has staunchly defended the way it obtains private communications, both in the US and from abroad, amid a wave of revelations exposing the extent of official surveillance. Just a day after it emerged that the administration has been secretly collecting the phone records of its citizens, newBy Anna Fifield and Richard McGregor in Washington, and Chris Nuttall and April Dembosky in San Francisco
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Jun 13 2013 14:15 BST
Verizon Wireless Enhances 4G LTE Coverage in and around Stamford, Connecticut

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