(PARIS)France Telecom said Monday that it has dropped its proposed $42 billion takeover bid for TeliaSonera, a deal that would have created Europe's largest telecommunications company...READ MORE

(NEW YORK)Shares of British mobile phone company Vodafone Group PLC rose Thursday after Verizon Wireless, which is partly owned by Vodafone, agreed to a deal that will make it the largest U....READ MORE

(PARIS)France Telecom said Thursday it had opened talks on a $42 billion takeover bid for TeliaSonera that would create Europe's largest telecommunications company.READ MORE

(TOKYO)Japanese mobile carrier SoftBank Corp. said Wednesday it has a deal with Apple Inc. to start selling the iPhone later this year--the first such agreement in Japan for the hit cell ...READ MORE

(BRUSSELS, Belgium)European Union regulators said Tuesday that they would investigate whether the French government unfairly subsidized France Telecom when it took over some of the financing of compa...READ MORE

(PARIS)French wireless operator Orange said Friday it has signed a deal with Apple Inc. to sell its iPhone in the Middle East, Africa and several European countries.READ MORE

(SAN FRANCISCO)Apple Inc. said Monday its online stores in the U.S. and U.K. are sold out of the iPhone, a sign supplies are being winnowed ahead of the launch of the device's next generatio...READ MORE