International Business News - telecom http://www.ibtimes.com All articles are copyrighted by IBTimes.com 400 100 http://www.ibtimes.com/ http://www.ibtimes.com/images/top_logo_ibt2_3.gif Telecommunications service providers opened mixed Thursday as the broader market wavered after a report on the service sector came in much weaker than expected but unemployment held steady. Low-cost wireless carriers Leap Wireless International Inc. and MetroPCS Communications Inc. tumbled after Metro's subscriber numbers disappointed investors. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080703/opening-glance-telecom-services.htm Thu, 03 Jul 2008 10:42:16 EDT Shares of the largest telecommunications companies finished Wednesday lower after record oil prices dragged the broader market down. How some key telecom stocks performed Wednesday: http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080702/closing-glance-telecom-services.htm Wed, 02 Jul 2008 16:32:22 EDT Shares of the largest telecommunications companies traded mostly higher Wednesday morning after a government report showed that factory orders grew as expected in May. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080702/opening-glance-telecom-services-rise.htm Wed, 02 Jul 2008 10:40:55 EDT Shares of most large telecommunications companies opened lower Tuesday along with the broader market, with Sprint Nextel down after finishing the past few trading sessions on a high note. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080701/opening-glance-telecom-services.htm Tue, 01 Jul 2008 10:34:43 EDT Time Warner Telecom, a telecommunications provider to businesses, spent more than $194,519 in the first quarter to lobby the federal government. The company lobbied on telecom legislation and regulations, according to a disclosure form posted online April 22 by the House clerk's office. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080701/time-warner-telecom-spent-194k-lobbying-in-1q.htm Tue, 01 Jul 2008 10:01:05 EDT Shares of telecommunications companies closed higher Monday even as the broader market advanced, with Sprint Nextel up nearly 7 percent, adding to last week's gains. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080630/closing-glance-telecom-services.htm Mon, 30 Jun 2008 16:38:00 EDT Sprint Nextel Corp., the nation's third-largest wireless carrier, has been struggling to turn its business around--but in the second quarter its shares gained the most out of any other telecommunications service provider in the S&P 500. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080630/sprint-is-top-telecom-gainer-in-2q.htm Mon, 30 Jun 2008 12:44:33 EDT Sprint Nextel Corp., the nation's third-largest wireless carrier, has been struggling to turn its business around--but in the second quarter its shares gained the most out of any other telecommunications service provider in the S&P 500. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080630/sprint-is-top-telecom-gainer-in-2q.htm Mon, 30 Jun 2008 12:35:55 EDT Shares of the largest telecommunications carriers opened higher Monday as the broader market fluctuated after oil prices set a new trading record and the price of a gallon of gas in the U.S. hit an all-time high. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080630/opening-glance-telecom-services.htm Mon, 30 Jun 2008 11:55:48 EDT 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. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080630/france-telecom-drops-takeover-bid-for-teliasonera.htm Mon, 30 Jun 2008 12:29:28 EDT Shares of the largest telecommunications companies mostly declined Friday on a day in which AT&T Corp. announced it would move its headquarters from San Antonio to Dallas. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080627/closing-glance-telecom-services-shares-fall.htm Fri, 27 Jun 2008 16:43:44 EDT Shares of the largest telecommunications companies mostly declined Friday morning as the broader market fluctuated after Thursday's plunge, with Sprint Nextel again an exception. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080627/opening-glance-telecom-services.htm Fri, 27 Jun 2008 10:36:57 EDT With Sprint a notable exception, nearly all telecom service providers closed lower Thursday as the broader market sank after oil prices hit a record high and Goldman Sachs downgraded the brokerage sector. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080626/closing-glance-telecom-services.htm Thu, 26 Jun 2008 16:36:30 EDT Most large telecommunications stocks opened lower Thursday as the broader market declined and Goldman Sachs downgraded the brokerage sector, including Citigroup. Sprint Nextel was a notable exception, its shares up nearly 6 percent. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080626/opening-glance-telecom-services.htm Thu, 26 Jun 2008 10:28:47 EDT The government has ordered China's fast-growing phone companies to stop adding new customers in August so they can better focus on ensuring service for the Beijing Olympics, company employees said Thursday. http://www.ibtimes.com/data/articleimgs/79616-china-mobile-phones.jpg http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080626/china-orders-phone-internet-moratorium.htm http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080626/china-orders-phone-internet-moratorium.htm Thu, 26 Jun 2008 09:13:34 EDT Telecommunications stocks gained Wednesday as the broader market edged higher, after the Federal Reserve, as expected, left interest rates unchanged and issued a mixed assessment of the economy. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080625/closing-glance-telecom-services-end-higher.htm Wed, 25 Jun 2008 16:30:51 EDT Telecommunications stocks, led by AT&T, headed higher Wednesday morning as the broader marked advanced ahead of the Federal Reserve's decision on interest rates. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080625/opening-glance-telecom-services.htm Wed, 25 Jun 2008 10:35:29 EDT Shares of the largest telecommunications service providers traded mostly lower Tuesday morning as the broader market fell sharply after reports that high fuel prices are hurting consumer confidence, and UPS issued a profit warning. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080624/opening-glance-telecom-services-fall-with-market.htm Tue, 24 Jun 2008 10:49:10 EDT Shares of the largest telecommunications service providers headed mostly lower Monday as the broader market struggled to a mixed close, amid worries over rising oil prices. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080623/closing-glance-telecom-services-mostly-lower.htm Mon, 23 Jun 2008 16:04:24 EDT Telecommunications stocks traded mixed Monday as the broader market fluctuated, with AT&T and Verizon up slightly and Sprint Nextel trading lower. Wall Street traded mixed following last week's sharp drop. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080623/opening-glance-telecom-services.htm Mon, 23 Jun 2008 10:38:44 EDT