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Virgin Media O2 is not going to reintroduce roaming charges in Europe

UK's Virgin Media 02 won't bring back roaming charges

Britain's Virgin Media O2 said today it would not reintroduce roaming charges in Europe, unlike its three major rivals which are bringing back the fees following Brexit.

Business • 10 Jan 22

The Spanish company plans to spin off the unit and keep a 40% stake

Telefonica cuts debt by €200m after selling stake

Spanish telecom operator Telefonica said it would cut its debt by €200 million after selling a controlling stake in its optic fibre network in Colombia to buyout fund KKR

Business • 19 Jul 21

Telefonia's net profit stood at €886m in the first quarter, twice as much as the same quarter a year ago

Telefonica Q1 earnings steady on economic recovery

Spanish telecoms group Telefonica has today posted first-quarter core earnings broadly in line with forecasts thanks to reduced operating expenses and a partial economic recovery from the Covid-19 pandemic.

Business • 13 May 21

Telefonica will hand over more than 30,000 mobile phone masts in Spain, Germany, Brazil, Peru, Chile and Argentina to American Towers

Telefonica sells mobile phone masts to American Towers

Spanish telecom company Telefonica has agreed to sell its mobile phone masts owned by its Telxius division in Europe and Latin America to American Towers for €7.7 billion in cash.

Business • 13 Jan 21

O2 and Virgin Media agreed in May to merge their UK businesses in a $38 billion deal

Virgin Media-O2 merger to get in-depth investigation

Britain today said it had referred the merger between broadband company Virgin Media and Telefonica's UK mobile network O2 to an in-depth competition investigation.

Business • 11 Dec 20

The UK businesses of Liberty Global and Telefonica are set to merge

Telefonica to merge UK unit O2 with Virgin Media

Liberty Global and Telefonica have agreed to merge their British businesses in a $38 billion deal including debt that will step up the challenge to market leader BT in mobile and broadband.

Business • 07 May 20

Telefonica Deutschland, Deutsche Telekom and Vodafone buys German radio frequencies

Germany makes €5 billion in auction of frequencies

Germany raised €5.1 billion in a new auction of radio frequencies for mobile phone network operators, the telecoms regulator said today.

Business • 19 Jun 15

Telefonica in March sold the UK's O2 to Hong Kong group Hutchison Whampoa for €14 billion

Telefonica first quarter profit jumps on O2 sale

Spain's Telefonica today said its net profit more than doubled in the first quarter thanks to a one-off financial boost from the sale of its British unit O2.

Business • 14 May 15

Three acquired O2 Ireland in 2013 and now looks set to take control of its British counterpart

Telefonica, Hutchison finalise sale of O2 Britain

Spain's Telefonica said it had finalised a deal to sell its British mobile business O2 to Three Mobile’s parent company Hutchison Whampoa for £10.25bn, confirming details announced earlier this year.

Business • 24 Mar 15

Telefonica's net profit slumped 35% last year

Telefonica's 2014 net profits slump 35%

Telefonica said today it expected revenue to grow by more than 7% this year as it reported a 19% drop in 2014 operating income.

Business • 25 Feb 15

Both BT and Telefonica confirmed yesterday that they were in early stage talks

BT may offer €6 billion plus shares for O2

BT Group could offer at least €6 billion to Spanish peer Telefonica on top of a 20% stake in its share capital for the O2 mobile network, Spain's El Confidencial reported today.

Business • 25 Nov 14

Telefonica in talks to sell its UK mobile operator O2 to British Telecom

Telefonica in talks to sell O2 to BT

Britain's BT Group is in early stage talks with Spain's Telefonica on a deal to buy UK mobile operator O2.

Business • 24 Nov 14

Despite falling, Telefonica's net profit beats expectations

Telefonica seeing stronger turnaround

Spain's Telefonica today posted falling revenue and profit in the first nine months of the year.

Business • 12 Nov 14

Deal gives Telefonica a stronger position in Europe's largest phone market

EU gives green light for Telefonica's E-Plus deal

Spain's Telefonica won EU competition clearance for its €8.6 billion takeover of KPN's German mobile arm.

Business • 02 Jul 14

The deal for O2 Ireland will make Hutchison Whampoa the second biggest mobile operator in Ireland

EU set to clear Hutchison, O2 Ireland deal

EU competition regulators are poised to clear Hutchison Whampoa's $1 billion bid for O2 Ireland as soon as it signs a deal with a Liberty Global unit.

Business • 16 May 14

Telefonia's Q1 sales dropped 13.5% to €12.232 billion

Telefonica profit hit by currencies, asset sales

Telefonica said its first-quarter net profit fell 23.2% to €692m as it was hit by weaker currencies in Latin America and the sale of its Czech business last year.

Business • 09 May 14

Telefonica meets its target of a debt below €47 billion three months ahead of time

Telefonica's nine month profits down by 9%

Spanish telecom group Telefonica today posted a 9% drop in net profits for the first nine months of the year.

Business • 08 Nov 13

European competition regulators to examine Hutchison Whampoa's €780m bid for O2 Ireland

EU regulators to investigate Hutchison, O2 deal

European competition regulators will investigate whether Hutchison Whampoa's €780m bid for Telefonica's unit in Ireland will reduce competition in the mobile market here.

Business • 07 Nov 13