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Optus received revised proposals to buy assets
News Cable & Wireless Optus Ltd said it received revised proposals, though no formal offers, to buy the assets of Australia's No 2 mobile phone company.
European regulators delay Oracle decision
News European antitrust regulators stop the clock on deciding whether to block Oracle's hostile takeover bid for PeopleSoft. Observers speculate Oracle is stalling, to avoid an unfavorable EU decision that could influence its U.S. case.
Tags: Business applications, Legal
Australia orders inquiry on competition rules in telco industry
News The Australian government has announced an inquiry into competition rules in the nation's A$30 billion (US$17 billion) telecommunications industry, as part of a plan to sell its remaining stake in Telstra Corp.
Antitrust scrutiny in Yahoo-Google deal intensifies
News While Google and Wall Street are betting controversial Yahoo-Google ad deal gets a green light from antitrust regulators, the level of scrutiny is rising.
Tags: Internet advertising, Marketing communications, Search, Antitrust, Google Inc., State, Yahoo! Inc., Internet Search Advertising, U.S. Department Of Justice, Antitrust Regulator
Intel contests EU on US$1.45B fine
News European regulators' decision in May to levy a billion-dollar penalty did not meet the necessary "standard of proof", chipmaker says.
Tags: Processors, Antitrust, Apple Inc., Intel Corp., Advanced Micro Devices Inc., CPU, European Union, Chip Company, Europe, Antitrust
SingTel offer will be above Optus share price
News Singapore Telecommunications Ltd will offer to buy shares in Cable & Wireless Optus Ltd, Australia's No. 2 phone company, at a price above present trading levels, said the Australian newspaper, without citing sources.
Lee Hsien Yang negotiating with Optus CEO
News Singapore Telecommunications Ltd. Chief executive Lee Hsien Yang yesterday arrived in Sydney to complete a bid for Cable & Wireless Optus
Vodafone to pitch Optus bid Monday; raps SingTel's offer
News Vodafone Plc will release details of its takeover bid for Cable & Wireless Optus to the nation's antitrust regulator on Monday.
Vodafone to pitch Optus bid Monday; raps SingTel's offer
News Vodafone Plc will release details of its takeover bid for Cable & Wireless Optus to the nation's antitrust regulator on Monday.
Vodafone to file Optus bid proposal this week
News Vodafone Group Plc will file as early as tomorrow a proposal to buy Cable & Wireless Optus Ltd, Australia's No. 2 phone company, the antitrust regulator said.
Oracle argues takeover case in Europe
News Oracle wraps up its two-day hearing before the European Commission, where it argued against European antitrust regulators' objections to its hostile US$9.4 billion bid for PeopleSoft.
Tags: Business applications
Telecom NZ buys 12% of Sky
News Telecom Corp, New Zealand's largest phone company, said it bought 12.1 percent of Sky Network Television Ltd for NZ$192.6 million (US$82.5 million).
Telecom NZ buys 12% of Sky
News Telecom Corp, New Zealand's largest phone company, said it bought 12.1 percent of Sky Network Television Ltd for NZ$192.6 million (US$82.5 million).
Hutchison Australia may pay US$540m for customers
News Hutchison Telecommunications (Australia) Ltd may have to raise about A$1 billion (US$540 million) to buy customers from Vodafone Group Plc under the London-based company's proposed bid for C&W Optus Ltd.
Hutchison Australia may pay US$540m for customers
News Hutchison Telecommunications (Australia) Ltd may have to raise about A$1 billion (US$540 million) to buy customers from Vodafone Group Plc under the London-based company's proposed bid for C&W Optus Ltd.
