And led shares to rise by 7 percent

Tipped to boost the country's economy

The race for Altice steps up a notch

Companies will continue to operate independently until merger is cleared

The battle for Vodafone is heating up

But falls short of a $500m target

Altice is open to a sale of its Portuguese telco unit

It's Iliad's seventh EIB loan since 2009

Around 500 employees are expected to transfer to Lumine

Missing end of year mark could be costly

Three companies are interested in the assets

Telecom services were lost earlier today

Said the acquisition will provide "greater shareholding stability for the company"

Hasn't formally approached Oi as of yet

More than 100 base stations have been activated in the region

Will support the company's fiber rollout

Values the company at €10.45 billion

Telcos Paltel and Jawwal have restored the sites

Construction of site expected to begin next year

The French company has publicly disapproved of TIM's landline grid sale to KKR

The facility will be used to fund network expansion

Could be announced within days

Becomes the first Australian telco to begin retirement of 3G

Exit has been on the cards for a while