Amy Thomson
Europe’s startups find U.S. tough to crack in quest for cash
LONDON - After startups from France’s Vente-Privee.com SA to the U.K.’s Hailo Network Ltd. retreated from the United States last year, European entrepreneurs are...
Providence Equity to buy Daily Mail unit
LONDON - Providence Equity Partners agreed to buy Daily Mail & General Trust Plc’s U.S. conference unit for about 106 million pounds ($175 million),...
Verizon sees spectrum shortage pushing industry acquisitions
NEW YORK - Verizon Communications Inc. Chief Operating Officer Lowell McAdam said a shortage of airwaves made AT&T Inc.’s planned buyout of T-Mobile USA...
Verizon profit more than triples as iPhone helps win users
NEW YORK - Verizon Communications Inc., the second-largest U.S. phone company, reported earnings that more than tripled as taxes decreased and the carrier attracted...
Verizon names wireless head Lowell McAdam president, COO
NEW YORK – Verizon Communications Inc., the second-largest U.S. phone company, named wireless-unit head Lowell McAdam president and chief operating officer, putting him in...
Providence Equity might buy wireless giant
Alltel Corp., a Little Rock, Ark.-based wireless service provider with nearly 12 million customers in 35 states, is in talks with three competing buyout...
Verizon seeking $197M from Vonage in lawsuit
A Verizon Communications Inc. lawyer told a federal jury in Virginia last week that Vonage Holdings Corp. infringed five patents covering Internet telephone services...
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