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Vodafone defeats Customs in £2bn tax fight

High court rules HMRC was wrong to try and tax Vodafone's Luxembourg subsidiary at UK corporation tax rates

Vodafone buys 70% stake in Ghana Telecom

The mobile operator pays $900m for controlling stake in Ghana Telecom as it continues to target emerging markets

LVMH wins €40m fight with eBay over fakes

The online auctioneer is found guilty of failing to keep counterfeit goods, such as Louis Vuitton handbags, off the site

France Télécom withdraws TeliaSonera's offer

Future of TeliaSonera, the Nordic telecommunications provider, unclear after France Télécom withdraws merger proposal

France Telecom dumps $40bn TeliaSonera bid

A deal to create Europe's largest telecoms group failed after the Swedish group pushed for a higher offer price

Thus refuses to recommend higher C&W bid

The telecom's giant has made a firm, higher offer for the reticent Thus which values the Scottish group at £329.4m

Spammers set to target BlackBerry and iPhone

Credit Suisse analysts predict 275m smartphones will be sold next year, making the mobile world attractive to criminals

India’s $85bn Ambani brothers battle on

What man travels halfway round the world to sabotage the biggest deal of your career - the answer is, your older brother

Cable & Wireless increases Thus offer

Talks began late last week after the Scottish telecoms group failed in its quest for a white-knight bidder

Sony Ericsson issues an alert

Mobile phone maker blames rising food and fuel prices in emerging markets for a sales slowdown after second profit warning

Nokia hits back at Microsoft, Google with Symbian deal

Taking control of the mobile software maker is a bid to stop Microsoft bringing its dominance to phones, analysts say

Ofcom's first chairman to step down next year

Economics professor who oversaw the birth of Ofcom will leave after helping open the telecoms industry to competitors

Nokia grabs Symbian to keep rivals at bay

Nokia is to buy out shareholders in the UK-based mobile phone software developer and create a free operating system

Nokia buys out Symbian to create Google rival

Finnish handset giant has joined forces with tech and telecoms heavyweights to create a free mobile operating system

C&W remains firm favourite for Thus

Colt Telecom and Global Crossing considered unlikely contenders to rescue Thus from the advances of Cable & Wireless