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		<title><![CDATA[Oi- Brazil Telecom deal gets go ahead]]></title>
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		<description><![CDATA[ The acquisition of Brasil Telecom by rival Oi can go ahead, after the Brazilian president changed the country's telecoms rules to clear the way for the deal. President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva has signed a decree allowing a single firm to hold licences in more than one region,...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 24 Nov 2008 12:59:08 -0800</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Telefonica Oi buys Brasil-Telecom for 3.5 billion dlrs]]></title>
		<link><![CDATA[http://findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_kmafp/is_200804/ai_n25366008]]></link>
		<description><![CDATA[RIO DE JANEIRO AFP &#8212; Brazilian telecommunications group Oi announced Friday it had bought out rival Brasil Telecom for 3.5 billion dollars (5,863 million reals).  The agreement merges the two largest fixed-line telephone companies in Brazil and creates a giant that controls around 70 percent of the country's telephone...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 25 Apr 2008 23:59:59 -0700</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Spanish telecom group Telefonica to drop Paris, Frankfurt listings]]></title>
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		<description><![CDATA[MADRID AFP &#8212; Spanish telecommunications group Telefonica plans to drop its stock market listings in Paris and Frankfurt, a source close to the company said Monday.  The source said Telefonica feels that the volumes traded in the two markets are too small to make it worthwhile.  No date...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 17 Dec 2007 23:59:59 -0800</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Telefonica SA Q3 2007 Earnings Call Transcript]]></title>
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		<description><![CDATA[ Question-and-Answer Session Operator  [Operator Instructions]. The first question comes from the line of Damien Maltarp [Cazenove]. Please go ahead with your question.  Damien Maltarp - Cazenove  Thanks very much, Damien Malta from Cazenove. Two questions, firstly just on the restructuring provision that you guided for the...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 12 Nov 2007 16:49:52 -0800</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Telefonica faces EU fine of close 100 mln euros]]></title>
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		<description><![CDATA[BRUSSELS AFP &#8212; Spanish operator Telefonica faces a fine close to 100 million euros (136 million dollars) from EU regulators for stifling competition in the broadband Internet market, a senior EU official said Tuesday.  Several other officials told AFP that "the most probable" was that the fine, expected Wednesday,...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 03 Jul 2007 23:59:59 -0700</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Research & Markets: Examine the Market Shares Held by Entel, Telefonica Chile, Telsur and VTR in Chile's Telecom Industry]]></title>
		<link><![CDATA[http://findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_m0EIN/is_2007_March_2/ai_n27288040]]></link>
		<description><![CDATA[DUBLIN, Ireland -- Research and Markets (http://www.researchandmarkets.com/reports/c51381) has announced the addition of Chile Country Profile 2007 to their offering.]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 02 Mar 2007 00:00:00 -0800</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[TELEFONICA INCREASES HOLDING IN CHINA NETCOM TO 5%]]></title>
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		<description><![CDATA[AsiaInfo Services    12-13-2006    Telefonica Increases Holding in China Netcom to 5%    SHANGHAI, Dec 13, 2006 SinoCast via COMTEX -- The Spain telecom company Telefonica SA recently bought an additional 2.092 million shares of China Netcom Group Cor  AsiaInfo Services ...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 13 Dec 2006 00:00:00 -0800</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[IPTV World Forum announces key speakers as exhibitor numbers look set to double; Orange, the BBC, BT, Telefonica and BSkyB to speak at leading IPTV event.]]></title>
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		<description><![CDATA[M2 PRESSWIRE-22 November 2006-IPTV: IPTV World Forum announces key  speakers as exhibitor numbers look set to double; Orange, the BBC, BT,  Telefonica and BSkyB to speak at leading IPTV eventC1994-2006 M2  COMMUNICATIONS LTD    RDATE:22112006    London - Junction Ltd today announced speakers...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 22 Nov 2006 23:59:59 -0800</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Competition Amongst Telecoms: A Focus on Telefonica]]></title>
		<link><![CDATA[http://findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_m0EIN/is_2006_Nov_20/ai_n16853068]]></link>
		<description><![CDATA[DUBLIN, Ireland -- Research and Markets (http://www.researchandmarkets.com/reports/c45578) has announced the addition of TelefE[thorn]nica: Company Analysis to their offering]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 20 Nov 2006 00:00:00 -0800</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Fitch: Telecom Bill Heightens Risk for Telefonica del Peru]]></title>
		<link><![CDATA[http://findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_m0EIN/is_2006_Sept_21/ai_n26994128]]></link>
		<description><![CDATA[MONTERREY, Mexico -- Telefonica del Peru S.A.A. TDP is facing heighten uncertainty and risk following the approval of a bill by the Peruvian congress to eliminate fixed monthly tariffs charged by telecommunication service providers, according to Fitch Ratings.]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 21 Sep 2006 00:00:00 -0700</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Telefonica and Huawei further deepen strategic partnership.(Huawei Technologies Company Ltd. and Telefonica Co. to provide global system for mobile communications)(Brief article)]]></title>
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		<description><![CDATA[Huawei Technologies announced that it had been selected by the  world-leading telecom operator Telefonica as the key provider for Vivo,  the largest mobile telecommunications operator in the Southern  Hemisphere, to construct a 3G-oriented GSM network.   Huawei Technologies announced that it had been selected by the...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 01 Aug 2006 00:00:00 -0700</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Telefonica S.A Half Year 2006 Earnings Conference Call Transcript (TEF)]]></title>
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		<description><![CDATA[ Question-and-Answer SessionOperator  Thank you sir. [Operator Instructions]. The first question is from Luis Prota from Morgan Stanley. Please confirm your name and the company please.  Luis Prota - Morgan Stanley  Yes, hello it&#8217;s Luis Prota from Morgan Stanley. I have two questions. First is on O2...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 27 Jul 2006 17:12:10 -0700</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Telefonica profits rise on acquisitions]]></title>
		<link><![CDATA[http://findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_kmafp/is_200605/ai_n16378458]]></link>
		<description><![CDATA[MADRID AFP &#8212; Spanish telecom giant Telefonica, which expanded aggressively in Latin American and Europe last year, said that its net profit rose 39.6 percent in the first quarter of 2006 from the equivalent figure for 2005.  The group said its net profit of 1.273 billion euros (1.641 billion...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 12 May 2006 23:59:59 -0700</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Telefonica boosts profit 40.0 percent]]></title>
		<link><![CDATA[http://findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_kmafp/is_200603/ai_n16091749]]></link>
		<description><![CDATA[MADRID AFP &#8212; Spanish telecommunications operator Telefonica says it has boosted net profit by 40.0 percent in 2005 to a record of 4.44 billion euros (5.28 billion dollars).  The performance, lifted by the performance of assets bought from Bellsouth in Latin America, was slightly above the figure expected by...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 01 Mar 2006 23:59:59 -0800</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Cesky Telecom merges with subsidiary Eurotel]]></title>
		<link><![CDATA[http://findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_kmafp/is_200603/ai_n16091807]]></link>
		<description><![CDATA[PRAGUE AFP &#8212; Czech fixed-line telephone operator Cesky Telecom, 69.4-percent owned by Spanish phone giant Telefonica, announced that it is to merge with its wholly owned mobile-telephone business, Eurotel.  Trading in Cesky Telecom shares was suspending on the Prague Stock Exhange before the announcement of what was termed "strategic...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 01 Mar 2006 23:59:59 -0800</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Portugal Telecom shares soar on surprise takeover bid]]></title>
		<link><![CDATA[http://findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_kmafp/is_200602/ai_n16044640]]></link>
		<description><![CDATA[LISBON AFP &#8212; Shares in former state monopoly Portugal Telecom soared by more than 18 percent after the Portuguese conglomerate Sonae launched a surprise 10.7-billion-euro (12.8-million-dollar) bid for the company.  Sonae, led by Belmiro de Azevedo, Portugal's richest man, said in a statement late Monday that it would pay...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 07 Feb 2006 23:59:59 -0800</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Regulator approves Telefonica's O2 acquisition.(UNITED KINGDOM)]]></title>
		<link><![CDATA[http://findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_hb6534/is_200601/ai_n25894928]]></link>
		<description><![CDATA[Telefonica SA of Spain has finally gained approval for its $31.5  billion takeover of U.K.'s mobile-phone operator O2 from the  European Commission EC. The Spanish telecom operator has agreed to  move away from the FreeMove alliance, a consortium of leading European  cellular phone companies.  ...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 01 Jan 2006 23:59:59 -0800</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Telefonica eyes 65 percent of 02 shares, extends offer period]]></title>
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		<description><![CDATA[LONDON AFP &#8212; Spanish telecoms giant Telefonica said that it held shareholder acceptances representing 60.49 percent of shares in British peer 02 in its ongoing friendly takeover bid.  Including its own share purchases, acceptances were pushed up to 65.05 percent, the Spanish groups said in a statement following Monday's...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 13 Dec 2005 23:59:59 -0800</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[TELEFONICA REPORTED TO INCREASE STAKE IN CHINA NETCOM TO 10%]]></title>
		<link><![CDATA[http://findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_hb5562/is_200511/ai_n22725163]]></link>
		<description><![CDATA[AsiaInfo Services    11-16-2005    Telefonica Reported to Increase Stake in China Netcom to 10%    BEIJING, Nov 16, 2005 SinoCast via COMTEX -- According to local sources from Spain, the Spanish telecom giant, TelefonicaSA, intended to reach a strateg  AsiaInfo Services ...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 16 Nov 2005 00:00:00 -0800</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[TELEFONICA REPORTED TO COVET CHINA MARKET]]></title>
		<link><![CDATA[http://findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_hb5562/is_200511/ai_n22725012]]></link>
		<description><![CDATA[AsiaInfo Services    11-11-2005    Telefonica Reported to Covet China Market    BEIJING, Nov 11, 2005 SinoCast via COMTEX -- It is recently reported that China Network Communications Group CNC, the second largest fixed-line telecom carrier in the co  AsiaInfo Services  ...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 11 Nov 2005 00:00:00 -0800</pubDate>
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