NEW YORK, May 8- AT&T Inc has set up a subsidiary to offer prepaid wireless services under the Aio Wireless brand, as the No. 2 U.S. mobile service provider looks to compete better with smaller rivals such as T-Mobile US Inc and Sprint Nextel Corp, the company said on Thursday.
NEW YORK, May 9- AT&T Inc has cut the price of the HTC First phone, which is preloaded with Facebook Inc applications, to 99 cents from $99.99 less than a month after the phone's launch. AT&T, the No. 2 U.S. mobile service provider, said the price cut took effect on Wednesday.
ALGIERS, May 9- The Algerian government will seek a new valuation for Vimpelcom's local mobile phone unit Djezzy before acquiring 51 percent of it, a government source told Reuters. Russia's Vimpelcom acquired Djezzy as part of a $6 billion deal to buy the assets of Egyptian firm Orascom Telecom.
*Stresses network know-how, mobile synergies as plus for Sprint. TOKYO/ NEW YORK, May 7- SoftBank Corp President Masayoshi Son may get a frosty reception when he comes to the United States this week to meet Sprint Nextel Corp's.
*SoftBank president to meet Sprint's institutional shareholders. *Stresses network knowhow, mobile synergies as plus for Sprint. TOKYO, May 7- SoftBank Corp's president said he will go to the United States on Tuesday to meet Sprint Nextel Corp's major shareholders to seek support for the Japanese company's takeover bid.
NEW YORK/ LONDON, May 6- Some shareholders of Verizon Communications Inc say they could be happy for the company to pay up to $130 billion for Vodafone Group Plc's.
SEOUL, May 7- South Korean shares erased earlier gains and ended down 0.4 percent on Tuesday, as the won currency's strength dampened exporters, while caution ruled ahead of the Bank of Korea's policy meeting and options expiry later in the week.
BANGKOK, May 7- Advanced Info Service Pcl, Thailand's top mobile phone operator, reported an 11 percent rise in quarterly net profit on Tuesday, mainly due to strong growth in non-voice and data services.
SEOUL, May 7- South Korean shares gave up thin early gains and turned lower on Tuesday as investors grew cautious ahead of an options expiry and the Bank of Korea's interest rate decision later this week.
NEW YORK/ LONDON, May 6- Some shareholders of Verizon Communications Inc say they could be happy for the company to pay up to $130 billion for Vodafone Group Plc's.
MADRID, May 6- Telefonica has signed a new contract with Spanish cable operator ONO allowing it to use its network for another 2-1/ 2 years to sell on phone services, a source familiar with the deal said on Monday. Telefonica, Europe's biggest telecoms firm by revenue, and ONO declined comment on the deal.
NEW DELHI, May 6- Reliance Communications Ltd, India's third-biggest mobile phone carrier by customers, has raised some voice call prices and further cut discounts, extending price increases in the world's second-biggest mobile phone market.
NEW YORK/ LONDON, May 6- Some shareholders of Verizon Communications Inc say they could be happy for the company to pay up to $130 billion for Vodafone Group Plc's.
NEW YORK/ LONDON, May 6- Some shareholders of Verizon Communications Inc say they could be happy for the company to pay up to $130 billion for Vodafone Group Plc's stake in their U.S. wireless venture.