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Stocks to watch as Vodafone cautions about price hikes and job cuts
November 16, 2022 01:57 PM GMT| By Rishika RainaVodafone was increasing its prices in 11 of the 12 European markets it operates in.
Telecom stocks to explore as households avoid broadband social tariffs
November 11, 2022 01:30 PM GMT| By Abhishek SharmaHighlights:,Several broadband providers have come up with cheaper offers to assist them during these tough times.,Despite being pocket-friendly, they are not in high demand as many people are concerned about slow speeds.,Due to the cost-of-living cri...
Broadband stocks to add to watchlist in November
October 31, 2022 09:20 AM GMT| By Abhishek SharmaHighlights:,Calls for cheaper broadband plans have been growing amid the cost-of-living crisis.,Broadband providers are also expected to raise their prices in 2023, by as much as 14%.,Brits are struggling with the cost-living crisis and the situation...
Labour pledges cheaper broadband tariffs: Which stocks to watch?
October 13, 2022 12:38 PM BST| By Abhishek SharmaHighlights:,The Labour Party has pledged to enforce cheaper broadband tariffs for people in the low-income group.,Calling it an essential utility, the party highlighted that Brits are struggling to pay their broadband bills due to the cost of living...
Which telecom stocks can you look at amid the cost-of-living crisis?
September 29, 2022 10:23 AM BST| By Abhishek SharmaHighlights:,Millions of households are struggling to pay their bills for communication services due to high inflation.,One in seven is cutting down on food and clothing to pay the telecom bills.,The,cost-of-living,crisis has forced people to reduce s...
Broadband firms set for nearly £1.5 billion windfall: Stocks to consider
September 07, 2022 01:07 PM BST| By Abhishek SharmaHighlights:,UK's top broadband providers are set to benefit from a £1.4 billion windfall when they raise their prices next year.,Many internet providers in the country hike their prices by the CPI in January and add 3.9% to it.,With,inflation,set to...
VOD, AAF, BT.A: Stocks to watch as telecom bills adds to headache
August 04, 2022 10:09 AM BST| By Priya BhandariHighlights,The cost-of-living squeeze has led to almost six million UK households struggling to afford their essential communication services.,The group has urged government to cut 20% VAT rate on household telecoms bills to 5% in line with other ess...
VOD, BT.A, AAF: Stocks to eye as telecom operators plan to support customers
June 28, 2022 08:54 AM BST| By Priya BhandariThe Boris Johnson government on Tuesday confirmed that the country's leading broadband and mobile companies have agreed to help customers amid the cost-of-living crisis. The top executives of Vodafone, BT Group, Virgin Media O2, Three, Openreach, Tal...
VOD, BT.A, AAF: 3 FTSE listed telecom stocks to buy amid new telecom laws
March 08, 2022 12:35 PM GMT| By Priya BhandariThe UK government has announced new laws that would reduce red tape from the 5G rollout and improve mobile phone connectivity for people living, travelling, and working in rural areas. The new law will help more people to access improved 4G and cut.....
Vodafone (VOD) share: What to expect amid influx of activist investors?
February 08, 2022 11:31 AM GMT| By Sreenivas D AjankarHighlights Coast Capital LLC has reportedly become the latest activist investor to buy a stake in Vodafone Plc. In January 2022, Swedish investment firm Cevian Capital has brought a stake in the telecom operator. FTSE100 listed telecom ser.....
Ferguson (FERG), Diploma (DPLM) & SIG (SHI): 3 FTSE stocks to buy
January 31, 2022 02:53 PM GMT| By Sreenivas D AjankarThe UK-based businesses grew at their slowest pace since April 2021 in the three months to January 2022 as per the latest survey conducted by the Confederation of British Industry (CBI). The growth amongst private firms eased to 12% from 21% in the q...
BT Group (LON:BT.A): Should you put this on your watchlist?
January 28, 2022 10:12 AM GMT| By Priya BhandariHighlights • BT Group Plc is planning to recruit over 600 graduates and apprentices to support its plan to build and extend its 5G network across the UK. • The group is in talks to develop and deploy open RAN technology with its v.....
5 telecom stocks you can add to your watchlist now
January 25, 2022 07:09 AM GMT| By Rishika RainaHighlights Vodafone group will potentially acquire its rival firm Three UK. The group is also holding talks for the merger of its Italian business with Iliad. Following the news of mergers, Vodafone shares jumped 4.5% on 24 January. .....
Vodafone (LON: VOD) & BT Group (LON: BT.A): 2 telecom stocks to buy
January 10, 2022 01:57 PM GMT| By Sreenivas D AjankarThe mobile operators in the UK will start taking roaming charges from customers for using their network in European countries from this year. The mobile operators are allowed to reintroduce roaming charges following the Brexit trade deal in Decembe.....
Are these 2 blue-chip telecom stocks good to hold in 2022?
January 04, 2022 01:04 PM GMT| By Suhita PoddarHighlights The CMA recently stated that the UK telecom deal between Cellnex and CK could lead to ‘significant competition concerns’. The investment banking group, Jeffries, recently stated that telecom companies in the EU coul.....
BT Group (LON: BT. A): Should you buy shares of telecom major now?
November 30, 2021 06:49 AM GMT| By Sreenivas D AjankarFTSE 100 listed telecom service provider BT Group Plc’s (LON: BT. A) stock ended higher by over 6% in the last trading session. At one point of time, the shares of the company were up by around 10%, becoming the top gainer of the blue-chip in.....
2 telecom stocks income investors can buy today
November 16, 2021 11:47 AM GMT| By Nidhi GuptaHighlights Vodafone Group’s board declared an interim dividend of 4.5-euro cents per share to shareholders. BT achieved its gross annualised cost savings target of £1 billion, 18 months ahead of the March 2023 timeline. Telecom.....
BT Group (BT.A) reaches cost savings target before schedule: Buy alert?
November 01, 2021 03:38 PM GMT| By Suhita PoddarHighlights BT Group’s shares rose over 4 per cent after it reached its £1 billion cost savings target by 18 months in advance. The company seems to have accelerated its cost-savings programme amid talks of a potential takeover offer.....
BT shares trip 8% on reports of Sky-Virgin Media O2 deal
October 04, 2021 03:51 PM BST| By AbhijeetHighlights Shares of BT Plc collapsed approximately 8% to a six-month low After partially recovering in late deals, the stock was trading 4% lower Shares of BT Plc (LON: BT), the UK’s largest telecommunications company, collaps.....
5 FTSE telecom stocks to buy as UK implements new broadband rules
September 29, 2021 08:53 AM BST| By Rishika RainaHighlights UK media regulator Ofcom introduced new broadband rules to make it simpler for customers to switch suppliers. The new process, One Touch Switch, will be hassle-free and will potentially reduce the issues faced by customers. By.....