<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?><rss version="2.0" xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/" xmlns:thr="http://purl.org/syndication/thread/1.0" xmlns:activity="http://activitystrea.ms/spec/1.0/" xmlns:media="http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/" xmlns:content="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/content/"><channel><title>Newsvine - vodafone-group</title><link>http://www.newsvine.com/vodafone-group</link><description>Newsvine - vodafone-group</description><language>en-us</language><copyright>Copyright 2013</copyright><lastBuildDate>Tue, 2 Apr 2013 21:41:24 +0000</lastBuildDate><pubDate>Fri, 24 May 2013 07:50:53 +0000</pubDate><generator>http://www.newsvine.com</generator><docs>http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss</docs><item><title>Verizon denies talk of bid with AT&amp;T for Vodafone</title>
<description><![CDATA[Verizon Communications Inc. has denied a report that it's looking to partner with AT&T Inc. to buy Vodafone Group PLC, the British cellphone company that owns 45 percent of Verizon's wireless business.]]></description>
<dc:creator><![CDATA[Peter Svensson]]></dc:creator><source><![CDATA[Peter Svensson]]></source><link>http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2013/04/02/17573103-verizon-denies-talk-of-bid-with-att-for-vodafone</link><guid>http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2013/04/02/17573103-verizon-denies-talk-of-bid-with-att-for-vodafone</guid><category>technology</category><category>us</category><category>verizon</category><category>vodafone</category><category>verizon-communications</category><category>vodafone-group</category><category>att</category><pubDate>Tue, 2 Apr 2013 21:16:24 +0000</pubDate><activity:verb>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/post</activity:verb><activity:object-type>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/generic_post</activity:object-type></item><item><title>Vodafone takes big hit on Spain, Italy operations</title>
<description><![CDATA[Mobile communications company Vodafone Group PLC reported a big half-year loss after booking a hefty charge on its Spanish and Italian operations.]]></description>
<dc:creator><![CDATA[Associated Press]]></dc:creator><source><![CDATA[Associated Press]]></source><link>http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2012/11/13/15131077-vodafone-takes-big-hit-on-spain-italy-operations</link><guid>http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2012/11/13/15131077-vodafone-takes-big-hit-on-spain-italy-operations</guid><category>eu</category><category>britain</category><category>earns</category><category>vodafone</category><category>world-news</category><category>vodafone-group</category><pubDate>Tue, 13 Nov 2012 08:17:15 +0000</pubDate><activity:verb>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/post</activity:verb><activity:object-type>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/generic_post</activity:object-type></item><item><title>Verizon to pay $8.5 billion dividend to its owners</title>
<description><![CDATA[Verizon Wireless said Monday that it will pay a dividend of $8.5 billion next month to its owners, Verizon Communications Inc. and Vodafone Group PLC., by the end of the year.]]></description>
<dc:creator><![CDATA[Associated Press]]></dc:creator><source><![CDATA[Associated Press]]></source><link>http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2012/11/12/15117820-verizon-to-pay-85-billion-dividend-to-its-owners</link><guid>http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2012/11/12/15117820-verizon-to-pay-85-billion-dividend-to-its-owners</guid><category>technology</category><category>business</category><category>us</category><category>verizon</category><category>vodafone</category><category>vodafone-group-plc</category><category>verizon-communications</category><category>dividend</category><category>verizon-wireless</category><category>vodafone-group</category><pubDate>Mon, 12 Nov 2012 21:42:24 +0000</pubDate><activity:verb>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/post</activity:verb><activity:object-type>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/generic_post</activity:object-type></item><item><title>Vodafone, Kuwait's Zain plan Mideast partnership</title>
<description><![CDATA[Vodafone Group has signed a deal with the Kuwaiti telecom Zain Group that it says will significantly extend the British telecommunications giant's reach in the Middle East.]]></description>
<dc:creator><![CDATA[Associated Press]]></dc:creator><source><![CDATA[Associated Press]]></source><link>http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2012/09/03/13632580-vodafone-kuwaits-zain-plan-mideast-partnership</link><guid>http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2012/09/03/13632580-vodafone-kuwaits-zain-plan-mideast-partnership</guid><category>business</category><category>mideast</category><category>middle-east</category><category>vodafone</category><category>vodafone-group</category><category>ml</category><category>zain-group</category><pubDate>Mon, 3 Sep 2012 09:12:10 +0000</pubDate><activity:verb>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/post</activity:verb><activity:object-type>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/generic_post</activity:object-type></item><item><title>Vodafone Q3 revenue down 7.7 percent</title>
<description><![CDATA[Vodafone Group PLC, Europe's largest mobile phone company, said Friday that revenue fell by 7.7 percent in the three months ending June 30 compared with a year earlier as gains in emerging markets were offset by a patchy performance in Europe.]]></description>
<dc:creator><![CDATA[Associated Press]]></dc:creator><source><![CDATA[Associated Press]]></source><link>http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2012/07/20/12851488-vodafone-q3-revenue-down-77-percent</link><guid>http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2012/07/20/12851488-vodafone-q3-revenue-down-77-percent</guid><category>technology</category><category>eu</category><category>britain</category><category>vodafone</category><category>vodafone-group</category><pubDate>Fri, 20 Jul 2012 09:07:44 +0000</pubDate><activity:verb>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/post</activity:verb><activity:object-type>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/generic_post</activity:object-type></item><item><title>Vodafone full-year profit down 11 pct</title>
<description><![CDATA[Vodafone Group PLC has reported an 11 percent drop in full-year profit due to higher taxes and weaker operations in Europe.]]></description>
<dc:creator><![CDATA[Associated Press]]></dc:creator><source><![CDATA[Associated Press]]></source><link>http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2012/05/22/11804490-vodafone-full-year-profit-down-11-pct</link><guid>http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2012/05/22/11804490-vodafone-full-year-profit-down-11-pct</guid><category>business</category><category>eu</category><category>britain</category><category>earns</category><category>vodafone</category><category>vodafone-group</category><pubDate>Tue, 22 May 2012 07:20:47 +0000</pubDate><activity:verb>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/post</activity:verb><activity:object-type>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/generic_post</activity:object-type></item><item><title>Offer deadline extended for C&amp;W Worldwide</title>
<description><![CDATA[Vodafone Group PLC and Tata Communications PLC have been given more time to decide whether either company wants to make a takeover bid for Cable & Wireless Worldwide PLC.]]></description>
<dc:creator><![CDATA[Associated Press]]></dc:creator><source><![CDATA[Associated Press]]></source><link>http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2012/03/29/10917068-offer-deadline-extended-for-cw-worldwide</link><guid>http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2012/03/29/10917068-offer-deadline-extended-for-cw-worldwide</guid><category>business</category><category>eu</category><category>britain</category><category>vodafone-group</category><category>tata-communications</category><category>cablewireless</category><category>wireless-worldwide-plc</category><pubDate>Thu, 29 Mar 2012 09:20:30 +0000</pubDate><activity:verb>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/post</activity:verb><activity:object-type>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/generic_post</activity:object-type></item><item><title>Vodafone eyes bid for Cable &amp; Wireless Worldwide</title>
<description><![CDATA[Vodafone Group PLC, the world's largest mobile phone company, said Monday it is considering a possible bid for Cable & Wireless Worldwide PLC, causing shares in the telecoms network provider to jump 27 percent.]]></description>
<dc:creator><![CDATA[Associated Press]]></dc:creator><source><![CDATA[Associated Press]]></source><link>http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2012/02/12/10395323-vodafone-eyes-bid-for-cable-wireless-worldwide</link><guid>http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2012/02/12/10395323-vodafone-eyes-bid-for-cable-wireless-worldwide</guid><category>business</category><category>eu</category><category>britain</category><category>vodafone</category><category>vodafone-group</category><category>wireless-worldwide</category><pubDate>Mon, 13 Feb 2012 00:27:12 +0000</pubDate><activity:verb>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/post</activity:verb><activity:object-type>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/generic_post</activity:object-type></item><item><title>Verizon Wireless to pay $10B dividend to owners</title>
<description><![CDATA[Verizon Wireless on Thursday said it will pay a dividend of $10 billion in January to its owners, Verizon Communications Inc. and Vodafone Group PLC, ending a strategy of reducing debt that has frustrated Vodafone.]]></description>
<dc:creator><![CDATA[Peter Svensson]]></dc:creator><source><![CDATA[Peter Svensson]]></source><link>http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2011/07/28/7190421-verizon-wireless-to-pay-10b-dividend-to-owners</link><guid>http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2011/07/28/7190421-verizon-wireless-to-pay-10b-dividend-to-owners</guid><category>technology</category><category>us</category><category>verizon</category><category>vodafone</category><category>verizon-communications</category><category>dividend</category><category>verizon-wireless</category><category>vodafone-group</category><pubDate>Thu, 28 Jul 2011 21:21:00 +0000</pubDate><activity:verb>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/post</activity:verb><activity:object-type>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/generic_post</activity:object-type></item><item><title>Vivendi could seek all of SFR unit at right price</title>
<description><![CDATA[Vivendi SA's chief executive said Wednesday the media conglomerate has the financial means to take full control of French mobile operator SFR from partner Vodafone Group PLC and may pursue a deal if the price is right.]]></description>
<dc:creator><![CDATA[Adam Schreck]]></dc:creator><source><![CDATA[Adam Schreck]]></source><link>http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2011/03/16/6279726-vivendi-could-seek-all-of-sfr-unit-at-right-price</link><guid>http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2011/03/16/6279726-vivendi-could-seek-all-of-sfr-unit-at-right-price</guid><category>business</category><category>emirates</category><category>vivendi</category><category>vodafone-group</category><category>ml</category><category>vivendi-sa</category><pubDate>Wed, 16 Mar 2011 09:05:06 +0000</pubDate><activity:verb>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/post</activity:verb><activity:object-type>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/generic_post</activity:object-type></item><item><title>Vodafone says revenues resumed growing in Q1</title>
<description><![CDATA[Vodafone Group PLC, the world's largest mobile telephone company, said Friday that revenues grew nearly 1 percent on a comparable basis in its first quarter, the first period of growth since the recession hit.]]></description>
<dc:creator><![CDATA[Associated Press]]></dc:creator><source><![CDATA[Associated Press]]></source><link>http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2010/07/23/4735195-vodafone-says-revenues-resumed-growing-in-q1</link><guid>http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2010/07/23/4735195-vodafone-says-revenues-resumed-growing-in-q1</guid><category>business</category><category>eu</category><category>britain</category><category>vodafone</category><category>vodafone-group</category><pubDate>Fri, 23 Jul 2010 08:11:22 +0000</pubDate><activity:verb>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/post</activity:verb><activity:object-type>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/generic_post</activity:object-type></item><item><title>Vodafone full year profit more than doubles</title>
<description><![CDATA[Vodafone Group PLC, the world's largest mobile telephone company, saw its full year profit more than double as strong growth in Asia helped offset declines elsewhere, the company said Tuesday.]]></description>
<dc:creator><![CDATA[Robert Barr]]></dc:creator><source><![CDATA[Robert Barr]]></source><link>http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2010/05/18/4297577-vodafone-full-year-profit-more-than-doubles</link><guid>http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2010/05/18/4297577-vodafone-full-year-profit-more-than-doubles</guid><category>business</category><category>eu</category><category>britain</category><category>earns</category><category>vodafone</category><category>vodafone-group</category><pubDate>Tue, 18 May 2010 10:19:36 +0000</pubDate><activity:verb>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/post</activity:verb><activity:object-type>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/generic_post</activity:object-type></item><item><title>Vodafone Q3 revenue up 10 pct</title>
<description><![CDATA[Telecommunications company Vodafone Group PLC on Thursday reported that revenue rose more than 10 percent in the third quarter, supported by strong gains in its Asia-Pacific and Middle East operations.]]></description>
<dc:creator><![CDATA[Associated Press]]></dc:creator><source><![CDATA[Associated Press]]></source><link>http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2010/02/04/3852861-vodafone-q3-revenue-up-10-pct</link><guid>http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2010/02/04/3852861-vodafone-q3-revenue-up-10-pct</guid><category>business</category><category>eu</category><category>britain</category><category>middle-east</category><category>vodafone</category><category>vodafone-group</category><pubDate>Thu, 4 Feb 2010 09:26:20 +0000</pubDate><activity:verb>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/post</activity:verb><activity:object-type>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/generic_post</activity:object-type></item><item><title>Vodafone H1 profit up 15 pct</title>
<description><![CDATA[Telecommunications company Vodafone Group PLC on Tuesday reported a 15 percent increase in first-half net profit. Results were boosted by favorable currency movements, lower taxes and expansion at its Verizon Wireless venture in the U.S.]]></description>
<dc:creator><![CDATA[Robert Barr]]></dc:creator><source><![CDATA[Robert Barr]]></source><link>http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2009/11/10/3484363-vodafone-h1-profit-up-15-pct</link><guid>http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2009/11/10/3484363-vodafone-h1-profit-up-15-pct</guid><category>business</category><category>eu</category><category>britain</category><category>earns</category><category>vodafone</category><category>verizon-wireless</category><category>vodafone-group</category><pubDate>Tue, 10 Nov 2009 11:03:43 +0000</pubDate><activity:verb>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/post</activity:verb><activity:object-type>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/generic_post</activity:object-type></item><item><title>Cisco reappoints former Vodafone CEO to board</title>
<description><![CDATA[Networking equipment maker Cisco Systems Inc. said Wednesday it was reappointing Arun Sarin, the former chief executive of Vodafone Group PLC, to its board of directors.]]></description>
<dc:creator><![CDATA[Associated Press]]></dc:creator><source><![CDATA[Associated Press]]></source><link>http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2009/09/09/3244580-cisco-reappoints-former-vodafone-ceo-to-board</link><guid>http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2009/09/09/3244580-cisco-reappoints-former-vodafone-ceo-to-board</guid><category>technology</category><category>us</category><category>board</category><category>cisco</category><category>cisco-systems</category><category>vodafone-group</category><pubDate>Thu, 10 Sep 2009 02:43:52 +0000</pubDate><activity:verb>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/post</activity:verb><activity:object-type>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/generic_post</activity:object-type></item><item><title>Vodafone Q1 revenue up 9.3 percent</title>
<description><![CDATA[Vodafone Group PLC said Friday that first-quarter revenue rose 9.3 percent to 10.7 billion pounds ($17.7 billion) on the strength of exchange rate movements and acquisitions.]]></description>
<dc:creator><![CDATA[Associated Press]]></dc:creator><source><![CDATA[Associated Press]]></source><link>http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2009/07/24/3062584-vodafone-q1-revenue-up-93-percent</link><guid>http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2009/07/24/3062584-vodafone-q1-revenue-up-93-percent</guid><category>technology</category><category>eu</category><category>britain</category><category>vodafone</category><category>vodafone-group</category><pubDate>Fri, 24 Jul 2009 18:19:36 +0000</pubDate><activity:verb>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/post</activity:verb><activity:object-type>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/generic_post</activity:object-type></item><item><title>Vodafone offers to buy Sweden's Wayfinder</title>
<description><![CDATA[Vodafone Group PLC, the world's biggest mobile phone provider by sales, said Tuesday it has offered to buy Swedish wireless navigation device company Wayfinder Systems for 239 million Swedish kronor ($29 million) in cash.]]></description>
<dc:creator><![CDATA[Associated Press]]></dc:creator><source><![CDATA[Associated Press]]></source><link>http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2008/12/09/2193864-vodafone-offers-to-buy-swedens-wayfinder</link><guid>http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2008/12/09/2193864-vodafone-offers-to-buy-swedens-wayfinder</guid><category>business</category><category>eu</category><category>britain</category><category>vodafone</category><category>vodafone-group</category><category>wayfinder</category><category>wayfinder-systems</category><pubDate>Tue, 9 Dec 2008 10:13:55 +0000</pubDate><activity:verb>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/post</activity:verb><activity:object-type>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/generic_post</activity:object-type></item><item><title>Western Union allows money transfer via cell phone</title>
<description><![CDATA[Money-transfer agent Western Union Co. and British cellular carrier Vodafone Group PLC said Monday that they will test allowing customers to send money to Kenya from Britain using their cell phones.]]></description>
<dc:creator><![CDATA[Associated Press]]></dc:creator><source><![CDATA[Associated Press]]></source><link>http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2008/12/08/2190780-western-union-allows-money-transfer-via-cell-phone</link><guid>http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2008/12/08/2190780-western-union-allows-money-transfer-via-cell-phone</guid><category>technology</category><category>business</category><category>vodafone</category><category>vodafone-group</category><category>western-union</category><pubDate>Mon, 8 Dec 2008 13:40:48 +0000</pubDate><activity:verb>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/post</activity:verb><activity:object-type>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/generic_post</activity:object-type></item><item><title>Vodafone's 1H profit falls; cost cuts boost shares</title>
<description><![CDATA[Vodafone Group PLC, the world's biggest mobile phone company by sales, said Tuesday its net profit fell 35 percent during the first half of the financial year. But shares rallied as the company announced 1 billion pounds ($1.56 billion) in cost cuts and stuck to its full-year profit forecast despite the global economic downturn.]]></description>
<dc:creator><![CDATA[Emily Flynn Vencat]]></dc:creator><source><![CDATA[Emily Flynn Vencat]]></source><link>http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2008/11/11/2099098-vodafones-1h-profit-falls-cost-cuts-boost-shares</link><guid>http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2008/11/11/2099098-vodafones-1h-profit-falls-cost-cuts-boost-shares</guid><category>business</category><category>eu</category><category>britain</category><category>earns</category><category>vodafone</category><category>vodafone-group</category><pubDate>Tue, 11 Nov 2008 08:24:46 +0000</pubDate><activity:verb>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/post</activity:verb><activity:object-type>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/generic_post</activity:object-type></item><item><title>Vodafone to take control of South Africa's Vodacom</title>
<description><![CDATA[Vodafone Group PLC, the world's biggest mobile phone provider by sales, announced Thursday it is planning to take majority control of South Africa's largest mobile phone company, Vodacom.]]></description>
<dc:creator><![CDATA[Emily Flynn Vencat]]></dc:creator><source><![CDATA[Emily Flynn Vencat]]></source><link>http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2008/11/06/2080115-vodafone-to-take-control-of-south-africas-vodacom</link><guid>http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2008/11/06/2080115-vodafone-to-take-control-of-south-africas-vodacom</guid><category>business</category><category>eu</category><category>britain</category><category>south-africa</category><category>vodafone</category><category>vodafone-group</category><pubDate>Thu, 6 Nov 2008 13:31:39 +0000</pubDate><activity:verb>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/post</activity:verb><activity:object-type>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/generic_post</activity:object-type></item><item><title>Vodafone names new European unit CEO</title>
<description><![CDATA[Vodafone Group PLC, the world's biggest mobile phone provider by sales, announced a series of changes to its management and organization on Tuesday, appointing a new chief executive for Europe and splitting its emerging markets business into two divisions.]]></description>
<dc:creator><![CDATA[Associated Press]]></dc:creator><source><![CDATA[Associated Press]]></source><link>http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2008/09/09/1844908-vodafone-names-new-european-unit-ceo</link><guid>http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2008/09/09/1844908-vodafone-names-new-european-unit-ceo</guid><category>technology</category><category>britain</category><category>vodafone</category><category>vodafone-group</category><pubDate>Tue, 9 Sep 2008 11:26:09 +0000</pubDate><activity:verb>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/post</activity:verb><activity:object-type>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/generic_post</activity:object-type></item><item><title>Alltel customers worry about Verizon deal</title>
<description><![CDATA[Verizon Wireless' deal to buy Alltel Corp. for $5.9 billion was applauded by investors and should mean a greater range of choices for Alltel subscribers, but some worried that Alltel's commitment to rural coverage will get lost.]]></description>
<dc:creator><![CDATA[Peter Svensson]]></dc:creator><source><![CDATA[Peter Svensson]]></source><link>http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2008/06/04/1541150-alltel-customers-worry-about-verizon-deal</link><guid>http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2008/06/04/1541150-alltel-customers-worry-about-verizon-deal</guid><category>technology</category><category>business</category><category>wireless</category><category>alltel</category><category>verizon-communications</category><category>verizon-wireless</category><category>vodafone-group</category><category>verizon-wireless'</category><category>alltel-communications-llc</category><pubDate>Wed, 4 Jun 2008 21:12:35 +0000</pubDate><activity:verb>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/post</activity:verb><activity:object-type>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/generic_post</activity:object-type><media:content url="http://www.cdn.newsvine.com/_vine/images/ap/400/1e8dd613-7a5b-4362-a4e7-5bfffe175913.jpg" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="512" width="352" ><media:thumbnail url="http://www.cdn.newsvine.com/_vine/images/ap/120/1e8dd613-7a5b-4362-a4e7-5bfffe175913.jpg" width="120" height="175" /><media:description type="plain">&lt;p&gt;Alltel headquarters building is shown in Little Rock, Ark., on Tuesday, Sept. 18, 2001. Verizon Wireless is in talks to buy Alltel Communications LLC, the country's fifth-largest wireless carrier by subscribers, for $27 billion, according to news reports Thursday June 5, 2008. (AP Photo/Danny Johnston)&lt;/p&gt;</media:description><media:credit role="owner" scheme="urn:yvs"></media:credit></media:content><media:content url="http://www.cdn.newsvine.com/_vine/images/ap/400/5330dc2c-4c97-42d4-a6f9-4abd19224f2a.jpg" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="247" width="400" ><media:thumbnail url="http://www.cdn.newsvine.com/_vine/images/ap/120/5330dc2c-4c97-42d4-a6f9-4abd19224f2a.jpg" width="120" height="75" /><media:description type="plain">&lt;p&gt;The headquarters for Verizon Communications Inc.  is shown in midtown Manhattan Saturday, April 9, 2005 in New York file photo.  Verizon Wireless is in talks to buy Alltel Communications LLC, the country's fifth-largest wireless carrier by subscribers, for $27 billion, according to news reports Thursday June 5, 2008.   (AP Photo/Mark Lennihan, FILE)&lt;/p&gt;</media:description><media:credit role="owner" scheme="urn:yvs"></media:credit></media:content><media:content url="http://www.cdn.newsvine.com/_vine/images/ap/400/2717d91e-6a4a-4df1-b390-4c1cc7f5c371.jpg" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="261" width="400" ><media:thumbnail url="http://www.cdn.newsvine.com/_vine/images/ap/120/2717d91e-6a4a-4df1-b390-4c1cc7f5c371.jpg" width="120" height="79" /><media:description type="plain">&lt;p&gt;Customers and employees gather in a Little Rock, Ark., Alltel Wireless store Thursday, June 5, 2008. Verizon Wireless has agreed to buy Alltel Corp. for $5.9 billion making it the largest cellular carrier in the U.S. (AP Photo/Danny Johnston)&lt;/p&gt;</media:description><media:credit role="owner" scheme="urn:yvs"></media:credit></media:content><media:content url="http://www.cdn.newsvine.com/_vine/images/ap/400/f49c167b-1083-4d51-aa1a-fca97cf0f24e.jpg" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="279" width="400" ><media:thumbnail url="http://www.cdn.newsvine.com/_vine/images/ap/120/f49c167b-1083-4d51-aa1a-fca97cf0f24e.jpg" width="120" height="84" /><media:description type="plain">&lt;p&gt;Alltel Corp. President and CEO Scott Ford answers questions in Little Rock, Ark., Thursday, June 5, 2008, about Verizon Wireless' agreement to buy Alltel for $5.9 billion. (AP Photo/Danny Johnston)&lt;/p&gt;</media:description><media:credit role="owner" scheme="urn:yvs"></media:credit></media:content><media:content url="http://www.cdn.newsvine.com/_vine/images/ap/400/5825b966-4571-45d1-afef-1f880258db1d.jpg" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="233" width="400" ><media:thumbnail url="http://www.cdn.newsvine.com/_vine/images/ap/120/5825b966-4571-45d1-afef-1f880258db1d.jpg" width="120" height="70" /><media:description type="plain">&lt;p&gt;Alltel Corp. President and CEO Scott Ford answers questions in Little Rock, Ark., Thursday, June 5, 2008, about Verizon Wireless' agreement to buy Alltel for $5.9 billion. (AP Photo/Danny Johnston)&lt;/p&gt;</media:description><media:credit role="owner" scheme="urn:yvs"></media:credit></media:content><media:content url="http://www.cdn.newsvine.com/_vine/images/ap/400/ad812f3e-5f50-4efa-8b8f-14c01ecc9d39.jpg" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="279" width="400" ><media:thumbnail url="http://www.cdn.newsvine.com/_vine/images/ap/120/ad812f3e-5f50-4efa-8b8f-14c01ecc9d39.jpg" width="120" height="84" /><media:description type="plain">&lt;p&gt;Alltel Corp. President and CEO Scott Ford answers questions in Little Rock, Ark., Thursday, June 5, 2008, about Verizon Wireless' agreement to buy Alltel for $5.9 billion. (AP Photo/Danny Johnston)&lt;/p&gt;</media:description><media:credit role="owner" scheme="urn:yvs"></media:credit></media:content><media:content url="http://www.cdn.newsvine.com/_vine/images/ap/400/54e3f278-dedd-4468-9b0e-bb0082c9b328.jpg" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="195" width="400" ><media:thumbnail url="http://www.cdn.newsvine.com/_vine/images/ap/120/54e3f278-dedd-4468-9b0e-bb0082c9b328.jpg" width="120" height="59" /><media:description type="plain">&lt;p&gt;Alltel Corp. employees, right, listen as company President and CEO Scott Ford answers questions in Little Rock, Ark., Thursday, June 5, 2008, about Verizon Wireless' agreement to buy Alltel for $5.9 billion. (AP Photo/Danny Johnston)&lt;/p&gt;</media:description><media:credit role="owner" scheme="urn:yvs"></media:credit></media:content></item><item><title>Vodafone returns to profit; CEO Sarin to step down</title>
<description><![CDATA[Vodafone Group PLC, the world's biggest mobile phone company by sales, announced the surprise resignation of chief executive Arun Sarin on Tuesday as it posted a return to full-year profitability.]]></description>
<dc:creator><![CDATA[Jane Wardell]]></dc:creator><source><![CDATA[Jane Wardell]]></source><link>http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2008/05/27/1513935-vodafone-returns-to-profit-ceo-sarin-to-step-down</link><guid>http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2008/05/27/1513935-vodafone-returns-to-profit-ceo-sarin-to-step-down</guid><category>business</category><category>britain</category><category>earnings</category><category>vodafone</category><category>vodafone-group</category><category>arun-sarin</category><category>chief-executive-officer-arun-sarin</category><pubDate>Tue, 27 May 2008 10:14:05 +0000</pubDate><activity:verb>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/post</activity:verb><activity:object-type>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/generic_post</activity:object-type></item><item><title>Nokia, Vodafone Join to Boost Services</title>
<description><![CDATA[Nokia Corp. unveiled plans Wednesday to combine forces with Vodafone Group PLC to give users easier and faster access to the Internet and services the companies provide.]]></description>
<dc:creator><![CDATA[Associated Press]]></dc:creator><source><![CDATA[Associated Press]]></source><link>http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2007/11/07/1078975-nokia-vodafone-join-to-boost-services</link><guid>http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2007/11/07/1078975-nokia-vodafone-join-to-boost-services</guid><category>technology</category><category>finland</category><category>nokia</category><category>vodafone</category><category>vodafone-group</category><pubDate>Wed, 7 Nov 2007 09:56:20 +0000</pubDate><activity:verb>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/post</activity:verb><activity:object-type>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/generic_post</activity:object-type><media:content url="http://www.cdn.newsvine.com/_vine/images/ap/400/NYOL59311030617.jpg" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="258" width="400" ><media:thumbnail url="http://www.cdn.newsvine.com/_vine/images/ap/120/NYOL59311030617.jpg" width="120" height="78" /><media:description type="plain">&lt;p&gt;Linkin Park performs during the Live Earth concert in Japan in this July 7, 2007 file photo. Nokia Corp.'s new Britain-based online music service launched this week with more than 2 million songs, including tracks from every major record label except one: Warner Music Group Corp., home to artists such as Green Day, Linkin Park and Red Hot Chili Peppers. (AP Photo/Koji Sasahara, file)&lt;/p&gt;</media:description><media:credit role="owner" scheme="urn:yvs">nul</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title>Google, Vodafone Agree to Develop Maps</title>
<description><![CDATA[Vodafone Group PLC, the world's largest mobile phone network operator, said Monday it agreed with Internet search leader Google Inc. to develop maps for mobile telephones.]]></description>
<dc:creator><![CDATA[Associated Press]]></dc:creator><source><![CDATA[Associated Press]]></source><link>http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2007/02/12/564477-google-vodafone-agree-to-develop-maps</link><guid>http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2007/02/12/564477-google-vodafone-agree-to-develop-maps</guid><category>google</category><category>technology</category><category>vodafone</category><category>vodafone-group</category><pubDate>Mon, 12 Feb 2007 13:12:00 +0000</pubDate><activity:verb>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/post</activity:verb><activity:object-type>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/generic_post</activity:object-type></item></channel></rss>