BofA sees headwinds for European telecoms in Q3, but better Q4
** Bank of America expects headwinds to persist for European telecoms in the next three months, while it signals a better end to the year
** "Capex trends net positive but pricing becoming less stable, watch closely," BofA says
** Says domestic service revenue trends across European telecom sector slowed in Q2, expects further slowdown in Q3, a drop to below 1%, and then a rebound to above 1% in the last quarter of the year; for 2025, it sees growth of +1-2%
** BofA also sees 0.8% EBITDA recovery in the third quarter, followed by a further improvement to +1-2% in the last three months of 2024 and, finally, +2% growth in 2025
** It remains positive on Deutsche Telekom DTEGn.DE ahead of its October's Capital Markets Day with a positive outlook for cash returns, but cuts rating on Spain's Telefonica TEF.MC on FX concerns related to Brazil weakness
** BofA has also recently upgraded Norwegian telecom operator Telenor TEL.OL, and continues to like mobile retailer and service provider Freenet's FNTGn.DE TV opportunity
** It has also confirmed Telecoms group Swisscom's SCMN.S Q2 challenges, below-consensus FCF for Swedish telecom operator Telia TELIA.ST, and limited visibility for Belgian telecoms company Proximus PROX.BR
Reporting by Jakub Olesiuk
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