BUZZ-JP Morgan restarts Telecom Italia coverage with 'neutral' rating ** Brokerage JP Morgan (JPM) reinstates Telecom Italia (TIM) TLIT.MI with a "neutral" stance; price target of 0.27 euros ($0.3006) ** Brokerage doesn't see a more rational pricing environment once the Swisscom-backed Fastweb acquisition of Vodafone VOD.L Italia is completed ** "T

Swiss stocks - Factors to watch on September 17 ZURICH/GDANSK, Sept 17 (Reuters) - Here are some of the main factors that may affect Swiss stocks on Tuesday: SWISSCOM SCMN.S Italy's competition watchdog said on Monday a planned tie-up between Swisscom's SCMN.S and Vodafone's VOD.L Italian units could pose a threat to competition in the country's fixed-line connectivity services.

UK Stocks-Factors to watch on Sept 17 Sept 17 (Reuters) - Britain's FTSE 100 .FTSE index is seen opening higher on Tuesday, with futures FFIc1 up 0.57%. * BUDGET: British Prime Minister Keir Starmer said his government's first budget next month wouldn't take steps that undermine his goal to generate growth, but warned that unfunded spending commitments could damage the economy.

REFILE-Italy's antitrust scrutinises impact of Swisscom-Vodafone deal on landline service fxes typos in paragraphs 2 and 4 to show antitrust authority is called AGCM MILAN, Sept 16 (Reuters) - Italy's competition watchdog said on Monday a planned tie-up between Swisscom's SCMN.S and Vodafone's VOD.L Italian units could pose a threat to competition in the country's fixed-line connectivity services.

UPDATE 1-Italy opens in-depth antitrust probe into Swisscom-Vodafone deal Deal would create Italy's second largest fixed broadband player Swisscom confirms expectations to close the deal in Q1 next year Analysts flag delay risks due to remedy negotiations Adds analyst comment in paragraphs 7-9 Sept 12 (Reuters) - Italy's competition authority has opened an in-depth investigation to assess the acquisition of Vodafone Italia by Swisscom SCMN.S under Italian merger control rules, the Swiss telecoms

BUZZ-TIM shares surge after BofA's price target hike ** Shares in Telecom Italia (TIM) TLIT.MI rise as much as 7.3% after Bank of America (BofA) ups its target price to 0.34 euros ($0.3744) from 0.26 euros and reiterates a "buy" stance ** BofA expects domestic growth to resume as consumer pricing stabilises and enterprise operations benefit from scale in a growing market ** "Leverage is now a past problem," BofA says citing the completed sale of the fixed network business to U.S.

Swisscom says Italian regulator probing Vodafone Italia acquisition Sept 12 (Reuters) - Italy's competition authority has opened an in-depth investigation to assess the acquisition of Vodafone Italia by Swisscom SCMN.S under Italian merger control rules, the Swiss telecoms company said on Thursday. Swisscom said such Phase II reviews "are not uncommon in the telecommunications sector" and that the company "remains convinced that the transaction is pro-competitive".

UPDATE 2-Iliad meets goal to become Europe's 5th largest telecoms operator Adds context and comments on market consolidation in paragraphs 4-6, H1 revenue in paragraph 8 By Gianluca Lo Nostro and Stephanie Hamel Aug 29 (Reuters) - France's Iliad said on Thursday it had reached its goal to become Europe's fifth largest telecoms operator by the number of customers, after it recorded 50 million total subscribers in the first half of 2024. The group, which already was the fifth biggest fixed broadba

BUZZ-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 Europea

Nokia and Swisscom to deploy drone service across Switzerland By Olivier Sorgho Aug 8 (Reuters) - Nokia NOKIA.HE has partnered up with Swisscom SCMN.S to deploy a drones network across Switzerland to improve emergency responses and infrastructure inspection, they said in a joint statement on Thursday. The Finnish telecom gear maker will supply 300 un-manned vehicles that mobile provider Swisscom will operate through a drones-as-a-service (DaaS) network across the country.

UPDATE 1-Swisscom posts lower half-year core profit, confirms outlook Adds details and background on Vodafone Italia acquisition in paragraphs 4-5, outlook confirmation in paragraph 6 July 31 (Reuters) - Telecoms group Swisscom SCMN.S reported a slightly lower core profit for the first half of 2024 on Wednesday, as growing competition and pricing pressures continued to weigh on its core telecommunications services business.

Swisscom posts slight decline in half-year core profit July 31 (Reuters) - Telecoms group Swisscom SCMN.S reported a slightly lower core profit for the first half of the year on Wednesday, as growing competition and pricing pressures continued to weigh on its core telecommunications services business. Its half-year earnings before interest, tax, depreciation and amortisation (EBITDA) fell 1.1% in constant exchange rates to 2.28 billion Swiss francs ($2.59 billion), from 2.30 billion francs the s

BRIEF-Swisscom H1 Group Revenue At CHF 5.45 Bln July 31 (Reuters) - SWISSCOM AG SCMN.S : H1 GROUP REVENUE REMAINED ALMOST STABLE AT CHF 5,454 MILLION IN THE SWISS CORE BUSINESS, H1 REVENUE FELL SLIGHTLY BY 1.4% TO CHF 3,988 MILLION H1CONSOLIDATED OPERATING INCOME BEFORE DEPRECIATION AND AMORTISATION (EBITDA) IS DOWN BY 1.0% IN A YEAR-ON-YEAR COMPAR

Swiss stocks - Factors to watch on July 31 ZURICH/GDANSK, July 31 (Reuters) - Here are some of the main factors that may affect Swiss stocks on Tuesday: INVESTIS HOLDING IREN.S Investis issued a fixed rate bond of chf 100 million and a coupon of 1.45%. COMET HOLDING COTNE.S Guidance for 2024 confirmed . COMPANY STATEMENTS COMET HOLDING AG COTNE.S Half year results due.

EXCLUSIVE-Liberty Global weighs stake sale in Swiss telecom unit Sunrise, sources say By Oliver Hirt and Amy-Jo Crowley ZURICH/LONDON, July 5 (Reuters) - Liberty Global LBTYA.O has explored selling a stake in its Swiss telecoms operator Sunrise ahead of a planned spin-off later this year, three people familiar with the matter told Reuters. Talks have taken place with several investors including Swiss family offices on the matter, two of the people said, speaking on condition of anonymity.

BUZZ-Expect more telco M&A ahead in Europe, MS says ** After an action packed year so far in European telcos M&A space, Morgan Stanley says there's likely still more to come ** "Whilst our upbeat view on the sector is based on fundamentals, we continue to think M&A could skew the sector's risk reward upward," MS says in a July 3 note ** The broker

BRIEF-Echostar Says EchoStar Mobile And Actility Expand LoRWAN IOT Coverage For Swisscom June 19 (Reuters) - EchoStar Corp SATS.O : ECHOSTAR MOBILE AND ACTILITY EXPAND LORAWAN IOT COVERAGE FOR SWISSCOM Source text for Eikon: ID:nPre7qWJfa Further company coverage: SATS.O