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Villain? Huawei finds itself trapped in US-China dispute]]></title><description><![CDATA[Judging which incompatible version of the truth is correct is impossible]]></description><link>https://www.ft.com/content/3d40fa50-ca60-43b3-89cd-1587a184981f</link><guid isPermaLink="false">3d40fa50-ca60-43b3-89cd-1587a184981f</guid><pubDate>Wed, 27 Dec 2023 01:00:06 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Warburg Pincus teams up with Horta-Osório on €6bn bid for telecoms assets]]></title><description><![CDATA[Private equity firm is working with former Lloyds and Credit Suisse boss on plan to buy Altice’s Portuguese business]]></description><link>https://www.ft.com/content/4d73cb8e-78ee-42d8-9121-7c47da177782</link><guid isPermaLink="false">4d73cb8e-78ee-42d8-9121-7c47da177782</guid><pubDate>Wed, 20 Dec 2023 20:00:46 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Telefónica shares jump after Spain announces plan to buy 10% stake]]></title><description><![CDATA[Government says move is intended to provide ‘shareholding stability’ after Saudi sovereign wealth fund builds stake ]]></description><link>https://www.ft.com/content/b6a53278-60e4-4d93-b691-f575f54b27f0</link><guid isPermaLink="false">b6a53278-60e4-4d93-b691-f575f54b27f0</guid><pubDate>Wed, 20 Dec 2023 09:44:07 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[European telcoms group Lebara explores sale ]]></title><description><![CDATA[London-based company has been a winner from the squeeze on consumers across Europe]]></description><link>https://www.ft.com/content/98c58584-12dc-4656-bb9c-83ea9e41232f</link><guid isPermaLink="false">98c58584-12dc-4656-bb9c-83ea9e41232f</guid><pubDate>Wed, 20 Dec 2023 05:00:56 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Telecoms: Iliad can bring Vodafone’s Italian epic to a happy ending]]></title><description><![CDATA[The deal would create a joint venture ranking as Italy’s largest mobile operator]]></description><link>https://www.ft.com/content/e6011b0e-be7c-4630-a196-93f3830d5b9a</link><guid isPermaLink="false">e6011b0e-be7c-4630-a196-93f3830d5b9a</guid><pubDate>Mon, 18 Dec 2023 16:04:36 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Iliad proposes merger of Italian operations with Vodafone Italia]]></title><description><![CDATA[Move comes less than two years after UK-based telecoms group rejected previous offer of more than €11bn]]></description><link>https://www.ft.com/content/e44f6c36-319f-465c-bbe3-f0d5111e4b0b</link><guid isPermaLink="false">e44f6c36-319f-465c-bbe3-f0d5111e4b0b</guid><pubDate>Mon, 18 Dec 2023 08:47:16 GMT</pubDate></item></channel></rss>