Today's top stories  >> Pioneer to enter into strategic alliance with Mitsubishi, DoCoMo >> 3 Scandinavia CEO ready for consolidation >> Softbank urges banks not to finance Dish's rival Sprint bid >> US defence dept set to approve Apple products >> Column: Steve Ballmer's epitaph >> PT Telkom revenues rise alongside profit >> In brief: Virgin Media to delist in London >> Perion Network Q1 profit soars, beats expectations >> CITIC-led consortium agrees to buy AsiaInfo-Linkage in $890m deal >> Blinkx revenue beats expectations after Olympics, US election boost Thursday, 9 May, 2013 Mobility Uganda regulator approves Bharti's purchase of Warid Group Telecom Italia unsure whether Hutchison deal is feasible - CEO Vodafone sues India telecom department over permits FCC likely to consider using satellite airwaves for in-flight Internet Nokia unveils $99 Asha 501 touchscreen smartphone Media & Entertainment BT surprises with free sports channels Cablevision swings to Q1 loss on higher costs Business & Regulatory Uganda regulator approves Bharti's purchase of Warid Group Vodafone sues India telecom department over permits FCC likely to consider using satellite airwaves for in-flight Internet Network Services TW Telecom says well-positioned thanks to next-generation investments Telecom Italia unsure whether Hutchison deal is feasible - CEO CenturyLink Q1 profit up 49% amid lower costs Finance TW Telecom says well-positioned thanks to next-generation investments Windstream Q1 net falls 13% on lower consumer service revenue Dish Network Q1 net falls 40% on higher costs Slovenian PM says reform plan to include state asset sales Telecom Italia Q1 net profit down almost 40%, talks on H3G go ahead Rackspace slowdown continues in first quarter StarHub Q1 net profit rises 3.2% on expense decline BCE Q1 profit rises 6.6% Cablevision swings to Q1 loss on higher costs CenturyLink Q1 profit up 49% amid lower costs Sony posts first annual net profit in five years People Microsoft names Amy Hood as new finance chief split by geography Monday, 13 | Friday, 10 | Thursday, 9 | Wednesday, 8 | Tuesday, 7

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