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Nick Read to succeed Vittorio Colao as Vodafone Group CEO, to take charge in October
•British telecom major Vodafone said on Tuesday that Nick Read will be the next CEO of the company, succeeding Vittorio Colao
Vodafone-Idea merger: Kumar Mangalam Birla to be non-executive chairman; Balesh Sharma CEO
Ians •Kumar Mangalam Birla will be non-executive chairman of the merged company which will combine business of Vodafone India and Idea Cellular
Vodafone CEO praises Indian govt for increasing the telecom spectrum caps for operators
•Vittorio Colao said the government has significantly increased the amount of spectrum that will be available to the operators.
Vodafone to prevent its advertisements from appearing on fake news websites
Ians •Vodafone, which spends about 750 million pounds annually on advertising, said it will implement its new policy using a "whitelist-based" approach.
Vodafone-Idea merger: Kumar Mangalam Birla, Vittorio Colao meet telecom minister to discuss the deal
•The telecom analysts have been flagging certain hurdles in the deal, including breach of revenue market share, subscriber and spectrum caps in five markets.
Vodafone India plans to ring in $2.5 bn IPO in Aug, listing seen in Q4
Fp Staff •Vodafone has mandated Bank of America Corp, India's Kotak Investment Banking, UBS AG in April as global coordinators for the IPO
Facebook's Free Basics helped just one dominant player: Vodafone CEO
Fp Archives •Taking a strong pitch for more competition in offering internet services, Vodafone Group chief Vittorio Colao has spoken his mind on Facebook's Free Basics, saying it was helping just "one dominant player" in India.
Seeing emergence of 'New India', says Vodafone chief
Fp Archives •Vodafone India managing director & CEO Sunil Sood said the government has been far more cooperative on the call drops issue.
Vodafone chief says spectrum 'like oxygen', questions govts charging for it
Fp Archives •Vodafone has been raising concerns about high spectrum price in India where it has major presence.
Vodafone chief meets Chidambaram 'to talk'
Fp Archives •UK-based Vodafone Group Plc's Chief Executive Vittorio Colao Tuesday met Finance Minister P Chidambaram and is believed to have discussed the long-pending Rs 11,200-crore tax liability issue.