He later became president of AirTouch Communications, which was bought by Vodafone in 1999.
Vodafone in the UK and France Telecom in France are also reported to be on board.
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Vodafone in Europe, for example, will not have it at launch, and will delay its rollout until later this year.
Investors called upon Vodafone in droves on Monday, boosted by the promise of rising data-traffic revenues and hopes of reduced regulatory threats.
Some, such as Vodafone in Europe, continued to invest heavily during the recession because they regard network quality as an important selling point.
In January India's Supreme Court sided with Vodafone in a ruling that many hoped would bring stability to India's capricious treatment of foreign investors.
Later, reports of Storms being buggy and crash-prone prompted the question: Was the Storm ready for release, or did RIM and Verizon Wireless (or Vodafone in Europe) rush it to market?
On February 17th, it emerged that the spokesman of its management board, Josef Ackermann, had been charged, with five others, in connection with the takeover of Mannesmann, a German conglomerate, by Britain's Vodafone in 2000 (see article).
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To retroactively tax overseas mergers would "countermand" the court verdict and "violates international legal protections granted to Vodafone and other international investors in India", Vodafone added in a statement.
It was a bid that looked bold at the time, but by the time Sarun took the reins as chief executive in July 2003, Vodafone was in the midst of a post-acquisition hangover.
In Asia, too, AirTouch operates in Japan, South Korea and India, while Vodafone is in Hong Kong and Australia.
Vodafone said in a statement it has "some performance issues" in parts of the county.
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Vodafone said in a statement that any discussion of the tax treatment of a potential Verizon Wireless deal was at best speculative as the deal has not yet happened.
Earlier this week, Vodafone said in a statement that there were "no legal or practical options" open but to comply with the demand to shut off its mobile services.
Customers will get access to "hundreds of thousands of songs, both current popular hits and back catalogue, from the world's largest record companies, and many smaller independent labels, " Vodafone said in a statement.
At the meeting with investors, Mr. McAdam said the company remains interested in buying Vodafone's stake in Verizon Wireless but doesn't believe a premium is warranted, according to Mr. Cusick and the person familiar with the matter.
Shares in Vodafone were down 0.9% in late morning trading in London on Tuesday, after having opened 2.2% higher.
In the past few weeks, Vodafone has been in talks to sell its stake to Verizon.
Besides its big presence in Europe, Vodafone also has a strong foothold in the U.S. where it has a 44% stake in wireless operator Verizon Wireless.
After successfully launching M-Pesa in Kenya, Vodafone has rolled out its service in Tanzania, where it says its customers made nearly 700 million transactions last year.
The biggest merger in corporate history was supposed to give Vodafone a strong presence in those parts of Europe it did not reach.
This was one of the main stumbling blocks in Vodafone's long fight for Mannesmann.
Another reason for improved sentiment in Vodafone was the sense that the worst fears for telecom regulations might not materialize.
On Friday, Morley Fund Management , which owns a 2% stake in Vodafone, confirmed it would be voting against Sarin at the annual meeting.
Thus Vodafone has investments in France, Sweden, Greece and the Netherlands.
But now Vodafone is stepping in with a new-fangled alternative to the invisible impresarios of the airwaves, and the smorgasbord of songs that they feed through our earphones.
Still, a Vodafone iPhone sold in the UK and Germany would seem a violation of those long-term exclusive deals presumably signed with Apple by O2 and T-Mobile, right?
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Tom Gayner sold out his holdings in Vodafone Group PLC.
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