The High Court will hold a hearing today to determine whether to approve a survival plan for Eircom.

The majority of bidders for Battersea power station in London would need to flatten the landmark chimneys to create a financially viable scheme, experts have said.

The examiner appointed to eircom has completed his assessment of proposals received in the examinership process

Mobile network 3 announced today that it now has more than 500,000 customers subscribing to its mobile and mobile broadband services.

MOBILE communications network provider, 3 Ireland has increased its customer base here by over 60,000 people since the end of last year and is likely to break even, on a financial footing, by the end of this year.

Banking giant Barclays saw shares surge ahead on better-than-expected annual profits today, but it was a mixed session for the wider market.

Asia’s richest man is today reported to be eyeing a potential takeover of United Utilities’ electricity distribution business.

Vodafone Group will invest £1bn (€1.49bn) in India in the next few years, the Britain-based company’s chief executive said.

Shares in Vodafone slipped more than 2% today following a report the firm was mulling a multi-billion pound bid for India's fourth largest mobile phone operator.

NEW mobile phone operator 3 has appointed a managing director for its Irish arm.

The FTSE 250 Index raced to a record high today as the wider London market enjoyed another day of strong growth.

The prospect of a multi-billion euro bidding war for ports and ferries group P&O was fuelled today by reports that a second firm was considering an offer.

THE battle for the pockets of Irish mobile phone users stepped up yesterday with launch of new operator 3.

VODAFONE added almost 30,000 new customers to its mobile phone network in the three months to the end of June, new figures from the company show.

FORMULA One commercial rights holder Bernie Ecclestone made it clear yesterday that a potential takeover of the sport by a Hong Kong-based conglomerate would not be welcome.

COMPETITION in the mobile phone market will be boosted next month with the launch of new operator 3.

UK mobile phone group 3 revealed today it had signed up more than three million UK customers after benefiting from increased demand for “third generation” multi-media technology.

MOBILE phone bills could fall by 25% after the European Commission yesterday ruled that prices in Ireland were too high.

PREMIER League football, breaking news, movie clips and video calling. Vodafone yesterday launched the third generation of mobile phones in Ireland, calling it the ultimate communications and entertainment service.

Vodafone, the world's largest mobile phone operator, is to spend hundreds of millions of dollars in Australia over the next two years.

Esat BT has announced a deal worth over €100m with '3' to build and operate its 3G radio access network, in Ireland.

Share prices closed the morning off their highs, lacking momentum to push the advance further after the Hang Seng index breached key resistance at 10,000 points, dealers said.

Share prices closed the morning lower on profit-taking following yesterday's gains, with sentiment also weighed down by Standard & Poor's downgrade of Hong Kong's local currency ratings outlook and the ratings on HSBC's Hong Kong units, dealers said.

The Telecoms Regulator has established a working group comprising representatives from the three operators, Hutchison Whampoa, O2 and Vodafone to whom 3G licences have been issued.

Share prices closed the morning lower due to the general perception that the outlook for Wall Street will remain unstable, in spite of its strong gains overnight, dealers said.

Share prices closed a relatively rangebound morning session higher in thin trade, rebounding slightly from yesterday's heavy losses, although investors continued to exercise caution after a volatile session on Wall Street overnight, dealers said.

Share prices closed a relatively lacklustre morning session slightly lower, with trade locked in a fairly tight range as a lack of solid leads kept most players on the sidelines, dealers said.

Share prices were lower after Wall Street's decline, but off their lows with H-shares outperforming, amid general investor caution towards the weekend, dealers said.

The Office of the Director of Telecommunications Regulation has announced that 3 companies, including Hutchison Whampoa, have applied for Ireland's 3G mobile licences.

Technology shares started Friday with the traditional end-of-the-week torpor exacerbated by the prospect of a three-day weekend, with the main direction coming from last night's slide on the NASDAQ, dealers said.

Vodafone is telling Australian regulators it will transfer some customers to a competitor as part of its bid to acquire Cable & Wireless Optus.