Japan Telcos: Softbank Ends the Contract Regime but Other Retention Factors Play a Role
Softbank Corp. will end two-year contracts for mobile customers later this month. This follows regulatory action that requires mobile operators to...
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SONY's Good Governance Sale: The OLYMPUS (7733) ToSTNeT-3 Buyback
Yesterday after the close, Olympus Corp (7733 JP) announced that Sony Corp (6758 JP) had approached Olympus saying it wished to sell its 68,975,800...
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Rakuten Q2 19: Mixed Results and A "Small-Scale" Mobile Launch; Good News for Incumbent Mobile
More downside than positives in Rakuten’s Q2 announcement as core financial results moderated whilst the upcoming facilities-based mobile launch is...
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NTT Q1 19 Results: Record Returns and Other Noteworthy Takeaways
The highlight for NTT Q1 19 results is confirmation of a second share buyback for this year, taing total returns to shareholders to record levels. ...
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Another NTT Buyback and More Accretion
After announcing on 26 July 2019 the end of their ¥250bn share buyback, on 7 August 2019, NTT (Nippon Telegraph & Telephone) (9432 JP)reported...
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