Telecom Italia may seek investors for its cloud and wholesale undersea cable businesses as it looks to extract value from its assets, Chief Executive Luigi Gubitosi said on Wednesday.

Spanish teleco Masmovil's bid to buy out its fellow operator Euskaltel edged closer on Wednesday after Abanca, a Spanish bank and minority Euskaltel shareholder, announced it would sell its 4.5% stake.

More people will work from home in the future - and if high-quality internet access is available to all Americans, that could lead to a sustained boost in worker productivity which could increase economic output by $160 billion a year.

Poland's consumer watchdog UOKiK said on Wednesday it has launched proceedings against mobile operators Orange Polska and P4, the owner of the Play network, for charging clients for additional services without their consent.

British broadcaster ITV is not interested in buying a stake in BT Sport, although it is keen to collaborate with the sports broadcaster and remains committed to live sport, its chief executive said on Wednesday.

Telefonica Deutschland said it was raising its outlook for revenue and core profit this year to show slight growth after posting the strongest first-half growth since the merger that created the company in 2015.

A bipartisan group of senators and the White House are debating extending a program started early in the COVID-19 pandemic to help lower-income Americans get broadband access by tucking it into the $1.2 trillion infrastructure package, according to two sources familiar with the discussions.

A bipartisan group of senators and the White House are considering extending a COVID-era program that helped lower-income Americans get broadband access as part of the $1.2 trillion infrastructure package, according to two sources familiar with the discussions.

Telecom Italia (TIM) posted a 7.4% yearly fall in second-quarter core profits, with revenues in its key domestic market declining, Italy's biggest phone group said on Tuesday.

Spanish telecoms company Euskaltel, the subject of a takeover bid by rival Masmovil, on Tuesday reported a first-half net loss of 5.5 million euros ($6.51 million) against a 35.6 million euro profit in the same period last year.