There's hope that Deutsche Telekom AG's (Germany: DTE, OTC: DTEGF, ADR: DTEGY) EUR30 billion, three-year investment plan announced in December 2012 will help lead a return to investment in the Europe, Middle East and Africa (EMEA) region.

According to The Wall Street Journal reports, the France Industry Minister Arnaud Montebourg told Yahoo chief operating officer Henrique de Castro and France Telecom SA (ADR) (NYSE:FTE) (EPA:FTE) (BIT:FTE) chief financial officer Gervais Pellissier ...

Elsewhere, France Telecom SA (FTE, FTE.FR) shares gained 2.7% to $10.47 after the comany reported a 9% drop in first-quarter earnings but stuck with its full-year targets.

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Among the shortlistees, only France Telecom SA matches Digicel in the number of markets covered. "Whether it's the smallest country in the world you deploy in or the largest, it's still the same building blocks, still the same issues that you must go ...