7 Quotes by Nigel Hawkins

There are some shareholders who want BT to hold on to Wireless because they feel the company could lose revenue that a combined company can enjoy, ... I expect the sale to go ahead. BT has called an analysts meeting for September 5 to outline its plans for BT Wireless.

France Telecom has to reassure the markets that it didn't overpay for Orange and show investors it is serious about reducing its debt.

While in the short-term it sounds sensible in terms of going into the U.S. and so on, there must be some serious concerns about PacifiCorp,

We expect the white flags to fly over Madrid and Helsinki in the next two to three days. The auction will possibly raise about $35.5 billion, that's just around the U.K. figure. It may just top that.

You would expect such earnings from a dominant player but what's of interest is how the company moves forward following the collapse of merger talks with KPN, ... The question is, will they seek an alliance with BT (British Telecommunications), which is keen on expanding services in Latin America.

Cable & Wireless owns a fairly eclectic bunch of assets which no single buyer is likely to want.

The difficulty is defining where the local loop and the fixed line infrastructure begins. It's a complicated story but I'm really skeptical if any of these reports during the summer silly season will lead anywhere.