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VOD Oct 2024 11.000 put
| Previous close | 1.7100 |
| Open | 1.7100 |
| Bid | 1.3500 |
| Ask | 1.8600 |
| Strike | 11.00 |
| Expiry date | 2024-10-18 |
| Day's range | 1.7100 - 1.7100 |
| Contract range | N/A |
| Volume | |
| Open interest | 67 |
ReutersUkraine's stressed mobile providers prepare for more and longer power cuts
When Russia attacks Ukraine's energy system, it not only knocks out electricity and running water - but also, often, phone signals. Moscow's renewed assault on power grids and transmission lines in the last three months has knocked out about half Ukraine's available generation capacity, causing daily blackouts of up to 12 hours in major cities including the capital Kyiv. As the big mobile operators struggle to keep their base stations running, official pressure is growing; President Volodymyr Zelenskiy has ordered a review of their activities and the regulator says that, by February, they must be able to cover an outage of up to 10 hours - rather than four, as now.
The TelegraphRecord 200,000 customers ditch BT Openreach broadband
BT has lost a record number of broadband customers to rival providers amid growing competition.
ReutersVodafone's growth slows as Germany goes into reverse
LONDON (Reuters) -Vodafone reported a slow down in top-line growth on Thursday, ending four quarters of accelerating improvement, after law changes related to selling TV services in Germany caused its largest market to go into reverse. The European and African mobile operator said the decline in Germany was expected and it was sticking to its guidance for the full year. Chief Executive Margherita Della Valle said revenue was growing strongly in Africa and Turkey, while in Europe lower inflation was slowing revenue growth and accelerating core earnings growth.
