沃达丰以 68 亿英镑将其意大利业务出售给瑞士电信，向股东返还 34 亿英镑。 Vodafone sells its Italian business to Swisscom for £6.8 billion, returning £3.4 billion to shareholders.

沃达丰同意以 68 亿英镑的价格将其意大利业务出售给瑞士电信。 Vodafone agrees to sell its Italian business to Swisscom for £6.8 billion. 这家手机巨头计划在出售后通过回购向股东返还 34 亿英镑。 The mobile phone giant plans to return £3.4bn to shareholders through a buyback after the sale. 此前，电信公司最初宣布就潜在交易进行谈判。 This follows the telecom companies' initial announcement of talks about a potential deal. 沃达丰将在未来五年内继续向瑞士电信提供某些服务，每年费用约为2.99亿英镑。 Vodafone will continue to provide certain services to Swisscom for the next five years, with an annual charge of approximately £299 million. 两家公司还在意大利以外探索更紧密的商业关系。 The two companies are also exploring a closer commercial relationship outside of Italy.