11.   The world also shared an enthusiasm for telecom stocks that dissipated simultaneously last year.

12.   To prove it I spent a few minutes scanning the Bloomberg database on telecom stocks to assess the quality of advice analysts have offered.

13.   U.K. stocks fell, dragged lower by a slump in the U.S., with shares in telecom stocks and Tesco Plc posting the biggest declines.

14.   Utilities and telecom stocks kept share prices from falling further.

15.   Prices on the Hong Kong Stock Exchange closed lower Monday, pushed down by a fall in telecom stocks.

16.   Additionally, Lehman Brothers downgraded the telecom stock.

17.   Analysts said the conversion will not be easy because the price of telecom stock has dropped dramatically.

18.   As Thursday unfolded, European investors sold off telecom stocks while buying chemical stocks and shares in food and beverage companies.

19.   Belgacom and KPN ended long-running merger talks in August saying the slump in telecom stocks made it harder to agree on terms.

20.   Brokers attributed the slump to sharp declines in telecom stocks on fears of a price war between China Mobile and China Unicom.