VAT increase, broadband support and landline duty headlines in emergency Budget from UK coalition government; support for new businesses outside London also announced

Operator apes O2’s Priority scheme with launch of new reward programme for consumer and enterprise customers with access to UK fashion, music and sporting events

Vodafone extends availability of Total Business and delays launch of Business Choice to assuage dealer anger

Market questions purchase, as Daisy’s existing airtime business Anglia makes reassurances over integration of rival firm Fone Logistics

Data service provider MurphX Innovative Solutions latest in run of acquisitions by Daisy Communications

Industry increases UK store count by 12.5pc in economic recession, as Orange outruns average retail growth

Data Select’s exclusive with Chinese firm could produce dealer handset; Motorola exclusive and Expansys tie-up with tough phone maker also signed

Twenty-four hour iPhone replacements fail to materialise as stock of 3G 8GB model is run down in anticipation of new entry-level 3G S 8GB model; 3G S 16GB and 3G S 32GB variants also to be discontinued

Operator to limit new iPhone availability to existing customers due to “extremely limited” stock at launch; not available through web portal until end of July at earliest

Accessories distributor wins a chunk of O2 retail business from 20:20 Mobile