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RSS ratesIn brief: German telcos threaten price war
News Germany's o.tel.o will unveil price cuts at the beginning of September for weekend and evening rates. Germany looks set to enter a telephony pricing war as two Deutsche Telekom competitors promise huge cuts for fixed... [24 Aug 1998]
One2One invests £900m in UK network
News The EIB offers interest rates which typically undercut those set by commercial banks. One2One, the UK's smallest mobile network operator, is to spend £900m over the next three years increasing its coverage from 96 to 98... [19 Aug 1998]
Electronic trading helps Eurex overtake Liffe
News European short-term interest rates have clearly converged ahead of European Economic and Monetary Union, which has meant lower volatility and led to decreased trading activity in Liffe's European short-term interest rate... [07 Aug 1998]
European spending on Net access to soar
News Consumer access will grow too, but at a lower rate due to high phone rates and low PC usage. Europe's spending on access to the Internet is expected to increase by over $9bn in the next three years, according to a recent... [03 Aug 1998]
EC clamps down on telecoms tariffs
News The governing body said it is particularly concerned about rates being charged by fixed-line operators to connect mobile services, but would not say which countries have been targeted. The UK report - due to be completed... [24 Jul 1998]
Reuters blames profit drop on financial package
News Installation rates of Reuters 3000 - which competes with Bloomberg in offering data to fund managers - have slowed and revenue from Reuters' software subsidiary, Tibco, fell by five per cent over the same quarter last year. [23 Jul 1998]
In brief: Telcos gear up for mobile satellite service price war
News The first telecommunications firms to offer satellite mobile phones are on the verge of a price war as they battle to provide the cheapest rates. ICO Global Communications has said it will offer rates at... [14 Jul 1998]
Ovum predicts change in international call billing
News It cites initiatives by the World Trade Organisation and the EU to drive down the price of international calls and the liberalisation of national telephone markets as the reasons behind the demise of accounting rates. [10 Jul 1998]
Ovum predicts change in international call billing
News It cites initiatives by the World Trade Organisation and the EU to drive down the price of international calls and the liberalisation of national telephone markets as the reasons behind the demise of accounting rates. [10 Jul 1998]
In brief: Small firms go easy on late payers
News Nearly half of all small businesses are failing to claim interest rates on overdue bills, according to finance specialist, Alex Lawrie. Despite laws which came into effect last November, small firms are not charging... [06 Jul 1998]
