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RSS BTIn brief: BT helps to cut crime on SouthWest Trains
News BT is to supply closed circuit television services to SouthWest Trains in a deal worth £1.3m. Video cameras on all of SouthWest Train's stations will be linked by BT's ISDN2 lines to three control... [10 Jul 1998]
Ovum predicts change in international call billing
News A BT spokesman said: "We have been pursuing lower accounting rates worldwide. Research company, Ovum, has signed the death warrant of accounting rate with a report saying its days are numbered. Accounting rate is the... [10 Jul 1998]
Ovum predicts change in international call billing
News A BT spokesman said: "We have been pursuing lower accounting rates worldwide. Research company, Ovum, has signed the death warrant of accounting rate with a report saying its days are numbered. Accounting rate is the... [10 Jul 1998]
UK government falls behind electronic transactions target
News Michael Buhagiar, senior marketing manager at BT's government accounts division, said the current low level of service provided by the government is undermining its credibility with the public. He cited a... [10 Jul 1998]
In brief: Telemedicine centre shows healthcare future
News BT has opened a centre in South Wales to showcase state-of-the-art telemedicine equipment. Among the line-up of technology companies displaying their innovations at the BT Centre is STORcomm which... [08 Jul 1998]
Cable firms set to clean up with bundled services
News BT and BSkyB could lose out to cable operators providing converged telecoms and television services, according to a JD Power and Associates report. And if forecasts prove accurate, BT could lose as much... [07 Jul 1998]
London Electricity moves into telecoms
News According to London Electricity, residential and business customers signing up to the service will save an average of 20 per cent on regional and national calls, and 5 per cent on local calls compared with BT prices. [07 Jul 1998]
In brief: Cegetel joins ISP ranks
News Cegetel, the French telecoms operator which is 26 per cent owned by BT, has confirmed it is to provide Internet services through a joint venture with AOL, Bertelsmann and Canal+. Besides BT, Cegetel... [03 Jul 1998]
Tesco becomes an ISP
News BT will provide and manage the backbone infrastructure and Tesco will put its brandname on the front page. Tesco this week became the first UK supermarket to offer Internet access. For £9 a month, TescoNet provides... [03 Jul 1998]
In brief: DfEE launches plans to boost IT in schools
News Businesses including American Express, BT, Bull Information Systems, Nissan, Rolls Royce and Shell will also be offering training and experience to schools in local areas. The Department for Education and Employment... [29 Jun 1998]
Pager helps Kent police
News Offenders are issued with a BT pager and can be called either at random or pre-set times, and are allowed 10 minutes to answer from one of three authorised numbers. Kent Probation Services has put a paging system on... [26 Jun 1998]
BT Internet service under threat
News The Internet Service Providers Asscoiation (ISPA) may try to block BT's plans to offer a pay-as-you-go, ISP-less Internet access service. Last week, BT announced a trial project - dubbed Click - which... [26 Jun 1998]
NTL goes on spending spree
News These companies have to be big to compete with BT. Cable TV and telecoms operator NTL has spent £940m on acquisitions which show the company's refusal to be outpaced by rivals Cable & Wireless Communications (C&WC) and... [26 Jun 1998]
Securicor lacks faith in Cellnet
News Mobile operator Cellnet is 60 per cent owned by BT and 40 per cent owned by Securicor. Past attempts by BT to make Cellnet a wholly owned subsidiary were blocked by the Conservative government. However,... [26 Jun 1998]
ISPs huff and puff - but BT could blow their house down
Comment Last week, ISPs reacted angrily to BT's announcement that it plans to launch a pay-as-you-go, ISP-less Internet access service. BT said the service - dubbed Click - is "designed to grow the Internet... [26 Jun 1998]
