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News European Union telecoms ministers are today meeting to discuss a broad range of critical issues currently facing the industry. The agenda includes electronic signatures for ecommerce, millennium bug compliance among European telcos and how a... [22 Apr 1999]
Telecoms and water industries cut from Utilities Bill
News The telecoms and water industries are to be taken out of the remit of the Utilities Bill. The Bill was intended to set up a common regulatory framework to cover all utilities, but industry has objected to treating the telecoms industry in the same... [02 Mar 2000]
Telecoms shake-up: What do you think?
News After outlining her controversial plans for the future of the telecoms industry earlier this week, EC information society commissioner Viviane Reding has called for the public to give their opinions. Reding has launched a public consultation on the... [30 Jun 2006]
Telecoms industry to receive global marketplace
News E-procurement specialist, Commerce One, has announced a deal with US telco, Bell South, to set up a global online marketplace for the telecoms industry. The Internet-based market is designed to create an open electronic exchange for suppliers of... [24 Feb 2000]
Telecoms body may disappear
News The only representative organisation for UK telecoms professionals is set to lose its status as an independent body. The organisations argue the proposal is essential because IT and telecoms technology have converged and so there is no need for two... [22 Jun 2007]
Telecoms lead markets to positive territory
News The telecoms sector did particularly well during early trading. After massive spending on 3G licenses and acquisitions, the markets have responded positively to news that Dutch telecoms operator KPN will reduce debts by selling off non-core parts... [26 Mar 2001]
Telecoms to save €12bn by offshoring
News While the financial, tech and customer service firms have been quick to turn to offshore outsourcing in recent months, the telecoms sector may soon be catching up. A report released by Deloitte's technology, media and telecoms arm suggests that the... [25 Mar 2004]
Telecoms - the recovery starts here
News At least one sector of the tech market is hearing the sound of cash registers ringing as the recovery rumbles on - telecoms. Analyst firm IDC predicts that the telecoms market will ring up more than $1tn - yes, that's one trillion dollars - of... [10 Feb 2004]
Telecoms crash lays National Grid low
News The National Grid has posted a second half loss after writing down its investments in telecoms companies including Energis. The company was forced to write down £754.5m of telecoms assets including a £350m hit relating to UK business telco Energis. [30 May 2002]
Telecoms managers on top of Y2K situation
News UK telecoms managers are putting their IT counterparts to shame when it comes to Year 2000 compliance, according to survey results released by Mitel. Of 350 telecoms managers interviewed at this year's TMA event a month ago, 90 per cent said they... [04 Nov 1998]
Ericsson warns of no telecoms upturn
News According to the Financial Times, Ericsson CEO Kurt Hellstrom is to tell shareholders tomorrow that there is no improvement in the outlook for the telecoms sector and orders are still at the crippling levels of last year. [05 Jun 2002]
BICC offloads telecoms arm
News While an exit from the booming telecoms market has surprised some industry watchers, BICC explained that the loss-making division - which has about 2,000 employees - will be better off within Corning's worldwide optical technology business. [02 Mar 1999]
Only CIOs can put a stop to sloppy telecoms
News CIOs must get themselves onto the board - or consign their companies to shabby telecoms service for ever, Easynet's CEO has said. They listen to the cheapest vendor and assume that everything will work just fine because it's telecoms. [09 Feb 2007]
London Electricity moves into telecoms
News London Electricity is offering telecoms services to its 1.8 million customers, through a partnership with ACC Telecom. The move comes on the eve of the deregulation of the electricity industry, and is an attempt to deter the company's existing... [07 Jul 1998]
GEC adds Reltec to telecoms portfolio
News UK industrial giant, GEC, has bought Reltec Corporation, a US telecoms equipment manufacturer. The move is also the first major deal struck by GEC since it recently sold its Marconi defence electronics business to British Aerospace for £7.7bn, and... [02 Mar 1999]
