Telefonica Plans to Cut 1,000 Jobs in Germany, Delays FMC
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Telefonica O2 Germany, the German unit of the Spanish telecoms group, is planning to cut 1,000 jobs locally in efforts to improve profitability. The company has also delayed the commercial relaunch of its broadband service and the integration of its fixed-line business into its core mobile operations. Significance: The move ...
Blyk Preps Summer Launch
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Blyk , the ad-funded mobile service provider fronted by a former president of Nokia Corp., is set to launch in the U.K. this summer and later expand into other European markets. Blyk will target young people aged 16 to 24 with free calls and texts in exchange for receiving advertisements, which will be delivered based on user ...
FCC Follows Up On Joint Board USF Recommendations
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The Federal Communications Commission (FCC) has established its line of questioning regarding a recent recommendation by the Federal-State Joint Board on Universal Service that it 'take immediate action' to rein in the explosive growth in high-cost universal-service-support disbursements (FCC 07-88). According to the ...
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