Call of theWest: how Netcom beefed up corporate governance

Call of theWest: how Netcom beefed up corporate governance
By Jason Dean in Beijing
The Wall Street Journal Europe
29 Sep 2006

Zdirectors now have effective veto power over many important decisions, providing a counterbalance to the government’s previously unchecked authority. That is a first in the government’s empire of companies in banking, oil and many other... read more...

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Motorola still hearing static over Iridium satellite phones

Motorola still hearing static over Iridium satellite phones
By Peter Lattman And Sara Silver
The Wall Street Journal Europe
28 Sep 2006

Iridium LLC, a bankrupt U.S. satellite-phone company that sold bulky $3,000 handsets with antennas the size of toothbrushes, continues to weigh like a brick on its former parent, Motorola Inc. The global satellite-phone operator, nurtured and spun off... read more...

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Home videos, beauty contests and party stunts: the future of mobiles

Home videos, beauty contests and party stunts: the future of mobiles
Richard Wray Communications editor
The Guardian
27 Sep 2006

Mobile companies have been watching the rapid growth of networking and video-sharing websites such as MySpace and YouTube. They have realised that content created by users themselves might be just what they need to persuade their customers to do more... read more...

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BT offers expert home visits to quell ‘techno rage’

BT offers expert home visits to quell ‘techno rage’
Miles Brignall
The Guardian
26 Sep 2006

BT has entered the growing market of companies offering to help consumers who struggle to install new technology in their homes. BT said yesterday that those signing up to one of its broadband packages can now pay an extra 50 to get an engineer to... read more...

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Mobiles: is cover worth the bother?

Mobiles: is cover worth the bother?
By Helen Loveless
Financial Mail on Sunday
24 Sep 2006

Remember when mobile phones were the size of a brick and a novelty? Those days are long gone. There are now 50 million active mobile phones in the UK, and two billion mobile subscriptions worldwide – one for every three people on the planet. Mobiles... read more...

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Telecom Italia highlights political role in business

Telecom Italia highlights political role in business
By Gabriel Kahn in Rome and Jason Singer in London
The Wall Street Journal Europe
18 Sep 2006

The abrupt departure of Telecom Italia SpA Chairman Marco Tronchetti Provera showshowdifficult it is for European companies in politically sensitive industries like telecommunications and energy to keep both governments and investors happy. Mr.... read more...

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Sidekick for Sarin to beef up Vodafone

Sidekick for Sarin to beef up Vodafone
NICK GOODWAY
Evening Standard (West End Final)
05 Sep 2006

VODAFONE today moved to plug a major gap on its board by reemploying a former director who has been a long-standing friend and colleague of chief executive Arun Sarin. Vittorio Colao, 44, left Vodafone two years ago to run Italian publisher RCS Media,... read more...

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Murdoch, Telecom Italia to discuss content deal

Murdoch, Telecom Italia to discuss content deal
By Gabriel Kahn
The Wall Street Journal Europe
07 Sep 2006

News Corp. Chairman Rupert Murdoch is set to meet today with Telecom Italia SpA Chairman Marco Tronchetti Provera to discuss a wide-ranging content-sharing deal that could boost the fortunes of the Italian telecom giant. It is unlikely that the two... read more...

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