3 telcos post bid to operate mobile network in Lebanon January 13, 2009
Posted by aikservices in Alfa, France Telecom, Lebanon, Mobile, MTC Touch, Orascom Telecom, Telecom, Wireless, Zain.Tags: Alfa, France Telecom, Lebanon, Mobile, MTC Touch, Orascom Telecom, Telecom, Wireless, Zain
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The Lebanese government recieves offers to operate the nation’s two mobile networks by three companies. The telecom minister Jebran Bassil has recieved offers from France Telecom, Orascom Telecom and Zain. The contracts with MTC Touch and Alfa, the current operators of the mobile networks, expired in December 2008. Zain which already operates in Lebanon as MTC Touch has a good chance of to renew its contract for one more year. The telcos under the one year contract will have to pay a monthly fees. Bassil, the telecom minister wants the new operators to expand the number of lines and improve efficiency. The overhaul process is likely to cost $100 million.
U.K. mobile-phone sector to shed thousands of jobs: report December 30, 2008
Posted by aikservices in France Telecom, Job Cuts, Mobile, Orange, Telecom, UK, Wireless.Tags: France Telecom, Job Cuts, Mobile, Orange, Telecom, UK, Wireless
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Thousands of workers are expected to lose their jobs across the U.K.’s mobile phone industry in early 2009, the Guardian reports Saturday, without citing sources. According to the report, some of the biggest job cuts should be seen at mobile operator Orange, owned by France Telecom, which employs 12,000 people. Management consultants are being used by a range of firms to advise on cost savings, the newspaper says.
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