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******************************** PricewaterhouseCoopers Presents The TelecomDirect News Daily Update For February 24, 2006 ******************************** Finland's Elisa telecom to cut 200 more jobs http://www.telecomdirectnews.com/do.php/120/16840?11228 HELSINKI, Finland -- Finland's second-largest telecommunications operator, said Friday it plans to lay off 200 people, or 4 percent of its work force, to further cut costs. The move follows 500 layoffs in 2005, and the company warned that it might have to cut more jobs in its work force of 5,000 later this year. Most of the layoffs will... Cesky Telecom Records 85% Broadband Revenue Rise in 2005 http://www.telecomdirectnews.com/do.php/105/16839?11228 The former Czech telecoms monopoly, now a unit of Spain's Telefonica, posted a 0.8% y/y fall in total revenue, to 61 billion koruna (US$2.56 billion). Revenue from fixed-line telephony operations declined by 5.2% y/y to 10.9 billion koruna, but was offset by dynamic growth in broadband sales, which jumped by 85% y/y to 1.8 billion... RIM, NTP Prepare for Court http://www.telecomdirectnews.com/do.php/120/16834?11228 Just before NTP will appear in court to ask a federal judge to shut down BlackBerry service, the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office has negated another of the company's wireless e-mail patents. But in a statement released this morning, the company accuses Research In Motion (RIM) of mischaracterizing the situation in public statements... Tech Execs Decry Spectrum Policy http://www.telecomdirectnews.com/do.php/130/16832?11228 In advance of a series of major spectrum auctions by the U.S. government, the Technology CEO Council has released a report that sharply criticizes current U.S. policy toward spectrum allocation and calls for a new 10-point "21st century spectrum policy." "Our nation's wireless needs are too often governed by outdated regulations that... Copyright (C) 2005 PricewaterhouseCoopers.

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