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The TelecomDirect News Daily Update
For November 09, 2006
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Deutsche Telekom Posts 20.4% Y/Y Fall in Q3 Net Profit on Customer Exodus
http://www.telecomdirectnews.com/do.php/120/21019?11228
German incumbent Deutsche Telekom posted a 20.4% year-on-year
(y/y) fall in its third-quarter net profit to 1.94 billion euro,
from 2.44 billion euro in the same period last year, on a 2.8%
y/y increase in revenues to 15.48 billion euro, from 15.06
billion euro respectively. Adjusted EBITDA (earnings before
interest, taxes, depreciation ...
Verizon Launches FiOS and MPLS-Capable VPN WAN for Businesses
http://www.telecomdirectnews.com/do.php/120/21016?11228
In conjunction with the announcement that Verizon is to launch a
new VPN WAN product aimed at business customers, it has been
reported that Verizon is to utilise the fibre network currently
being deployed mainly for consumer oriented services-FiOS
internet and FiOS TV-for the roll-out of new business oriented
offerings. The VPN WAN ...
BT Says Q2 Profit Rose 28 Percent on Global Services
http://www.telecomdirectnews.com/do.php/120/21011?11228
LONDON -- British telecommunications company BT Group PLC said
Wednesday that fiscal second-quarter profit rose 28 percent as
results from the company's global services technology consulting
and management unit pushed up earnings. Net income came to 475
million pounds (US$904.7 million; E708.6 million) from 371
million ...
Case Study: Telenet's Broadband Service Offering
http://www.telecomdirectnews.com/do.php/120/21007?11228
Belgium's largest cable and Internet provider enticed subscribers
to pay above and beyond their flat-rate charges but at the same
time boosted customer satisfaction through personalized,
self-managed plans. Telenet-Belgium's largest provider of
Internet service and CATV-has a portfolio that includes broadband
Internet access, ...
Analysis: Telecom Bill Unlikely Under New Congress
http://www.telecomdirectnews.com/do.php/130/21001?11228
At least one analyst firm believes the Democratic turn in
Congress could bring more scrutiny to telecommunications issues,
particularly merger activity and possibly spectrum, but it won't
bring a major shift in telecommunications policy in general."We
believe Democratic victories in the mid-term elections point to
more ...
C&W: 'The Plan Is Working'
http://www.telecomdirectnews.com/do.php/140/20999?11228
Cable Wireless (C&W), releasing financial results for the first
half of its fiscal year this morning, says its turnaround plan is
working and, indeed, is ahead of schedule. The company took a
65-percent hit to net profits in order to pay for some of the
massive layoffs involved in its plan, but it nonetheless handily
beat ...
Cisco Soars in Q1
http://www.telecomdirectnews.com/do.php/120/20996?11228
Cisco Systems Inc. appears to be firing on all cylinders, as the
company beat analyst estimates with its first-quarter earnings
and claimed solid growth on all fronts. Pro forma earnings per
share hit 31 cents, compared with analyst estimates of 29 cents
as tallied by Reuters Research . Moreover, for its second
quarter, which ...
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