worldwide-news.net (Free subscription) | 06/30/2008
René Obermann, 45, the CEO of German telecommunications giant Deutsche Telekom, discusses the spying scandal in his company, its consequences for employees and customers and the personal responsibility of senior executives. Go to news source
Wireless Federation (Free subscription) | 06/10/2008
Deutsche Telekom CEO Rene Obermann is standing by the company’s outlook for 2008, saying that so far it has weathered the strength of the euro, economic weakness in the US and soaring oil prices, reports Dow Jones. ‘There are currently no developments which can put the company’s 2008 forecast at risk,’ Obermann said on the [...]
cellular-news (Free subscription) | 06/09/2008
Deutsche Telekom Chief Executive Rene Obermann Monday stood by the company's 2008 outlook, saying it has so far weathered the strength of the euro, economic weakness in the U.S. and the shock of soaring oil prices.
Reuters UK (Free subscription) | 06/09/2008
COLOGNE, Germany, June 9 (Reuters) - Deutsche Telekom Chief Executive Rene Obermann said on Monday he currently saw no risk to the company's full-year targets despite a weak dollar.
The Earth Times Online Newspaper (Free subscription) | 06/03/2008
... But Network had never used telephone billing records in the work for Bahn. Telekom chief executive Rene Obermann told an audience of 1,000 Telekom staff that an internal inquiry into the abuses would be swift and comprehensive. Public prosecutors are conducting a separate inquiry with former Telekom executives as suspects. Obermann, who took over as chief executive at the end...
Deutsche Welle: DW-WORLD.DE (Free subscription) | 06/03/2008
The managing director of Network Deutschland, Ralph Kuehn, last week admitted analyzing illegally acquired telephone data on behalf of Deutsche Telekom. The telecommunications giant has conceded spying on communications between executives and journalists in 2005 and possibly in 2006. Company CEO Rene Obermann, who denies any knowledge of the activities, has called in prosecutors to investigate...
Deutsche Welle: DW-WORLD.DE (Free subscription) | 06/03/2008
The German government has urged restraint in response to a recent spying controversy at Europe's largest telecommunications group, Deutsche Telekom. After meeting with Deutsche Telekom CEO Rene Obermann and other managers, Interior Minister Wolfgang Schäuble told reporters in Berlin that new legislation was not needed. Several parliamentarians have called for amendments to existing laws,...
The Earth Times Online Newspaper (Free subscription) | 06/02/2008
... company. Also in Berlin Monday, Interior Minister Wolfgang Schaeuble called in DT chief executive Rene Obermann and others for talks on the scandal. Executives from several other telecommunications companies declined Schaeuble's invitation, insisting the problem was restricted to DT and not sector-wide. Obermann has said he is personally doing his utmost to clear up allegations...
