Wireless Federation (Free subscription) | 7 hours ago
Polish telco TP Group will pay France Telecom licence fees of 1.6% of its revenues from business-to-business, TV and ISP operations for the rights to use the Orange brand, reports Reuters. TP already uses the Orange brand for its mobile operations and now plans to introduce the B2B, TV and ISP services over the course [...]
Wireless Federation (Free subscription) | 07/22/2008
Vodafone’s $900.66m purchase of a controlling stake in the state-owned Ghana Telecom has been blocked by the Ghanian Government. At the start of the month Vodafone, the world’s largest operator in terms of revenue, announced that it had effectively gazumped France Telecom by agreeing to acquire 70 per cent of the Ghanaian carrier with the [...]
E - Editors Weblog (Free subscription) | 07/21/2008
Electronic newspapers may be the next step for French newspapers, as France Télécom tests out its electronic reading device on more than a hundred people, the New York Times (NYT) reported. The Read & Go electronic reader lets users download...
International Herald Tribune (Free subscription) | 07/21/2008
Through a project called Read & Go (yes, in English), a new device allows users to download the contents of the newspapers over France Télécom's wireless network.
OTB News (Free subscription) | 07/21/2008
Through a project called Read & Go (yes, in English), a new device allows users to download the contents of the newspapers over France Télécom’s wireless network.
New York Times (Free subscription) | 07/20/2008
Through a project called Read & Go (yes, in English), a new device allows users to download the contents of the newspapers over France Télécom’s wireless network.
International Herald Tribune (Free subscription) | 07/20/2008
Seven French publications have joined France Télécom to test a so-called electronic paper, a technology that offers what its supporters say is the most convincing electronic facsimile of ordinary paper in existence.
TidBITS (Free subscription) | 07/17/2008
After a slightly aggravating false start this morning, I am happy to report that Orange's Department of Fixing Number Portability Goofs did whatever it was they had to do, and when I returned to the France Telecom shop this afternoon, my iPhone was ready for me to take home. Of course, the first thing I wanted to do was sync it with iTunes so that I could actually use it, and as I had an appointment...
MacMike News (Free subscription) | 07/17/2008
After a slightly aggravating false start this morning, I am happy to report that Orange’s Department of Fixing Number Portability Goofs did whatever it was they had to do, and when I returned to the France Telecom shop this afternoon, my iPhone was ready for me to take home. Of course, the first thing I wanted [...]
TidBITS (Free subscription) | 07/17/2008
The iPhone 3G launched today in France, and I was up and out of the house at the crack of dawn. I was number 5 (of maybe 30) in line at a local France Telecom store, which had a special early opening at 8:00 this morning to sell iPhones to eager geeks. I came prepared with every document I might conceivably need (good thing, too - I needed a lot of them). I told the salesperson what I wanted (a black...
MacMike News (Free subscription) | 07/17/2008
The iPhone 3G launched today in France, and I was up and out of the house at the crack of dawn. I was number 5 (of maybe 30) in line at a local France Telecom store, which had a special early opening at 8:00 this morning to sell iPhones to eager geeks. I came prepared [...]
Matt's blog (Free subscription) | 07/16/2008
RTT News BT to Invest Billion On UK Internet Service Wall Street Journal - 5 hours ago ... move a step ahead of rivals in the broadband market -- including Carphone Warehouse PLC, France Telecom SA's Orange, and British Sky Broadcasting PLC. ... BT to spend 1.5 bln pounds on super-fast broadband , drops share ... Forbes BT Drops as Share Buyback Is Suspended for Fiber Plan (Update1) Bloomberg all 28...
The Telegraph India (Free subscription) | 07/16/2008
New Delhi, July 15: Reliance Communications (R-Com), which has less than a week to offer a "suitable deal" to South African telecom firm MTN, may have to tackle competitive bids from global suitors such as China Mobile, UAE-based Etisalat and France Telecom.
Reuters UK (Free subscription) | 07/15/2008
MADRID, July 15 (Reuters) - First half net profit at Spanish power company Union Fenosa rose ahead of expectations by 27.8 percent to 652.3 million euros ($1.03 billion), boosted by stake sales in France Telecom Spain and Philippine utility Meralco.
3wan.net (Free subscription) | 07/11/2008
Orange, BIC launch the BIC phone in France France Telecom has announced the launch of the BIC phone, a cell phone that comes with 60 free minutes, the battery charged, and the SIM card already in place. The company has informed that with the BIC phone, a user can pay on the go, with a pre-paid 'mobicarte' refill card. The phone has been launched as part of an ongoing partnership between Orange and...
