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BT Break-up Back Under The Spotlight
News Ofcom is considering whether the break-up of BT would be in the interests of Britain's communications sector. The regulator released details of phase one of its strategic review of the UK telecommunications market on Wednesday.
[April 28, 2004, 11:10]
Energis Backs Calls For BT Break-up
News UK telecoms operator Energis has urged Ofcom to stop trying to 'paper over the cracks' and instead make decisive moves to break-up the telecoms giant. Our proposals give all the benefits of break-up without any of the hassle, either for BT or the...
[February 7, 2005, 17:30]
3Com Seeks $66m Break-up Fee Over Failed Merger
News Networking vendor 3Com will chase private-equity firm Bain Capital Partners for a $66m (£33m) merger break-up fee after its proposed suitor pulled the plug on their merger deal late last week citing regulatory concerns.
[March 25, 2008, 8:50]
MPs Flirt With BT Break-up
News The joint committee -- which is made up of six MPs and six members of the House of Lords -- also asked several of BT's rivals whether they would support the company's break-up. Despite the recent surge in the take-up of broadband in Britain, BT is...
[June 11, 2002, 12:09]
Justice Dept Won't Pursue Microsoft Break-up
News The government on Thursday said that it would not seek to break up Microsoft when a federal judge resumes proceedings in the case. The Justice Department said in a statement that it would "not seek a break-up of the company into separate operating...
[September 6, 2001, 15:39]
Jesse Berst: Wake Up And Break Up
News Because he needs to wake up and break up -- before the decision gets taken out of his hands. News reports yesterday indicate the Department of Justice and state attorneys general have concocted a break-up plan for Microsoft.
[January 14, 2000, 9:16]
Viglen To Float After Amstrad Break Up
News Sugar said yesterday he plans to break up the Amstrad group and remove it from the London Stock Exchange. A new holding company will be named Viglen Technology and will seek to float in London from early in August.
[June 4, 1997, 15:49]
More Calls For BT's Break-up
News BT denies these charges, and insists that break-up is neither necessary nor desirable, but the idea is understood to be popular with a number of influential MPs, and possibly even Lord Currie, the new chairman of Ofcom, who wrote a report earlier...
[September 17, 2002, 13:24]
Break-up Calls Leave BT Unmoved
News According to BT, break-up isn't on the agenda as it isn't in the best interests of either BT or the UK, and the company has dismissed the report. BT has brushed off claims that it should be broken up to prevent it dominating Broadband Britain...
[November 4, 2002, 12:48]
BT Fights Back Against Break-up Calls
News Break up] would be painful, costly, very slow and cumbersome," said Verwaayen, appearing before the trade and industry select committee at parliament. BT chief executive Ben Verwaayen has launched a spirited defence against demands for the UK's...
[March 10, 2005, 11:20]
BT Offers Landmark Changes To Avoid Break-up
News In November, Ofcom ruled that BT had to give its rivals fair and equal access to its telecommunications network, or risk being broken up. If Ofcom is not satisfied with BT's proposals then it can order a regulatory review that could see the telco...
[February 3, 2005, 16:35]
BT Break-up Back Under The Spotlight
Talkback Hi, Im happy as long as BT stay at top, i am with BT at the moment and have been for the last 5 years, and i think there great! KEEP THE IMPROVEMENTS GOING BT!
[May 8, 2004, 15:49]
BT Break-up Back Under The Spotlight
Talkback The sooner the better, BT.as been to dominant for to long.
[May 4, 2004, 22:49]
BT Offers Landmark Changes To Avoid Break-up
Talkback You know whenyou get versions of software like windows or football games that are encrusted with dates, these always seem to be a year behind like Office 97 when the year is 1998 or football league 2001 whe its 2003.
[February 4, 2005, 0:42]
BT Offers Landmark Changes To Avoid Break-up
Talkback They have restricted the activities of competitors, charged pretty much what they liked (the universaly hated 'Standing Charges') and made up their own rules. BT should be broken up into at least 10 regional companies which cannot take each other...
[February 6, 2005, 22:15]
Energis Backs Calls For BT Break-up
Talkback The quicker it is broken up, the better. Experience has shown that despite what it says, BT has no intention of creating a level telecoms playing field in this country. It has consistently stalled the introduction of new technology while it...
[February 8, 2005, 10:21]
CCIA's Solution: Break Up Microsoft
News In a White Paper due for release later this spring, the Computer and Communications Industry Association (CCIA) will argue that the courts must break Microsoft into several pieces or face yet another round of protracted antitrust litigation...
[March 23, 1999, 9:04]
Broadband Boom Saves BT From Break-up
News The recent surge in broadband take-up in the UK has saved BT from the threat of being forced to split its retail and network operations. UK telecoms regulator Oftel published its response to the Culture Media and Sport Committee report on...
[July 17, 2002, 10:45]
BT Dodges Break-up Bullet
News Under the changes, which will be published in full by the end of the month, BT will set up a new access division that will, it says, ensure that its rivals get fair access to its local telephone exchanges.
[June 23, 2005, 11:45]
Backing Up And Restoring Multi-Terabyte Data Sets: SGI, LEGATO, And Others Break The 10TB-Per-Hour Barrier
White Papers Backup and restore performance have become increasingly important as data set size in high-performance computing (HPC) environments has grown. Until now, published benchmarks of backup and restore speeds have focused almost exclusively on tests...
[June 15, 2005, 0:00]
