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Plan C for failed broadband auction
News The UK government is planning to hold a third auction of broadband fixed wireless licences, despite its second auction process having ended earlier this week without attracting a single bid. Experts believe, though, that significant interest in...
[October 15, 2002, 13:48]
Timing's right for MS .Net
News Simultaneously, Microsoft is working with third-party companies, such as auction giant eBay, to build Web services that are founded on Microsoft's .Net infrastructure and building-block technologies. These include free services, such as Business...
[March 15, 2001, 8:18]
MS reacts coolly to proposed auction of Windows
News If a forced auction is unacceptable, the states say their goal could be attained by demanding that Microsoft make Windows available publicly on an ``open source'' basis to third-party developers or at least disclose certain parts of the source code.
[March 29, 1999, 10:11]
EBay posts big jump in fourth-quarter sales
News Online auction giant eBay said on Tuesday that its fourth-quarter revenue jumped 64 percent, as its earnings surpassed Wall Street expectations. s Japanese auction site. One area of continued trouble for eBay is in its offline operations, including...
[January 16, 2002, 12:02]
Wireless execs: We hate spectrum sales!
News In his recent budget sent to the US Congress, he opened a window for the Federal Communications Commission to delay the US spectrum auction again and garner more funds. One recent auction garnered $18bn in fees from carriers such as Verizon Wireless.
[March 22, 2001, 10:09]
Online growth plateaus
News While email and searching for information are far and away the most popular online pastimes in the United States, online banking, travel planning, participating in an online auction and downloading music have become the fastest-growing Internet...
[December 23, 2003, 13:35]
Don't expect 3G until 2004
News The British government received over £22bn from its 3G auction, while the German 3G auction raised the equivalent of £28bn. The former head of mobile network operator Orange claimed this week that European third-generation (3G) networks will not be...
[April 5, 2001, 14:40]
Startup Spotlight: Ybag.com
News Under this "reverse auction" model, Ybag retailers theoretically reply to the buyer's own personal Ybag (an anonymous mailbox system) within a few hours, allowing the consumer to decide whether to make their purchase online, over the phone or in...
[May 26, 2000, 16:13]
3G operators open up a VAT of controversy
News Vodafone, Orange, O2, T-Mobile and Hutchison 3G all claim that they should be repaid £3.35bn of the £22.5bn that they spend acquiring their licences in the 3G auction of 2000. They have been heartened by a decision made by the English High Court in...
[February 9, 2004, 14:40]
eBay lowers forecast as tech stocks slide
News Online auction giant eBay lowered its fourth-quarter revenue expectations and reported third-quarter numbers that met analyst forecasts. For the third quarter, eBay's earnings came in at the low end of Wall Street expectations with revenues of...
[October 16, 2008, 9:33]
EC joins growing debate on future of 3G
News Experts have questioned whether they can afford to pay for infrastructure costs given the huge bill for licenses and there has been calls for governments to pay back some of the money they have claimed from the auction of spectrum.
[March 21, 2001, 6:12]
Bluetooth to lead the e-commerce revolution - Gartner
News In a separate announcement, the race is on for the auction of spectrum licenses for third generation mobile phones. We are on track to hold the first 3G spectrum auction in Europe. The auction will take place in March 2000.
[November 2, 1999, 8:28]
Government continues to deny secret 3G talks
News Several newspapers over the weekend, and on Monday, claimed that the government was being urged to return some of the £22bn spent by mobile companies in last year's auction of 3G licences, or to assist them to roll out 3G -- which some experts...
[April 24, 2001, 8:38]
techTrader: Amazon.com beats Q3 estimates
News First Call consensus expected the online retailer and auction site to lose 28 cents a share in the quarter. US-based Amazon.com checked in with a smaller-than-expected loss in its third quarter Wednesday, losing $86m (£51m), or 26 cents a share, on...
[October 28, 1999, 12:00]
They know where you're shopping Pt II
News But Amazon spokesperson Bill Curry said despite Cybersource's consistent assertion that Amazon is a partner, the Web e-tailer only uses Cybersource's service for its auction marketplace -- Cybersource's fraud screen process is not used at Amazon's...
[August 4, 2000, 14:07]
UK keeps firm line on 3G licences
News The auction process brought a new entrant into the market, which will bring benefits to customers through increased competition and innovative services," a DTI spokesman told ZDNet UK. Vodafone, Orange, T-Mobile, mmO2 and Hutchison 3G all own UK 3G...
[August 20, 2002, 15:01]
EU telecoms ministers meet to save 3G
News Belgium's 3G auction, held in November 2000, raised less than £300m. EU telecoms ministers including UK e-minister Patricia Hewitt met today to discuss methods of helping those companies that paid large sums of money for third-generation (3G...
[April 4, 2001, 16:24]
MPs warn of 3G mobile price sting
News The auction of five UK 3G licences took place in spring 2000. The auction process brought a new entrant into the market, which will bring benefits to customers through increased competition and innovative services," said a DTI spokesman.
[April 26, 2002, 11:57]
Expedia may start spin-off phase for Microsoft
News Following that logic, Microsoft could just auction off each section of MSN. MSN is the third largest site on the Web in terms of unique users and reach. Following the EarthLink and MindSpring (Nasdaq: MSPG) merger, MSN the ISP will be in third...
[November 11, 1999, 15:54]
BT and One2One lose 3G appeal
News Unlike the other companies who won a 3G licence in last year's auction, Vodafone and Orange weren't expected to hand over their money in May 2000. Under the rules of the auction, no company could own two 3G licences, so both operators were allowed...
[October 17, 2001, 12:43]
