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• AT&T: put on blast

  24-07-2019 19:39 via ft.com
  A rival’s tweets seem to resonate with investors
  
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• FTC hits Facebook with $5bn privacy fine

  24-07-2019 17:46
  The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) has hit Facebook with a fine of $5 billion relating to numerous privacy violations over the last few years.
  The fine itself, which is the largest ever imposed on any company for violating consumers’ privacy, will be accompanied by broad changes to its consumer privacy practices. The decision will also force Facebook to add in more decision-making capability on its privacy policies.
  “Despite repeated promises to its billions of users worldwide that t
  
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• Why network slicing is the 5G differentiator telcos have been craving

  24-07-2019 17:12
  Telecoms.com periodically invites third parties to share their views on the industry’s most pressing issues. In this article, John Lenns, VP Product Management at Oracle Communications, explores why network slicing could be the differentiator UK telcos are searching for in the 5G arms race.
  When it comes to 5G, most UK telcos are still aggressively jostling for pole position. But, with EE the first out of the starting blocks at the end of May – closely followed by Vodafone rolling ou
  
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• Ofcom looks to Salisbury for full-fibre experiment

  24-07-2019 16:52
  Ofcom has introduced a new public consultation for rule changes which will remove regulatory commitments for Openreach to provide Superfast broadband services over copper wires.
  As it stands, rules dictate Openreach has to provide customers access to Superfast broadband services. This is a step-change towards the ultimate goal of full-fibre broadband, with Openreach being forced to incrementally increase broadband services. Although this seems like a sensible approach to walk the path to full-fi
  
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• DoJ ready to greenlight Sprint/T-Mobile US merger – report

  24-07-2019 16:08
  It has been one of the most protracted merger approval processes in recent memories, but source close to the US Department of Justice believe a positive decision is on the horizon for Sprint and T-Mobile US.
  With Dish seemingly waiting in the wings to purchase Sprint’s prepaid brand Boost, the Department of Justice might well be on the verge of approving the $26 billion merger. According to the Wall Street Journal, a decision could be made public this week, though the budding duo would sti
  
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• The ancient church serving modern lunches

  24-07-2019 16:00 via feedproxy.google.com
  One of the oldest churches in the City of London has secured a new life, by serving up coffees and sarnies to hungry city workers.And we’re not talking WI style coffee in polystyrene cups and biscuits from a tin – but actual proper coffee and doorstop sized sandwiches.
  The church is St Mary Aldermary, and while the current building is a rare example of a gothic design by Sir Christopher Wren, there’s been a church on the site for over 900 years. Its name is usually taken to mea
  
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• DoJ launches anti-competition investigation into leading online platforms

  24-07-2019 14:08
  The US Department of Justice announced on Tuesday it is investigating if leading online platforms have undertaken anti-competition, anti-innovation, and other consumer harming practices.
  Though the DoJ does not name the companies it will focus the investigation on, when it specifies “concerns that consumers, businesses, and entrepreneurs have expressed about search, social media, and some retail services online”, it would be fair to assume the targets are Google, Facebook, Twitter, A
  
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• AT&T loses more TV subscribers than expected as Americans cut the cord

  24-07-2019 13:53 via ft.com
  WarnerMedia and wireless business help telecoms group to in-line quarterly results
  
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• Stanmore tube station to convert car park into flats

  24-07-2019 13:00 via feedproxy.google.com
  Stanmore tube station in North London is the latest London Underground site that’s been earmarked to have a housing development added to it. If their plans go ahead, then around 280 new flats are to be built on part of the car park.It’s all part of a programme delivering around 500 homes across three station car park sites in Harrow — at Stanmore, Canons Park and Rayners Lane stations.
  The car park at Stanmore is quite a large one, and is often used as a drop-off point for peop
  
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• Netflix India looks for growth in mobile-only subscriptions

  24-07-2019 12:28
  Netflix has announced it will launch a mobile-only version of its service in an effort to gain traction in one of the worlds’ fastest growing digital economies.
  With the international markets looking like the most promising growth opportunities for Netflix in the future, the team will have to adapt the service to context. India is a market which has promised a lot over the last couple of decades, but it is only in recent years the hype could be realised.
  For INR 199 per month (roughly $2.8
  
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• Nextivity supports Commission for Communications Regulation (ComReg) in mobile repeater awareness campaign

  24-07-2019 12:00
  Using Cel-Fi products could eliminate notorious mobile blackspot problems in the republic IrelandCurrent mobile phone licences in Ireland only require MNOs (mobile network operators) to provide coverage for up to 90% of the population, with no geographical coverage stipulation. As a result, the country has many mobile ‘blackspots’ and away from densely populated areas, reliable 4G coverage is moderate at best.To address Ireland’s ongoing mobile coverage problem, which is being
  
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• O2 and Vodafone double down on network sharing deal for 5G

  24-07-2019 11:56
  Network sharing deals are not new in the UK, but with O2 and Vodafone evolving their existing relationship to active infrastructure, the partnership certainly has a new mission.
  Announced today, O2 and Vodafone have agreed to share 5G active equipment, such as radio antennas, on joint network sites across the UK. The approach should accelerate 5G deployments in the areas where infrastructure investments are not as commercially attractive, though the 23 largest cities have been excluded from the
  
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• Snapchat looks like a real business after all

  24-07-2019 11:15
  We don’t understand it, but perhaps we’re not supposed to. We do understand numbers though, and the Snap financials are looking stronger each year.
  For those who getting a bit ‘longer in the tooth’, Snapchat might look like nothing more than a reel of confusing inside jokes which the younger generations are keeping well beyond arms’ length. It seems like nothing more than a messaging app for the paranoia filled narcissists, but few investors will care about percepti
  
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• Visit Europe’s oldest continually used Synagogue

  24-07-2019 08:00 via feedproxy.google.com
  Behind a modern building in the City of London can be found from the outside a rather ordinary building, and yet inside is a heritage that goes back centuries.
  (c) Bevis Marks synagogue
  This is the Bevis Marks synagogue, which was opened in 1701, and has been in continuous use ever since. There are other synagogues in mainland Europe that are older, but most had to close down in the 1930s and 40s for reasons that shouldn’t need elaborating on.
  Jews first arrived in London shortly after Wil
  
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• Vodafone and O2 agree 5G network sharing deal in the UK

  24-07-2019 02:00
  Vodafone and O2 have announced plans to share a range of 5G network architecture, including radio antennas, base stations and joint network sites across the UK.The UK's second and third biggest mobile network operators say that the deal will dramatically reduce the cost of their respective 5G deployments…read more on TotalTele.com »
  
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• US to investigate Amazon, Apple, Google and Facebook over anti-trust concerns

  24-07-2019 02:00
  The US Department of Justice (DoJ) has announced that it will launch an investigation to ascertain whether the world's biggest tech giants have been unfairly suppressing competition…read more on TotalTele.com »
  
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• Indian telcos consider 5G auction boycott

  24-07-2019 02:00
  Two of India's biggest telcos, namely Vodafone-Idea and Bharti Airtel, have said that they may abstain from India's forthcoming spectrum auction, unless India's regulator continues lowering its prices, according to a report in the Economic Times of India…read more on TotalTele.com »
  
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• Dish agrees $5bn deal to acquire Sprint and T-Mobile assets

  24-07-2019 02:00
  US satellite TV company, Dish Networks, has agreed a deal to acquire a string of wireless telecoms assets from T-Mobile and Sprint, paving the way for the US' mega…read more on TotalTele.com »
  
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