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• Crossrail warns of more delays and cost overuns

  08-11-2019 10:05 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  Crossrail has advised TfL that there are some projected delays in the opening of the Elizabeth line and it is likely that additional funding would be required, and that the opening date is being pushed back.
  The latest projections now show a central cost forecast (including risk contingency) of approximately £15,363m, which is £400 million more than the funding committed under the exisiting Financing Package.
  Further modelling scenarios are also warning of the risk of even higher lev
  
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• Telecom Italia signs strategic partnership with Google Cloud

  08-11-2019 01:00
  Telecom Italia (TIM) has signed a strategic agreement with Google Cloud, allowing the Italian telco to become a key player in the cloud and edge computing market.
  Through the partnership, TIM will expand its portfolio of products and services offered in Italy through a unique offering of Public…read more on TotalTele.com »
  
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• T-Mobile offers free broadband to 10 million Americans in a bid to finalise Sprint merger

  08-11-2019 01:00
  US mobile network carrier, T-Mobile, has offered to provide free mobile hotspots for up to 10 million low income families in the US, as it tries to gain final approval for its proposed merger with Sprint.
  The $26.5 billion deal has already received formal backing from the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) and the Department of Justice (DoJ) but is now facing a law suit from a group of US States who oppose the deal…read more on TotalTele.com »
  
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• India's regulator considers review of controversial interconnect charge

  08-11-2019 01:00
  The Telecoms Regulatory Authority of India has begun the process of reviewing the Interconnect Usage Charge, according to reports in the press.
  The IUC is the amount that network operators are charged for an incoming voice call…read more on TotalTele.com »
  
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