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• Telecom Alert: January 9, 2017 - Small Cell Deployments; Petitions for Reconsideration of FCC's Broadband Privacy ... - The National Law Review

  09-01-2017 23:52 via natlawreview.com
  
  Telecom Alert: January 9, 2017 - Small Cell Deployments; Petitions for Reconsideration of FCC's Broadband Privacy ...
  The National Law Review
  Following up on a Petition by Mobilitie and other reports that local government review of proposed small cell deployments has been slow and expensive, the FCC has asked for public comment on local government approval processes and local government ...
  
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• net2phone's Hosted PBX Service Now Includes Unlimited Calling to Brazil - Telecom Reseller (press release)

  09-01-2017 23:32 via telecomreseller.com
  
  net2phone's Hosted PBX Service Now Includes Unlimited Calling to Brazil
  Telecom Reseller (press release)
  NEWARK, N.J., Jan. 5, 2017 — net2phone, a cloud-based communications services provider, has enhanced its popular Hosted PBX business service by offering its U.S. customers unlimited calling to landlines in Brazil. net2phone's Hosted PBX offering ...
  
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• net2phone Acquires LiveNinja - Telecom Reseller (press release)

  09-01-2017 23:32 via telecomreseller.com
  
  net2phone Acquires LiveNinja
  Telecom Reseller (press release)
  NEWARK, N.J., Jan. 4, 2017 — net2phone, a provider of unified cloud-based communications services for businesses, today announced that it has acquired LiveNinja, provider of an innovative customer-facing messaging and live chat management service.
  
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• Speech Mobility Joins ITEXPO Florida 2017 as Gold Sponsor - Telecom Reseller (press release)

  09-01-2017 23:22 via telecomreseller.com
  
  Speech Mobility Joins ITEXPO Florida 2017 as Gold Sponsor
  Telecom Reseller (press release)
  MONTREAL, QC – January 3, 2017– Speech Mobility, developer of integrated business communications platforms powered by a voice assistant, announced that it will be a Gold Sponsor at ITEXPO, held February 8-10, 2017 at Greater Ft. Lauderdale/Broward ...
  
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• Dino Di Palma Appointed BroadSoft Chief Revenue Officer - Telecom Reseller (press release)

  09-01-2017 23:22 via telecomreseller.com
  
  Dino Di Palma Appointed BroadSoft Chief Revenue Officer
  Telecom Reseller (press release)
  GAITHERSBURG, Md., Jan. 09, 2017 — BroadSoft, Inc. (NASDAQ:BSFT), a global unified communications as a service (UCaaS) leader, today announced that it has appointed Dino Di Palma as Chief Revenue Officer. In this newly created position, Dino will ...and more »
  
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• Wireless results in focus ahead of Canadian telecom earnings reports - The Globe and Mail

  09-01-2017 22:33 via theglobeandmail.com
  
  The Globe and Mail
  Wireless results in focus ahead of Canadian telecom earnings reports
  The Globe and Mail
  As the first earnings reports of the year begin to roll in this week, Canadian telecom investors will be looking for signs that the wireless business remained robust through the end of 2016. The big carriers added more subscribers on contracts than ...
  
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• Moving Averages in Focus on Shares of Telecom Italia S.p.A. (TI) - MicroCap Wired

  09-01-2017 21:44 via microcapwired.com
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  Moving Averages in Focus on Shares of Telecom Italia S.p.A. (TI)
  MicroCap Wired
  Keeping an eye on moving averages for Telecom Italia S.p.A. (TI), the 50-day is 8.18, the 200-day is at 8.69, and the 7-day is 8.94. Moving averages have the ability to be used as a powerful indicator for technical stock analysis. Following multiple ...
  Telecom Italia S.P.A. (TI) Receives Average Recommendation of "Hold" from BrokeragesBBNS
  Telecom Italia S.P.A. (TI) Stock Rating Lowered by Zacks Investment Res
  
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• 'Game of inches:' RBC predicts narrow field between Canada's telecom stocks in 2017 - Financial Post

  09-01-2017 21:29 via business.financialpost.com
  
  Financial Post
  'Game of inches:' RBC predicts narrow field between Canada's telecom stocks in 2017
  Financial Post
  Chris Ratcliffe/BloombergIAAK Technologies Inc., a Coquitlam-based provider that resells access to Shaw Communications Inc.'s cable network, asked the Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission to intervene regarding the deal for ...
  
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• Puerto Rico takes 2nd shot at leveling telecom field - Business News Americas (subscription)

  09-01-2017 19:13 via bnamericas.com
  
  Business News Americas (subscription)
  Puerto Rico takes 2nd shot at leveling telecom field
  Business News Americas (subscription)
  Puerto Rico's house of representatives is bringing back a bill to ensure fair competition in the island's telecom sector that was ... Subscriber-Only Content. BNamericas develops thousands of news articles, analyses and features every month, always ...and more »
  
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• Report: Chinese Telecom Giant ZTE Set To Slash 3000 Jobs - CRN

  09-01-2017 18:21 via crn.com
  Telecoms Tech
  Report: Chinese Telecom Giant ZTE Set To Slash 3000 Jobs
  CRN
  China-based telecom and network giant ZTE is slashing 3,000 jobs, representing about 5 percent of the company's 60,000 employees. The layoffs from the Shenzhen, China-based vendor -- which is a rival of Huawei in the region -- stems from its struggling ...
  ZTE shares fall as company axes 3000 jobsTelecoms Tech
  Exclusive: China's ZTE to slash about 3000 jobs - sourcesReutersall 19 news articles »
  
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• What's Manitoba Telecom Services Inc Downside After Today's Gap Down? - Frisco Fastball

  09-01-2017 18:19 via friscofastball.com
  
  Frisco Fastball
  What's Manitoba Telecom Services Inc Downside After Today's Gap Down?
  Frisco Fastball
  The stock of Manitoba Telecom Services Inc (TSE:MBT) gapped down by $0.1 today and has $34.66 target or 9.00% below today's $38.09 share price. The 6 months technical chart setup indicates high risk for the $2.82B company. The gap down was reported ...and more »
  
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• PSEi ends higher as telecom stocks rebound; holding firms' index ends lower - Inquirer.net

  09-01-2017 18:03 via business.inquirer.net
  
  PSEi ends higher as telecom stocks rebound; holding firms' index ends lower
  Inquirer.net
  The local stock barometer firmed up for the fifth straight trading session on Monday, shored up by a rebound in telecom stocks. The main-share Philippine Stock Exchange index (PSEi) gained 28.14 points or 0.39 percent to close at 7,276.34 after a ...and more »
  
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• New Canadian technology set to deliver faster Internet to underserviced areas

  09-01-2017 18:00
  
  Genesis Technical Systems technology can help achieve new CRTC bandwidth targetsCalgary, Canada and Coventry, UK – 9 January 2017 – Genesis Technical Systems applauds the decision by the Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission (CRTC) for all Canadians to have access to broadband speeds of 50 Mb/s download and 10 Mb/s upload within 10 to 15 years as a “basic right.” Speaking on the announcement Genesis CEO Peter Khoury stated: “Canada and the CRTC
  
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• Income Investors: Is Shaw Communications Inc. the Best Telecom for 2017? - The Motley Fool Canada

  09-01-2017 16:26 via fool.ca
  
  Income Investors: Is Shaw Communications Inc. the Best Telecom for 2017?
  The Motley Fool Canada
  Shaw Communications Inc. (TSX:SJR.B)(NYSE:SJR) is going to start to have a major impact on the Canadian wireless industry this year as the company's wireless segment Freedom Mobile starts taking market share away from the Big Three telecom ...and more »
  
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• CentralColo buys Virginia data centre in $96m JV

  09-01-2017 15:30
  Californian data centre provider has bought 280,000 square foot campus from Meridian Group
  
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• Vietnam's FPT to list telecom, security subsidiaries - Nikkei Asian Review

  09-01-2017 15:16 via asia.nikkei.com
  
  Vietnam's FPT to list telecom, security subsidiaries
  Nikkei Asian Review
  HO CHI MINH CITY -- FPT Telecom and FPT Securities, both subsidiaries of Vietnamese information technology company FPT, will list their shares on the local stock market on Friday. The move is a sign that the state, which owns part of the telecoms arm ...
  
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• The State of IP Phone Satisfaction - Telecom Reseller (press release)

  09-01-2017 15:13 via telecomreseller.com
  
  The State of IP Phone Satisfaction
  Telecom Reseller (press release)
  According to a recent AOTMP research study, enterprises report a 9% increase in satisfaction with IP-based phone equipment over the past 24 months. While the increase is positive, overall satisfaction is 7.8 on a 10-point scale, hovering in the ...
  
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• The Channel Industry Opportunity: Predictions for 2017 - Telecom Reseller (press release)

  09-01-2017 15:13 via telecomreseller.com
  
  Telecom Reseller (press release)
  The Channel Industry Opportunity: Predictions for 2017
  Telecom Reseller (press release)
  2016, Oh what a year! As the final days approach, some thoughts have come to mind regarding what the UCaaS opportunity looks like for the channel industry in 2017. These are based upon what I have seen as a channel executive over the last 15+ years; ...
  
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• How to Improve User Experience in Unified Communications - Telecom Reseller (press release)

  09-01-2017 15:13 via telecomreseller.com
  
  Telecom Reseller (press release)
  How to Improve User Experience in Unified Communications
  Telecom Reseller (press release)
  Most telecoms experts would agree that deploying Unified Communications (UC) can help boost business productivity. But that increase in employee productivity simply can't happen if employees don't uniformly adopt UC technology. And according to IT ...
  
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• Ask the Telecom Pro – January 2017 - Telecom Reseller (press release)

  09-01-2017 15:13 via telecomreseller.com
  
  Ask the Telecom Pro – January 2017
  Telecom Reseller (press release)
  Q: My telecom billing is horrendous. Is there anything I can do to hold the vendors accountable for their mistakes? A: One solution to the problem is a billing service level agreement (SLA). The keys to a successful billing SLA are creativity and ...
  
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• 4 Ways Service Providers are taking on the Challenge of OTT - Telecom Reseller (press release)

  09-01-2017 15:13 via telecomreseller.com
  
  Telecom Reseller (press release)
  4 Ways Service Providers are taking on the Challenge of OTT
  Telecom Reseller (press release)
  Telecom providers today are caught in a vicious cycle, as market pressures are forcing them to invest heavily in technology to increase network speeds, which in turns only make their services more attractive for over-the-top (OTT) services like video ...
  
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• 3 Reasons SMBs Are Going All in on UC - Telecom Reseller (press release)

  09-01-2017 15:13 via telecomreseller.com
  
  Telecom Reseller (press release)
  3 Reasons SMBs Are Going All in on UC
  Telecom Reseller (press release)
  The unified communications (UC) market is booming as organizations of all sizes look to streamline operations and improve productivity. In fact, an IDC survey published earlier this year said that “the UC&C market is on the upswing,” revealing that 41 ...
  
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• VodafoneZiggo presents new logo, management board

  09-01-2017 14:57 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  (Telecompaper) VodafoneZiggo has started introducing its new identity and logo, combining the names of the two companies. The Ziggo and Vodafone brands will also continue to be used separately.
  
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• Openet appoints Buckalewas VP of APAC Sales

  09-01-2017 14:47 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  (Telecompaper) Openet appointed Jason Buckalew as vice president, Sales, APAC. Buckalew will strengthen Openet's growing operations in APAC and help meet strong...
  
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• Sonera could cut workforce by up to 145 people

  09-01-2017 14:26 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  (Telecompaper) Telia Company's Finnish unit, Sonera said it could cut its workforce by up to approximately 145 posts in a bid to improve efficiency. The restructuring affects several different units...
  
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• Telecom Regulator's Recommendations On Public WiFi In 25 Days - NDTV

  09-01-2017 14:02 via profit.ndtv.com
  
  Telecom Regulator's Recommendations On Public WiFi In 25 Days
  NDTV
  New Delhi: Terming the availability and affordability of broadband as a "prerequisite" for growth of digital transactions, regulator TRAI today said it will finalise in 20-25 days its views on 'public wifi networks'. Public wifi networks would offer ...and more »
  
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• Australia releases draft prices for non-NBN services

  09-01-2017 13:23 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  (Telecompaper) The Australian Competition and Consumer Commission has released its draft decision for the declared superfast broadband access service (SBAS) and the local bitstream access service (LBAS)...
  
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• Department of Telecom to meet telcos for status on call drops again - BGR India

  09-01-2017 13:09 via bgr.in
  
  BGR India
  Department of Telecom to meet telcos for status on call drops again
  BGR India
  Even though the call drop situation has shown improvement, DoT has decided to meet telecom operators regarding the same before the quarter ends. By PTI | Published: January 9, 2017 5:30 PM IST. 0 Shares. Facebook share; Twitter share; Share on ...
  DoT to meet telcos for status check on call dropsETTelecom.comall 2 news articles »
  
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• Greenland's Qassimiut without communications since year-end

  09-01-2017 12:40 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  (Telecompaper) Tele-Post Greenland said the town of Qassimiut has been without telephony, internet, TV or radio since 31 December 2016. The company said it is still working on restoring connectivity...
  
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• Telecom Department To Meet Operators For Status Check On Call Drops - NDTV

  09-01-2017 12:34 via profit.ndtv.com
  
  NDTV
  Telecom Department To Meet Operators For Status Check On Call Drops
  NDTV
  New Delhi: The Department of Telecom will meet telecom operators once again this quarter for a status check on call drops, which it says, has improved but still not satisfactory. "The call drop situation has shown improvement with additional spectrum ...
  DoT to meet telcos for status check on call dropsETTelecom.comall 2 news articles »
  
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• European Stocks Fall, Led by Telecom, Travel and Leisure Shares; FTSE 100 Rises on Pound Weakness - Nasdaq

  09-01-2017 12:30 via nasdaq.com
  
  European Stocks Fall, Led by Telecom, Travel and Leisure Shares; FTSE 100 Rises on Pound Weakness
  Nasdaq
  European stocks fell, led by the telecommunications, travel and leisure sectors even as German industrial output and exports figures released on Monday pointed to a strong fourth quarter for Europe's largest economy and a measure of investor sentiment ...and more »
  
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• Hutchison Hong Kong opens social enterprise café

  09-01-2017 12:01 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  (Telecompaper) Hutchison Telecommunications Hong Kong (HTHKH) and Hong Chi Social Enterprise Office have jointly opened a social impact café, dubbed the 'hc:Corner'...
  
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• Infinivan Inc. and Megamanila Telecom Corp seek Filipino broadband licences - TeleGeography

  09-01-2017 11:51 via telegeography.com
  
  Infinivan Inc. and Megamanila Telecom Corp seek Filipino broadband licences
  TeleGeography
  Two new start-up operators, Infinivan Inc. and Megamanila Telecom Corp, have filed applications to the National Telecommunications Commission (NTC) for a Certificate of Public Convenience and Necessity (CPCN) to construct and operate fixed and ...
  
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• Di Palma named Broadsoft's chief revenue officer

  09-01-2017 11:41 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  (Telecompaper) BroadSoft appointed Dino Di Palma as chief revenue officer. In this newly created position, Dino will lead the BroadSoft global sales organisation and continue to drive revenue growth...
  
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• Citrix to merge GoTo unit with LogMeln on 20 Jan

  09-01-2017 11:35 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  (Telecompaper) Citrix Systems has set a date for the spin-off of its GoTo family of service offerings. The company will distribute all of the unit's shares to Citrix shareholders on 20 January...
  
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• Dialog Semiconductor revenues hit USD 365 mln in Q4

  09-01-2017 11:20 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  (Telecompaper) Dialog Semiconductor reported unaudited fourth quarter revenues of USD 365 million, slightly above the mid-point of the guidance range announced in November...
  
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• P4 remains MNP leader, former GTS Poland leads in FNP

  09-01-2017 11:19 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  (Telecompaper) Polish regulator UKE has published a report on number portability in 2016, both for fixed and mobile networks...
  
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• Zhone approves reverse stock split after Dasan buy

  09-01-2017 11:01 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  (Telecompaper) Zhone Technologies announced that its board authorised a reverse stock split at an exchange ratio of between 1-for-3 and 1-for-5 following its acquisition of Dasan Network Solutions...
  
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• CWC signs comedian Majah Hype as Flow brand ambassador

  09-01-2017 10:51 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  (Telecompaper) Cable & Wireless Communications (CWC) announced that it has signed Caribbean comedy star Majah Hype as an ambassador for its Flow brand...
  
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• Mobile Data Firm Announces $1.2m App Developer Recruitment Drive

  09-01-2017 10:30
  
  App companies set to receive seven-figure sums through revenue share programmeLondon, England. 9 January, 2017: Tutela, the mobile data firm, has launched a $1.2m recruitment drive to sign-up new mobile app developer into its partner programme. With a specific focus on the UK and Western Europe, Tutela is actively signing agreements with mobile app publishers with 1m+ daily active users (DAUs). Tutela currently works with over 100 app developers with over 1bn combined users and...Source: RealWir
  
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• NEC appoints Pangan as president of Philippines unit

  09-01-2017 10:27 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  (Telecompaper) NEC Philippines has appointed Elizabeth Tirona Pangan as its president, effective immediately. Pangan replaces Agnes Gervacio who resigned from her...
  
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• Milan launches EUR 2 bln Expo conversion tender

  09-01-2017 10:07 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  (Telecompaper) The city of Milan has launched an international tender to convert the Expo 2015 site into a global tech hub and tax-free zone...
  
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• Panel finds people guilty of insider trading in Mobily stock

  09-01-2017 10:01 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  (Telecompaper) A special committee has found individuals guilty of providing insider information and insider trading in shares of Saudi telecoms operator Mobily,...
  
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• Facebook appoints former CNN host to News Partnership unit

  09-01-2017 09:13 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  (Telecompaper) Facebook has appointed Campbell Brown to head its News Partnerships unit, the company announced in a Facebook post...
  
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• Telecom tariff roundup: here are a few plans that you help you with free voice calls - Firstpost

  09-01-2017 09:02 via tech.firstpost.com
  
  Firstpost
  Telecom tariff roundup: here are a few plans that you help you with free voice calls
  Firstpost
  If you have not upgraded your plan yet, now might be a good time. Telecom operators are offering plans with unlimited free local and STD calls, often bundled with a helping of free data. Airtel. Airtel is offering unlimited free and STD calls starting ...
  
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• Smart announces finalists of SWEEP tech competition

  09-01-2017 08:52 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  (Telecompaper) Philippines mobile operator Smart Communications has selected 10 student teams from six schools as finalists to the SWEEP (Smart Wireless Engineering...
  
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• Digital is on its way - ETTelecom.com

  09-01-2017 08:30 via telecom.economictimes.indiatimes.com
  
  ETTelecom.com
  Digital is on its way
  ETTelecom.com
  Telecom industry veterans have witnessed a steady stream of major disruptions in the telecom space. The competition's aggressive digital transformation strategies remain a growing threat, so telcos can no longer just remain complacent. Mukesh Ambani ...and more »
  
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• Vocus appoints Simmons as director, corporate & wholesale

  09-01-2017 08:06 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  (Telecompaper) Australian operator Vocus has appointed Michael Simmons as executive director of corporate
  & wholesale, Australia, on an interim basis following the...
  
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• ZTE to cut 3000 jobs in Q1 - report

  09-01-2017 08:05 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  (Telecompaper) ZTE wants to eliminate 5 percent of its global workforce, or around 3,000 jobs by the end of the first quarter, Reuters reported, with sources saying the cuts include a fifth of positions in its handset business in China. The handset operations will lose 600 jobs, or 10 percent of the total, with the cuts concentrated in China. Cuts in the handset business in China will go beyond 20 percent," said a senior executive briefed on the lay-offs. A local manager in one of the company's
  
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• Renren to implement ADS ratio change

  09-01-2017 07:59 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  (Telecompaper) Chinese social networking platform company Renren plans to change the ratio of its American Depositary Shares (ADSs) to its Class A ordinary shares,...
  
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