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Mobilkom austria Starts 3G Femtocell Trial Mobilkom austria says that it has started a femto router pilot project in Central Europe with 35 selected residential and business customers throughout Austria. ...Telekom Austria to Cut 1,250 Jobs Telekom Austria has announced that it plans to cut 1,250 jobs and make a provision of €630 million (US$812 million) for the measure in its 4th quarter results...Tele2 reports impairment loss from goodwill and other assets for continued operations Tele2 has announced a write-down of SEK 943 million (US$133.8 million) on its networks in Austria and Switzerland - which will be reported in Q3 2008. The company said that the impairment loss will have no impact on its cash flow....JP Morgan Advising on Telekom Austria Merger The Austrian state investment company, OeIAG has reportedly hired JP Morgan to find a merger partner for Telekom Austria. The company's largest single shareholder is the Austrian government, though its holding firm, OeIAG....Austria's One Becomes Orange Next Week The Austrian mobile operator ONE, owned by Mid Europa Partners (65%) and France Telecom (35%), will adopt the Orange brand from next Monday....Orascom Seeking Merger with Telekom Austria - report Egypt based Orascom Telecom Holding is reported to be in talks which could lead to it merging with Telekom Austria. The company's largest single shareholder is the Austrian government, though its holding firm, OeIAG....T-Mobile Sells 120,000 3G iPhones in Europe T-Mobile says that it has sold 120,000 3G iPhones since its launch in the three countries where T-Mobile has reseller rights....Austrian telecommunications provider Telekom Austria is in principle open to taking part in a large-scale merger in coming years, if the right opportunity comes along, and if the Austrian state agrees... UPDATE:Telekom Austria Sees a Larger Share for International Operations Telekom Austria expects a growing proportion of its business to come from outside of Austria, the company's chief financial officer said in an interview....Telekom Austria Group has reported that during the first half 2008, revenues grew by 7.7% to EUR 2,54 billion (US$3.7 billion) primarily due to the consolidation of Velcom in Belarus and to higher contributions from the other international operations.... |