Sify - Essential services like power, water and milk supply, telecommunications, hospitals, banks and media were exempted from the purview of the bandh. Indian cancelled all its flights to and from Chennai during the bandh. However, private carriers
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Cable & Wireless says unlikely to proceed with plans to buy Bermuda’s
Forbes - LONDON (AFX) - Cable & Wireless PLC said it is unlikely to proceed with its plans to buy KeyTech Ltd, the holding company of the leading telecommunications group in Bermuda, due to considerable uncertainty surrounding the proposed new telecoms
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Pirelli sells instruments linked to cable ops to Goldman Sachs for 246
Forbes - MILAN (AFX) - Pirelli & C SpA said it has sold a series of financial instruments relating to its energy and telecommunications cables business to Goldman Sachs for about 246 mln eur. The instruments relate to an agreement finalised back in July 28
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Forbes - LONDON (AFX) - Cable & Wireless PLC said it is unlikely to proceed with its plans to buy KeyTech Ltd, the holding company of the leading telecommunications group in Bermuda, due to considerable uncertainty surrounding the proposed new telecoms
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Agreement reached in U.S. in squabble over plane headed to Russia
Herald Tribune - The buyer, a company called Siviera, a subsidiary of Russian telecommunications conglomerate Sistema, agreed to turn over the remainder of the roughly $16 million ( 12 million) price for the plane, he said. The money had been held in an escrow
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Syniverse brings in industry experience with new board member
MSN MoneyCentral - Syniverse Technologies has named Timothy Samples to its board of directors. He brings more than 20 years of experience in international telecommunications and data communications experience, a release said. Most recently, Samples has been the
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MSN MoneyCentral - telecom reseller offering specialized communications products and services in the U.S. and Canada, announced Barrie Hydro, the twelfth largest electrical distribution utility in Ontario, Canada, signed a service agreement for telecommunications
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