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To: Drew Williams who wrote (23596)	3/1/1999 9:59:00 PM
From: Jon Koplik	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 152472

Anyone interested in mad cow disease -- we have a few good posts over on the Farming thread Subject 24638 Jon.

To: Drew Williams who wrote (23596)	3/1/1999 10:57:00 PM
From: Ruffian	Respond to of 152472

Various News> Welcome to the Total Telecom weekly news update. totaltele.com <if anyone is still experiencing login problems, let us know and we'll do our best to help - stevep@total.emap.com > Today's Top Stories include;- Nordic Trailblazers Tackle High-Cost Mobile Roaming Evidence that Europe's system of international mobile roaming charges may soon fall apart is emerging from operators and regulators in the Nordic region. Regulators in Denmark, Finland and Norway ... totaltele.com Ad Link ************************************************************** TELECOMS @ THE INTERNET V - 13-14 April 1999, The Intercontential, Geneva, Switzerland Plus One Pre-Conference Briefing, 12th April, 1999: EXAMINING THE EVOLVING ROLE OF SERVICE MEDIATION & BROKERAGE IN TELECOMS @ THE INTERNET Plus One Post-Conference Briefing, 15 April, 1999: EXAMINING ECOMMERCE PLATFORMS AS CARRIERS' 'KILLER APPLICATIONS' for further information - www.iir-conferences.com/isp/telinet_v **************************************************************Ad Link Former Telstra Head Warns Against Government Ownership Telstra Corp.'s outgoing Chief Executive, Frank Blount, said government ownership of Australia's No. 1 telecommunications company is restricting its ability to expand internationally and could totaltele.com ------------------ MCI WorldCom to Spend $6.5 Bln in '99 on Global Push MCI WorldCom Inc., the No. 2 U.S. long-distance phone company, said it will spend $6.5 billion this year to expand globally and plans to bolster its presence in Asia, where markets are opening to .... totaltele.com ---------------- Regulator OK's Second Bid for Telecom Italia The shares of Olivetti SpA, and Telecom Italia SpA rose after an Italian regulator upheld Olivetti's renewed $58 billion bid for Telecom Italia. Olivetti climbed as much as 5.7% to 2.96 euros and totaltele.com --------------- BT Wins Broadband Wireless Licenses in Japan British Telecommunications Plc, the U.K.'s No. 1 phone company, said its venture with Japan's Marubeni Corp. won licenses for broadband wireless service in three Japanese cities. The licenses are ... totaltele.com ----------------- Microsoft's Gates Sees Fast Internet Access Globally Microsoft Corp. Chairman Bill Gates predicted that high-speed Internet access using satellites will be available around the globe in four years as systems such as Teledesic LLC begin operating. totaltele.com ************************************************ Mobile & Satellite - totaltele.com today's headlines include; Italy's Wind Plans No Subsidies for Mobile Phones Wind SpA, Italy's newest mobile phone company, doesn't plan to follow the example of other newcomers to European cellular markets by selling phones to customers below cost, Chief Executive Tommaso ... totaltele.com ---------------------------------- Cellnet Suffers Pre-Paid Phone Fraud Cellnet, mobile phone network, is seeking to reduce cases of fraudulent use of prepaid phones on its network with the introduction of a number of new security measures. Fraudsters have discovered a .... totaltele.com -------------------------------- France Telecom Tests GSM Internet Services France Telecom will start trials of a suite of Internet services for GSM users. One hundred users on the Itineris GSM cellular network of France Telecom will be offered the services. The trial will totaltele.com ******************************************* Internet & E-commerce - totaltele.com today's headlines include; China to Cut Telephone and Internet Charges The Ministry of Information Industry will reduce telephone and Internet rates, and raise postal rates. As from 01 March 1999, Internet charges will drop by around 50%, while international telephone ..... totaltele.com ---------------------------- Otelo Halves Internet Rates to Match Competitors Otelo, a phone venture of German utilities RWE AG and Veba AG, said it will cut its Internet access fee by as much as 50%, a move that comes a month after Deutsche Telekom AG announced similar cuts.. totaltele.com ----------------------------------- Colt Telecom's Fourth-Quarter Loss Widens Colt Telecom Group Plc, the largest European phone company focused solely on corporate customers, said its fourth-quarter loss more than doubled on the cost of expanding its network. It will sell totaltele.com ******************************************* Business & Regulatory - totaltele.com today's headlines include; Siemens to Acquire Argon Networks Argon Networks (US) will be acquired by Siemens, manufacturer of telecoms networks, locomotives and other products, for around USDlr240 mil. With the acquisition, Siemens aims to boost its ..... totaltele.com -------------------------- NTT DoCoMo Increases Discounts to Multiple-Use Customers NTT Mobile Communications Network Inc., Japan's largest cellular phone operator, is expanding discounts to customers who sign up for more than one phone in response to government pressure. The totaltele.com ------------------------ Telekom Expects Approval for Rate Cuts This Week Deutsche Telekom AG's plan to cut prices for long-distance calls within Germany by as much as 50% from April 1 is expected to receive approval from the German telecommunications and post regulator totaltele.com **************************************** Network Infrastructure - totaltele.com today's headlines include; Virgin Plans Fixed and Mobile Offerings Virgin expects to launch a telecoms business by end-1999, which the company expects to operate in the mobile and fixed phone network sectors. The company plans to concentrate on technology which will ..... totaltele.com --------------------------- Ionica May be Resurrected by Another Operator Ionica, operator of a telephone service using radio technology, may see another operator relaunch its service, according to the company's administrator. The Ionica service was switched off on 28 ... totaltele.com --------------------------- BT Needs More Time for Carrier Pre-Selection The U.K. regulator is to ask the European Commission for a delay in the introduction of carrier pre-selection (CPS). Europe has legislated that it should be mandatory from 1 January 2000 in member .. totaltele.com ****************************************** If you wish to be removed from future mailings, please reply with "Remove" in the subject line and we will automatically block you from this list. Thank you for reading Total Telecom