Wednesday, May 29, 2002

The Cellular Search The field narrows to four with the top two most likely to get the business: Cingular Verizon Sprint Nextel And just in case I failed to mention it Please Avoid VoiceStream 11:47:05 PM     Comments[]

First suggestion: Tell the MCI reps to stop calling the house! WorldCom attempts to clean up its image. The company is trying to dispel misperceptions about itself and to mend ties with the industry. "We know that we have not always been easy to deal with," its CEO says. [CNET News.com] 5:37:31 PM     Comments[]

Why? A Broadband in Every Pot. Former vice-presidential candidate Joe Lieberman previews his National Broadband Strategy Act, an act that wouldn't mandate much of anything. Farhad Manjoo reports from Alameda, California. [Wired News] Please Avoid VoiceStream 9:08:55 AM     Comments[]

No, really, they lost twenty four billion dollars! Vodafone Posts Huge Loss for Year. Once the unchallenged spearhead of the global wireless business, the Vodafone Group announced that it had a net loss of almost $24 billion in the year ended in March. By Alan Cowell. [New York Times: Business] 9:05:18 AM     Comments[]

$24 Billion Lost - A loss of $24 billion They lost $24,000,000,000 trying to operate a cell phone company! Vodafone reported a loss of $23.56 billion for its latest fiscal year, but predicted double-digit revenue growth this fiscal year. [Wall Street Journal] 8:57:38 AM     Comments[]

Just How Elastic Was That Bubble? ExciteAtHome to Auction Off Remains. SAN FRANCISCO (AP) -- Bankrupt ExciteAtHome will auction off the last pieces of its defunct high-speed Internet access service Wednesday, putting the finishing touches on a fire sale that has extracted about $60 million from a business valued at $28 billion three years ago. By The Associated Press. [New York Times: Technology] 8:52:21 AM     Comments[]

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