Welcome to the Total Telecom news update. http://www.totaltele.com ------------------------------------- today's top story:- ITU In Knots Over Accounting Rates Developed and developing countries were in a deadlock over how to reform the international accounting rate system at the International Telecommunication Union Plenipotentiary Conference in Minneapolis .... http://www.totaltele.com/news/view.asp?ArticleID=20393&Pub=tt ***************************************** Total Telecom - site update As part of a larger effort to improve the service, we have moved Total Telecom to a new server and database over the weekend. This should result in faster download times and improved searches for our readers. However, as a result, a few readers may experience a few problems entering the site. We apologize for any inconvenience. Please email us if you are experiencing any difficulties. webmaster@total.emap.com ***************************************** current Total Telecom headlines include..... Cegetel Subdued by Slow Uptake and ART's Ruling Cegetel Entreprises, the corporate user division of France's second telecoms operator, is braced for heavy losses this year due to slower than expected customer uptake and France Telecom's aggressive ........ http://www.totaltele.com/news/view.asp?ArticleID=20394&Pub=tt ------------------ Pay-Per-Slot Likely for Satellite Reform The International Telecommunication Union Plenipotentiary conference in Minneapolis will this week hear a proposal to break a 10-nation stranglehold on world satellite systems. Under the plan, still ...... http://www.totaltele.com/news/view.asp?ArticleID=20397&Pub=tt ---------------- First Pacific in Talks to Buy More PLDT Shares First Pacific Co. said it bought a "strategic stake" in Philippine Long Distance Telephone Co. and may buy more, transactions that will cost at least $724 million. First Pacific, a Hong Kong-based in http://www.totaltele.com/news/view.asp?ArticleID=20396&Pub=tt --------------- France Telecom to Sell 15% Stake of Greece's Panafon in IPO Panafon SA, Greece's largest mobile phone company, said France Telecom SA will sell a 15% stake in the company through an initial public offering that may raise as much as $600 million. Panafon, 55%-...... http://www.totaltele.com/news/view.asp?ArticleID=20395&Pub=tt ---------------- plus NTT President Apologizes for Service Break in Osaka Diax Mobile Phone Services May Not Start Until February Iridium to Begin Satellite-Phone Network Sunday AsiaSat Owners Discuss Reshuffle of Holdings: C&W May Exit Deutsche Telekom Hit by New Price War ITU Plenipot 98 Plays Paper Satellite Ping-Pong US Bids for Internet Domain Name Control .....go to the front page for the full list of headlines http://www.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