A debate has also been raging behind the scenes since summer about whether Brussels will reduce the amount incumbent telecommunications companies can rent out their old fixed-line copper networks as way to spur the groups to invest in new high-speed broadband networks.
Mr. Capellas said "unbelievably brutal price competition" had resulted from a drop in United States consumer confidence and reduced spending by telecommunications companies and manufacturers.
| The True Corporation, a 3G and broadband network operator in Thailand controlled by the billionaire Dhanin Chearavanont, said it planned to use proceeds from the proposed spinoff of telecommunications assets to reduce debt.
These are already drawing the interest of operators who run the world's fleet of telecommunications satellites, keen to reduce their costs.
A micro channel separate heat pipe (MCSHP) that can use natural cold energy was developed to reduce the cooling energy consumptions of telecommunications stations (TSs).
A technology that combines phase change materials (PCMs) with a natural cold source is proposed to reduce the space cooling energy of telecommunications base stations (TBSs).
Vivendi is looking to sell assets including its 53 percent stake in Maroc Telecom and GVT, a Brazilian telecommunications and television subsidiary, as part of an overhaul to cut debt and reduce its exposure to the capital-intensive telecommunications business.
Computers, modern telecommunications and the Internet all reduce communications costs and break down geographical borders, so they are bound to speed up the global diffusion of knowledge.
The telecommunications industry has been developed to reduce the country's dependency on the fishing industry.
WALL STREET JOURNAL Telefonica Sets Terms for I.P.O. of German Unit | The Spanish telecommunications giant Telefónica, which is seeking to reduce its heavy debt load, says it will raise around $2 billion through an initial public offering of its German business.
