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  1. Knapp to net $10m from NTL . Guardian, 30/09/03
  2. NTL to investigate appropriate pay levels. AccountancyAge.com, 30/09/03
  3. Pressure on NTL after £5m pay-off. Scotsman, 30/09/03
  4. C&W draws line under Wallace era. Times, 30/09/03
  5. Telewest gives broadband installation costs the chop. ZD Net UK, 30/09/03
  6. 3 UK Mobile firm steps up price pressure. BBC, 30/09/03
  7. NTL pays Knapp £3,500 a day as consultant. Guardian, 29/09/03
  8. NTL returns to share issue market seeking $1bn. Guardian, 29/09/03
  9. MM02 cheaper calls fear. BBC, 29/09/03
  10. C&W stuck with £300m loss-maker. Mail on Sunday, 28/09/03
  11. Mail unions threaten fresh national strike vote. Observer, 28/09/03
  12. Cable & Wireless boosted by cheaper-than-expected US exit. Independent, 27/09/03
  13. Villages bypass BT for broadband. BBC, 25/09/03
  14. Telewest Business to axe 120 jobs. Register, 19/09/03
  15. Jobs threat at Telewest Business. Register, 18/09/03
  16. BT calls for tighter controls on Telewest and NTL. Silicon.Com, 18/09/03
  17. CWA: Verizon's Bid to Regulate Free Speech Fails. UNI, 17/09/03
  18. C&W moves HQ to Berkshire. BBC, 17/09/03
  19. Outrage as Telewest cuts wages. Register, 16/09/03
  20. Telewest moves closer to merger with NTL after debt-swap deal. Guardian, 16/09/03
  21. Telewest switches on to NTL deal with rescue plan. Scotsman, 16/09/03
  22. Telewest £3.5bn debt deal closer. Telegraph, 16/09/03
  23. Telewest signs debt-swap deal. BBC, 15/09/03
  24. Telewest poised to unveil debt deal. Telegraph 15/09/03
  25. Telewest agrees terms of debt-for-equity swap. iii, 15/09/03
  26. Telewest moves to US in debt deal. Observer, 14/09/03
  27. Telewest plans US listing in NTL merger move. Scotsman on Sunday, 14/09/03
  28. C&W's finance director goes after only 14 months. Times, 10/09/03
  29. C&W finance chief to step down. Financial Director, 10/09/03
  30. Bank threat to scupper Telewest rescue. Independent, 10/09/03
  31. Huffing and puffing as Telewest refinancing hits the buffers. Independent
  32. Union's anger at BT's India plan. BBC, 09/09/03
  33. BT ranked world's top telco. Business World, 08/09/03
  34. Employers 'breach long-hours rules'. BBC, 07/09/03
  35. Oftel accused of 192 fiasco. BBC, 05/09/03
  36. BT hangs up on mmO2 buyback. Scotsman, 05/09/03
  37. Telewest In Ntl Takeover Speculation. Express & Echo, Devon, 05/09/03
  38. Mobiles 'to replace handheld PCs'. BBC, 05/09/03
  39. Phone firm Conduit fails to save jobs. BBC, 04/09/03
  40. Directory Enquiries Fiasco in the UK -Deregulation madness. UNI, 04/09/03
  41. CWA Settlement with Verizon Meets Goals of Preserving Job Security and Health Benefits. CWA, 04/09/03
  42. Cable & Wireless to cut 200 jobs in Jamaica. Hollywood Reporter, 04/09/03
  43. C&W holds talks to dump its failed US business. Times, 03/09/03
  44. US Vodafone strike is over. Evening Standard, 03/09/03
  45. C&W facing crisis over retreat from US. Scotsman, 01/09/03
  46. France Telecom buys out Orange. Tiscali, 01/09/03
  47. Telewest merge dial-up and broadband websites. net4nowt, 01/09/03
  48. C&W's ticket out of US set to cost £1.6bn. Independent, 31/08/03
  49. Royal Mail Pay Talks End in Anger and Acrimony as Ballot Papers go out. CWU, 28/08/03
  50. CWU Welcomes Inquiry into Remote Sourcing. CWU, 18/08/03
  51. T-Mobile to launch 3G ahead of rivals. Independent, 17/08/03
  52. BT could re-buy O2. Inquirer, 17/08/03
  53. Telewest loses finance chief amid rescue talks. Telegraph, 16/08/03
  54. Telewest finance head quits with £400,000. Guardian, 16/08/03
  55. Finance director departs Telewest. Guardian, 15/08/03
  56. C&W pays redundant director £427,500. Telegraph, 13/08/03
  57. NTL chief 'rewarded £1.3m for failure'. Guardian, 13/08/03
  58. ntl: Barclay Knapp - Waverider who couldn't surf the debt tide. Guardian, 13/08/03
  59. Knapp quits as boss of NTL with $2.1m pay-off. Independent, 13/08/03
  60. BT 'Capital Punishment' Protest Comes to Croydon. CWU, 13/08/03
  61. Lapthorne's cull continues at C&W. Independent, 13/08/03
  62. C&W clear-out claims a new victim. This is Money, 12/08/03
  63. C&W unveils 118 business guide. Comms Dealer, 12/08/03
  64. Project Telecom boss gets £50m - But Vodafone won't guarantee jobs. Mobile News, 11/08/03
  65. 96 jobs under threat as Vodafone closes down management centre. Mobile News, 11/08/03
  66. Vodafone confirms £405m Singlepoint deal. Scotsman, 12/08/03
  67. Phone tycoon Caudwell seeks non-telecoms deal. Times, 12/08/03
  68. Cauldwell sells Singlepoint to Vodafone for 580m Euros. Irish Examiner, 12/08/03
  69. NTL seen raising fresh capital. Tiscali, 12/08/03
  70. Oftel promises tougher telecoms regime. Tiscali, 12/08/03
  71. Vodafone in £405 million deal to buy Singlepoint. Ananova, 11/08/03
  72. Renewed talk of NTL and Telewest merger. Scotsman, 11/08/03
  73. Vodafone to acquire Caudwell'sSinglepoint for £400m. Independent, 11/08/03
  74. BT crosses lines with Oftel over end of 192 . Independent, 11/08/03
  75. BT warns on 192 changeover. BBC, 11/08/03
  76. Postal dispute talks begin. BBC, 11/08/03
  77. 12-Week Strike Against Verizon in North Carolina is Settled. CWA - Communications Workers of America, 08/08/03
  78. Big Settlement Win for Verizon NC Strikers. CWA - Communications Workers of America, 08/08/03
  79. Non à la privatisation de France Télécom. UNI - Union Network International
  80. Union claims talks cost Verizon $1M per day. Times Union, 08/08/03
  81. Union Using New Tactic on Verizon. NewsDay, 08/08/03
  82. BT reveals mobile plans. Comms Dealer, 08/08/03
  83. ACAS Talks Do Not Affect Postal Strike Ballot Timetable. CWU, 08/08/03
  84. Bouygues Telecom, SFR, Orange offices raided by anti-fraud authority - report. iii, 08/08/03
  85. France Telecom peers tell EU state-aid package unfair - report. iii, 07/08/03
  86. Dominican Republic: Police Fire on Trade Unionists. CWU, 07/08/03
  87. Union Bemusement at BT Mobile Rumours. CWU, 06/08/03
  88. Royal Mail seeks arbitration over pay. BBC, 06/08/03
  89. Vodafone to axe 100 jobs in UK restructure. Scotsman, 06/08/03
  90. Project Telecom boss nets £37m as Vodafone snaps up business. Times, 06/08/03
  91. Vodafone to cut 96 jobs. Telegraph, 05/08/03
  92. Vodafone buys Project Telecom for £155m. Times, 05/08/03
  93. Cable firms 'losing their lead'. BBC, 05/08/03
  94. BT plays down mmO2 takeover reports. Yahoo/Reuters, 04/08/03
  95. BT denies rumours it plans to buy back MMO2. Guardian, 04/08/03
  96. Now BT is urged to buy back MMO2. Observer, 03/08/03
  97. £3.5bn price as Orange goes private. Mail on Sunday, 03/08/03
  98. Telewest and NTL merger talk resurfaces. Herald, 01/08/03
  99. Telewest reports 341,000 broadband internet subscribers. Telecom Paper, 01/08/03
  100. Telewest close to agreement on rescue terms. Times, 01/08/03
  101. Telewest closes in on restructuring deal. Guardian, 31/07/03
  102. Vodafone questioned on USA Investment. Global Unions
  103. BT takes on MM02 as it goes back to mobile. Sharecast, 29/07/03
  104. BT confirms return to mass market mobile. The Register, 29/07/03
  105. Carillion wins 5-yr, 90 mln stg TFM contract from Telewest Broadband. iii, 28/07/03
  106. Vodafone Announces Strong First Quarter Performance. Newsalert, 28/07/03
  107. Telewest plan short-changes investors. Guardian, 28/07/03
  108. Refinancing leaves Telewest shareholders with just 1.5 per cent. Telegraph, 27/07/03
  109. 'Disdainful' C&W chief faces flak over top pay. Guardian, 26/07/03
  110. C&W forced to defend pay and share schemes. Telegraph, 26/07/03
  111. C&W rebuked over cut-price shares plan. Times, 26/07/03
  112. C&W inks deal with Centrica Network. Comms-Dealer, 26/07/03
  113. Telewest Broadband wins top award. Comms-Dealer, 24/07/03
  114. Inclarity ink deal with TeleCity. Comms-Dealer, 24/07/03
  115. BT could lose 17 mln stg from Net price cut-source. Reuters, 21/07/03
  116. BT poised to re-enter mobiles market with German partner T-Mobile. Independent, 21/07/03
  117. Cable & Wireless hit by ratings blow. Ananova, 18/07/03
  118. Bondholder sues Telewest for 'fraud'. Times, 18/07/03
  119. Rebel set for board as Telewest closes in on £3.5bn restructure. Times, 18/07/03
  120. Union anger over India training. BBC, 18/07/03
  121. CWU Protests at British Telecom Annual General Meeting. UNI, 18/07/03
  122. CWA Members Vote Verizon Strike Authorization if Contract Talks Falter. CWA, 17/07/03
  123. Jobs protest at BT's India move. BBC, 16/07/03
  124. India call centres better, claims BT chief. Ananova, 16/07/03
  125. Pink elephant protest over BT job 'exports' to India. Ananova, 16/07/03
  126. Vodafone shows signs of strain over Verizon US venture. Independent, 16/07/03
  127. CWU Briefing on Export of Jobs Campaign. CWU, 15/07/03
  128. Vodafone to sell Japan Telcom stake. Scotsman, 14/07/03
  129. Early Day Motion: FAIR BILLING CAMPAIGN AND TELEWEST. 14/07/03
  130. CWU Leader 'Shot in Colombia Stunt'. CWU

  131. Telecom: Failure of the WTO's Poster Child - An analysis by Sid Shniad, Research Director, Telecommunications Workers Union, Vancouver, British Columbia. April 2002
  132. Marketing Trade Unions - a Manual by Allen Pascoe
  133. What are Interest-Based Negotiations? New Zealand trade unionist Allen Pascoe explains what they are and why we should be interested in them.
  134. Monopoly and Competition in British Telecommunications by John Harper. The former Director of BT's Inland Division defends the record of publicly owned telecommunications. Reproduced with permission from his recent book.
  135. "Return of the Job Killers" - and we thought we knew the meaning of 'convergence'.... (published in May/June, 1996, Scottish Trade Union Review )
  136. "Communications, Computing and Broadcasting" - Digits and Jobs: a severe case of compression (published March/April, 1996, Trade Union News)
  137. "Organising on The Internet!" - threats and challenges facing telecommunications workers, and some new(?) organising ideas (published in February/March, 1996, Focus - magazine of the Communications Workers Union )
  138. "Wired, Weird and Wonderful - Thomas Paine and the Internet" - some thoughts following an article in WIRED magazine (published in Focus, (CWU) and Scottish Trade Union Review, 1995)
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