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1. WorldCom to cut 1,000 jobs in Europe. Ananova, 02/10/01
   
2. WorldCom to cut 1,000 more jobs mostly in UK. Financial Times, 01/10/01
   
3. World's first 3G phone service launched. Ananova, 01/10/01
   
4. Industry awaits DoCoMo 3G launch with apprehension. Financial Times, 30/09/01
   
5. BONUSES FOR BT BOSSES IS 'REWARDING FAILURE' SAYS UNION. CWU, 27/09/01
   
6. CWA Members Respond to Call For Help Through Donations to the CWA Disaster Relief Fund. Communications Workers of America
   
7. PLEASE OFFER SUPPORT TO THE FAMILIES OF THE DEAD AND INJURED FROM OUR SISTER UNION IN THE US. CWU, 26/09.01
   
8. Oftel says consumers pay too much for mobile phone calls. Ananova, 26/09/01
   
9. CWU DEPUTY GENERAL SECRETARY IN A&L GIROBANK BOOTLE TALKS. CWU, 24/09/01
   
10. BT reveals demerger plans. Ananova, 24/09/01
    
11. BT warns of job losses at Concert. Ananova, 24/09/01
    
12. BT and Deutsche Telekom team up for 3G roll-out. Ananova, 21/09/01
    
13. 20% ALLIANCE AND LEICESTER JOBS UNDER THREAT. CWU, 21/09/01
    
14. Alliance & Leicester to axe 700 jobs. Ananova, 21/09/01
    
15. Telecoms job cuts watch - 355,744 jobs lost so far. Financial Times, 21/09/01
    
16. UNION CONDEMNS OFTEL 192 and 153 PROPOSALS AS 'POINTLESS AND USELESS' COMPETITION. CWU, 19/09/01
    
17. Jobs boom for directory inquiry services. Ananova, 19/09/01
    
18. Oftel opens up competition in directory inquiries. Ananova, 19/09/01
    
19. Telecoms bankruptcies to hit C&W revenues. Ananova, 19/09/01
    
20. mm02 gets cash lift for expansion. Ananova, 18/09/01
    
21. More jobs are on the line as sector restructures. Financial Times, 17/09/01
    
22. Vodafone looks to boost Japan Telecom stake. Ananova, 17/09/01
    
23. BT Ignite boss announces departure. Ananova, 14/09/01
    
24. UK police demand communication records from attack day. Ananova, 14/09/01
    
25. MI5 targeted unions in miners' strike: Rimington. Ananova, 11/09/01
    
26. BT moves to speed up 999 calls. Ananova, 09/09/01
    
27. BT MOBILE SELL OFF 'DISASTER FOR SHAREHOLDERS' SAYS UNION. CWU, 07/09/01
    
28. Atlantic puts itself on the market. Ananova, 07/09/01
    
29. Vodafone dismisses fear over 3G shortfall. Ananova, 07/09/01
    
30. Vodafone reportedly cuts UK 3G speed. Ananova, 07/09/01
    
31. Centrica calls for BT break-up. Ananova, 06/09/01
    
32. BT faces ownership battle over name. Times, 04/09/01
    
33. Esat Digifone will resurface as O2 next year in second rebranding. Irish Times, 04/09/01
    
34. Royal Mail fleet sell-off may prompt postal workers strike. Independent, 04/09/01
    
35. Unions to oppose Consignia's fleet sale. Ananova, 03/09/01
    
36. Telewest offers interactive TV nursing. Reuters, 03/09/01
    
37. KPN rules out selling its fixed line network. Financial Times, 03/09/01
    
38. UNI Mobile Phone Campaign. Union Network International (Acrobat PDF file)
    
39. BT aims to clear the air with O2 wireless brand. Financial Times, 03/09/01
    
40. One 2 One brand name to be dropped. One 2 One will rebrand itself as T-Mobile at the end of the year. Ananova, 03/09/01
    
41. Special report: The shake-up at BT. Financial Times
    
42. BT unveils new mobile brand. British Telecom is renaming its BT Wireless mobile phone business 'O2' ahead of the demerger expected later this year. BBC, 03/09/01
    
43. Omne - Firm plans £100m broadband move in South West Scotland. BBC, 03/09/01
    
44. BT heads for November demerger. BBC, 03/09/01
    
45. Balancing act: Why recession must not be the end of the line for telecoms. Alf Young worries that dot.com pessimism will cripple a vital arm of Scottish industry. Sunday Herald, 02/09/01
    
46. Is Wendy Alexander on the right wavelength to shape Scotland's broadband future?. Sunday Herald, 02/09/01
    
47. City briefing: BT may face industrial action. BT's demerger of its wireless operation may be at risk from industrial action after it emerged that the communication workers union has gained. Financial Times, 31/08/01
    
48. Union in BT link to block demerger. Financial Times, 31/08/01
    
49. KPN-Belgacom merger talks collapse. BBC, 31/08/01
    
50. UNION PRESSURE ON BT SPLIT ISSUE. CWU, 31/08/01
    
51. CAMPAIGN AGAINST WIRELESS DIVESTMENT. CWU, 30/08/01
    
52. GOVERNMENT SUPPORTS UNION EMPLOYMENT TRIBUNAL POSITION. CWU, 30/08/01
    
53. BT unions seek to block wireless demerger. Trade unionists are seeking an unlikely alliance with British Telecommunications' institutional shareholders in an attempt to block the demerger of the company's wireless business. Financial Times, 30/08/01
    
54. BT urged to suspend demerger amid job fears. BT has been urged to suspend the demerger of its mobile phone arm amid fears that the move could cost jobs. Ananova, 3008/01
    
55. Over 300,000 telecom jobs lost - Financial Times has now set up its Telecoms job cuts watch
    
56. Top call centre managers see 20% increase in pay. Herald, 28/08/01
    
57. Valentia's bid for Eircom wins overwhelming support of former State company's employees. Irish Times, 28/08/01
    
58. France Telecom to close 100 sales outlets - papers. Reuters, 28/08/01
    
59. BT Wireless 'to axe 1,500 jobs'. BBC, 27/08/01
    
60. Week will see new wave of job cuts. NEARLY 50,000 jobs will be lost this week at companies in telecoms, electronics, and investment banking. Scotsman, 27/08/01
    
61. Trade Unions say NO to racism: Statement to the UN World Conference. ICFTU, 27/08/2001
    
62. Jobs 'under threat' at BT Wireless. Ananova, 26/08/01
    
63. NTL's deal with Gates is dead. Observer, 26/07/01
    
64. One2One hangs up on Tayside call centre jobs. Scotman, 25/08/01
    
65. BT dismisses reports of CEO quitting, job cuts. Reuters, 25/08/01
    
66. Phone home no answer for bosses. The Institute of Management is warning that bosses who telephone their staff at home to talk about work could face legal action under human rights legislation. ITN, 24/08/01
    
67. Pressure is on Atlantic for a voluntary wind-up. Herald, 24/08/01
    
68. Finnish telecoms firm Sonera to lay off 1,000 staff. Ananova, 23/08/01
    
69. UK staff work longest hours in Europe, says TUC. A new survey says UK employees work the longest hours in Europe. Ananova, 21/08/01
    
70. Japanese seek early lead in 4G mobiles. Ananova, 21/08/01
    
71. Vodafone chief faces German investigation. Ananova, 20/08/01
    
72. BT hopes to break up Concert venture with AT&T. Financial Times, 13/08/01
    
73. BT advised to stand firm over network and buyout offers Scotsman, 08/08/01
    
74. NTL and Telewest explore operational merger Financial Times, 08/08/01
    
75. Lucent Technologies to cut 30% of French workforce Financial Times, 08/08/01
    
76. NTL poised to overtake ITV Digital Financial Times, 06/08/01
    
77. BT Wireless set for £15bn flotation. silicon.com, 7th August 2001
    
78. BT Faces New Bid for Fixed-Line Business. JumpFN, 07/08/01
    
79. AT&T is likely to sell off cable, analysts predict. Denver Post, 07/08/01
    
80. Debt-ridden NTL's asset sale in doubt. Money Telegraph, 06/08/2001
    
81. WestLB in $25.7bn offer for BT fixed-line network. Financial Times, 06/08/01
    
82. TUC calls for manufacturing aid. TUC, 06/08/01
    
83. Tech and telecoms push job cuts to record high in July. Financial Times, 06/08/01
    
84. BT 'gets bid for fixed-line business'. BBC, 05/08/01
    
85. German move for BT fixed-line arm. Money Telegraph, 06/08/2001
    
86. Colt Telecom 2nd-Qtr Loss Widens. Bloomberg, 06/08/01
    
87. Colt Telecom sees current cash lasting at least into Q3 2002. iii, 06/08/01
    
88. BT shareholders' questions mount. Guardian, 06/08/01
    
89. Post Office plans online bill service. Guardian, 06/08/01
    
90. Unions say 250,000 jobs at risk as manufacturing slips into recession. Ananova, 06/08/01
    
91. Manufacturing in recession - official. ITN, 06/08/01
    
92. UK Industry braced for worst crisis since early 1990s. Independent, 06/08/01
    
93. Valentia bid for Eircom requires tax law change. Irish Times, 06/08/01
    
94. Lucent to meet French unions to discuss job cuts. Straits Times, 06/08/01
    
95. E-passage to India. It may be one of the most poverty-stricken nations in the world, but India is also turning itself into a dominant force in global software development. Sunday Herald, 05/08/01. See also CWU THREATENS STRIKE ACTION OVER BT'S MOVEMENT OF WORK TO INDIA
    
96. BellSouth, Union Workers Face Deadline on Contract Negotiations. JumpFN, 04/08/01
    
97. Telework - the new industrial revolution?. Home and work in the 21st century. TUC, 03/08/01
    
98. NTL to sell masts and shed jobs to reduce £10bn debt. Money Telegraph, 27/07/01
    
99. BT seeks bidders for £4bn loan to Wireless. The Times, 04/08/01
    
100. US buyout fund to emerge as biggest Eircom shareholder under board recommended terms. Irish Times, 04/08/01
     
101. Atlantic sells residential business for £1.8m. business AM, 03 Aug 2001
     
102. Eircom chiefs switch affections again. BBC, 02/08/01
     
103. O'Reilly's consortium raises Eircom bid to E3bn. Irish Times, 02/08/01
     
104. Telewest celebrates fourth quarter of growth. Citywire, 02/08/01
     
105. Telewest adds 21,000 customers. Ananova, 2nd August 2001
     
106. BT UNION SLAMS REGULATOR OVER 192 SERVICE CHANGES. CWU, 02/08/01
     
107. Directory inquiries looks set for shake-up. Ananova, 01/08/01
     
108. UNION SLAMS PLAN TO PUBLISH NAMES OF ALL EMPLOYMENT TRIBUNAL APPLICANTS. CWU, 01/08/01
     
109. Nokia reveals £493 million Orange expansion deal. Ananova, 01/08/01
     
110. Price clamp on BT may be lifted. Ananova, 31/0701
     
111. Deutsche Telekom rings up latest loss. Scotsman, 01/08/01
     
112. Global Crossing posts loss, cuts jobs. CNET, 0108/01
     
113. British Telecom under pressure to spin off local loop. Independent, 31/07/01
     
114. BT confirms launch of satellite service to home-based rural enterprises. Ananova, 31/07/01
     
115. One2One spin-off put on hold. DEUTSCHE Telekom has scrapped plans to spin off its mobile phone businesses, including Britain's One2One, this year as it reported that it barely broke even in the second quarter. This is London, 31/07/01
     
116. NEC cuts 600 Scottish jobs. BBC, 31/07/01
     
117. NEC to Cut 4,000 Jobs. Wired, 31/07/01
     
118. Nortel sheds more Devon jobs. BBC, 31/07/01
     
119. Deutsche Telekom drops mobile IPO for this year. Financial Times, 31/07/01
     
120. South Africa: Industry Plea for State to Rethink Telecoms Policy. AllAfrica.com, 31/07/01
     
121. BT to launch high-speed satellite web service. Financial Times, 30/07/01
     
122. Unions spell out opposition to privatisation plans. Ananova, 30/07/01
     
123. BT cuts debt, but 6,000 axed as profits slump. Scotsman, 31/07/01
     
124. INDEPENDENT REVIEW of INDUSTRIAL RELATIONS between Royal mail and The CWU Independent Review Report. CWU, 27/07/01
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125. WorldCom profits drop; MCI posts loss. CNET, 26/07/01
     
126. BT disconnects £8bn local loop bid . Computing, 30/07/01
     
127. BT weighs £8bn local loop offer . Guardian, 30/07/01
     
128. Telecom Italia falls to Pirelli. BBC, 30/07/01
     
129. BT faces threat from Virgin. Richard Branson's Virgin challenges BT with plans to offer fixed-line services, while a group of bankers 'bids' for BT's local-loop business. BBC, 29/07/01
     
130. British Telecom dismisses £8bn local line bid. Financial Times, 29/07/01
     
131. Telecoms job cuts near 300,000 in three months. Financial Times, 29/07/01
     
132. UNION SAYS DISCUSSIONS ON INDEPENDENT POST OFFICE INDUSTRIAL RELATIONS REPORT 'WILL TEST PARTNERSHIP IDEAL'. CWU, 27/07/01
     
133. Telecoms under pressure . Guardian, 27/07/01
     
134. BT profits nosedive 70% . Guardian, 27/07/01
     
135. BT records £450m drop in profits . Guardian, 26/07/01
     
136. NTL promises light at the end of the cable. Citywire, 26/07/01
     
137. Executives open huge pay gap . The UK's top company executives are now paid £100,000 a year more than their European counterparts and have received rises averaging 29% over the past two years. Guardian, 26/07/01
     
138. COSATU PRELIMINARY RESPONSE TO TELECOMMUNICATIONS POLICY DIRECTIONS. COSATU, 26/07/01
     
139. Vodafone loses pole position . Vodafone has dramatically lost its pole position in the UK mobile phone market, slipping behind Orange and British Telecom. Guardian, 25/07/01
     
140. NTL struggles to dig its way out of funding hole . Guardian, 22/07/01
     
141. CWU Protest march to Johannesburg Stock Exchange (JSE). COSATU, 21/07/01
     
142. Cable grasps lifeline . Stephen Carter, managing director of Britain's largest cable company NTL, is exasperated. A wave of hysteria has washed over the industry in the past few days. Share prices in NTL and its only remaining rival in the British cable market, Telewest, have hit new lows. Guardian, 20/07/01
     
143. BT bonuses anger investors . Guardian, 19/07/01
     
144. BT to go ahead with demerger . Guardian, 18/07/01
     
145. Chris Gent . Job: chief executive, Vodafone Industry: telecoms Company turnover: £21.4bn Staff: 42,000 Age: 53 Annual earnings: £6.9m. He landed a £10m bonus last year. Share options will earn him millions more. Guardian, 16/07/01
     
146. Barclay Knapp . Job: chief executive, NTL Industry: broadcasting, new media, telecoms Company turnover: £1.9bn Staff: 22,000 Age: 44 Guardian, 16/07/01
     
147. Sir Christopher Bland . Job: chairman, British Telecom Industry: telecoms Company turnover: £20.4bn Staff: 137,000 Age: 63 Salary: £500,000. Worth £10m-plus thanks to generous share-scheme at LWT where he was once chairman. Guardian, 16/07/01
     
148. SOLECTRON WALES: CWMCARN FACTORY SAVED CWU, 12/07/01
     
149. BT's India link brings strike threat . British Telecom faces the threat of strike action unless it drops a pilot scheme to outsource back-office functions to a joint venture partner in India. Guardian, 12/07/01
     
150. CWU THREATENS STRIKE ACTION OVER BT'S MOVEMENT OF WORK TO INDIA. CWU, 11/07/01
     
151. EU raids mobile phone firms . Guardian, 11/07/01
     
152. BT and broadcasters link to take on cable industry . BT will today announce that it has joined forces with broadcasters BSkyB and ITV Digital to stem the loss of homes to the cable industry. Guardian, 16/07/01
     
153. CWU to picket US embassy. COSATU, 12/07/01
     
154. AT&T heads towards a break-up . Guardian, 09/07/01
     
155. Orange overtakes Cellnet . Guardian, 06/07/01
     
156. Marconi catches the telecoms cold . Guardian, 05/07/01
     
     

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157. The Critchley Labels Dispute: what is a "techno-strike"?
     
     
158. Marketing Trade Unions - a Manual by Allen Pascoe
     
159. What are Interest-Based Negotiations? New Zealand trade unionist Allen Pascoe explains what they are and why we should be interested in them.
     
160. 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.
     

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161. "Return of the Job Killers" - and we thought we knew the meaning of 'convergence'.... (published in May/June, 1996, Scottish Trade Union Review )
     
162. "Communications, Computing and Broadcasting" - Digits and Jobs: a severe case of compression (published March/April, 1996, Trade Union News)
     
163. "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 )
     
164. "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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