AT&T to build data center in Kings Mountain
Global telecommunications company ATT is opening a new data center in Kings Mountain, a project that could have an estimated economic impact of $935 million over ten years, state and company officials said today. The center will create 106 full-time jobs.
The company also plans to build a $200 million facility in the city, which could create more than 1,000 construction-related jobs, Gov. Bev Perdue announced today. The facility is scheduled to open in 2014.
Cynthia Marshall, president of ATT North Carolina, said the company hopes to make the Kings Mountain facility a model facility in the country. She added: “my company, on a global level, is community to North Carolina.”
ATT’s facility will join the T5 data center park on Countryside Road in Kings Mountain. Three other data parks are planned or under construction, with room remaining for three more centers, according to county officials.
Officials said they have been working on the ATT project for nearly two years. It included local and state incentives, including some tax rebates.
It’s the second jobs announcement in as many weeks in the county. Last week, Kendrion FAS Controls said it would add 57 jobs and invest $7.3 million as part of an expansion to its manufacturing plant in Shelby. The company makes electromagnetic systems for vehicles and other products.
Also in January, Baldor Electric Co. said it would add 166 jobs as part of an expansion to its plant in Kings Mountain.
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The Zacks Analyst Blog Highlights: Equinix, AT&T, Verizon, Qualcomm and Apple – Press Releases
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Research analysts discuss the latest news and events impacting
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Equinix Inc.
(
EQIX
),
ATT Inc.
(
T
),
Verizon Inc.
(
VZ
),
Qualcomm Inc.
(
QCOM
) and
Apple Inc.
(
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Equinix Adds Capacity in U.S.
Leading data center solutions provider
Equinix Inc.
(
EQIX
) announced its intention to set up a new 232,000 square foot
customer floor space International business Exchange (IBX) data
center (DC11) in Washington, D.C.
The first phase of the IBX, which is scheduled to start
operation by 2013, will cost $88.0 million. With a total work area
of 42,800 square feet, the first phase of DC11 will accommodate
1,200 cabinets. The subsequent phases will allow the setting up of
an additional 1,800 cabinets.
Apart from scheduling a new data center, Equinix also announced
plans to proceed with the second phase of another local data center
(DC10). Development costs are estimated to be $21.0 million, with
the extension expected to be operational by March 2012.
The expansion was expedited upon sensing the high demand for
Equinix’s colocation platform in the region. Washington, D.C.
serves as the eastern hub of Internet traffic exchange in the U.S.,
and is therefore an important business area for Equinix. Increasing
data exchange through Internet calls for the development of more
data centers in the region. Now, with the tenth operating IBX and
the eleventh one underway, it will be easier for Equinix to meet
the growing business needs.
Equinix boasts a presence across various geographical regions
and is increasingly becoming popular among major players in the
tech industry. The company’s worldwide presence has resulted in
high network density with a vertically focused approach, which will
continue to support demand growth.
During the last quarter (fourth quarter 2011), the company
witnessed substantial year-over-year revenue growth of 25.0% on
solid geographical contributions partially offset by foreign
exchange headwinds. The U.S. was the strongest of all the regions,
with relatively strong growth.
In the Americas, the average monthly recurring revenue (MRR) per
cabinet increased to $2,133 from $2,110 in the third quarter of
2011. In the Asia-Pacific, MRR per cabinet was $1,863, relatively
flat with $1,868 in the previous quarter. In Europe, cabinet
pricing decreased slightly to $1,199 from $1,210, on account of
foreign exchange weakness.
We believe that the favorable pricing trend in the U.S. coupled
with the planned expansion will boost revenue growth in the
upcoming quarters. Apart from the U.S., Equinix is planning to
capture share in the emerging markets. The company is now targeting
China, India, Japan and Australia for further expansion.
We are also optimistic about the company’s recurring revenue
model and future expansion plans. Despite all the positives,
competitive threats from the likes of
ATT Inc.
(
T
) and
Verizon Inc.
(
VZ
) raise our apprehension. European exposure and industry
consolidation are also causes for concern.
Equinix has a Zacks #3 Rank, implying a short-term Hold
rating.
Earnings Scorecard: Qualcomm
Qualcomm Inc.
(
QCOM
) reported record first-quarter fiscal 2012 financial results,
where both the earnings per share (
EPS
) and revenues exceeded the Zacks Consensus Estimates. The out
performance was primarily attributable to the surge in demand for
high-end 3G smartphones and tablets.
The company’s Snapdragon platform and product diversification
strategy induced management to significantly raise the company’s
outlook for the second quarter of fiscal 2012 and beyond.
First Quarter Highlights
On a GAAP basis, quarterly net income was $1,401 million or 81
cents per share compared with $1,170 million or 71 cents per share
in the year-ago quarter. However, adjusted (excluding special
items) EPS in the reported quarter came in at 85 cents, surpassing
the Zacks Consensus Estimate of 81 cents.
Total revenue of $4,681 million in the quarter was up 40% year
over year, and surpassed the Zacks Consensus Estimate of $4,569
million. During the first quarter of fiscal 2012, Qualcomm shipped
approximately 156 million CDMA-based MSM chipsets, up 32% year over
year and 23% sequentially.
Gross margin was 62.5% compared with 68.9% in the year-ago
quarter. Quarterly operating margin was 33.1% compared with 37.3%
in the prior-year quarter.
Agreements of Analysts
Of the eight analysts covering the stock in the last 7 days,
seven analysts revised the estimates upward for the second quarter
of fiscal 2012. Likewise, for the third quarter of 2012, all the
seven analysts covering the stock raised their EPS estimates.
Similarly, for fiscal 2012, all the seven analysts covering the
stock in the last 7 days raised the estimates. Likewise, for fiscal
2013, out of the eight analysts covering the stock, seven analysts
increased the estimates.
Most analysts raised the EPS estimate on the back of increased
penetration of 3G-based smartphones into the huge Chinese market.
Moreover, the growing popularity of new Snapdragon S4 processors
has made the analyst more bullish on the stock.
Currently, the Zacks Consensus EPS Estimate for the second
quarter of fiscal 2012 is pegged at 85 cents. The projected annual
growth is 9.74%. Similarly, for the third quarter of fiscal 2012,
the Zacks Consensus EPS Estimate of 78 cents indicates an annual
gain of 24.04%.
Magnitude of Estimate Revisions
During the last 7 days, the current Zacks Consensus Estimates
for the second and third quarter of 2012 remained in line with the
previous estimates of 85 cents and 78 cents, respectively.
Likewise, for fiscal 2012 and 2013, the current Zacks Consensus
Estimates were in line with the prior estimates of $3.35 and $3.78,
respectively.
Earning Surprises
With respect to earnings surprises, the company’s consistent
track record of beating the estimates in the last four quarters is
expected to persist in the coming quarters. In the last quarter,
Qualcomm outpaced the Zacks estimate by a whopping 6 cents or
7.59%.
No surprises are expected for the ongoing and the third quarter
of fiscal 2012. EPS growth potential for fiscal 2012 is also at
breakeven. However, in fiscal 2013, there is an upside potential of
1.32%.
Our Recommendation
We believe Qualcomm’s record-high earnings; strong balance
sheet, huge product pipelines and better market segmentation by
introducing chipsets for mid-tier and upper-tier smartphones and
tablets segment will act as positive catalysts in the long run.
Moreover, Qualcomm chipsets are recently being used in most
CDMA-based iPhone 4S from
Apple Inc.
(
AAPL
) will further bolster the company’s top-line growth in the
forthcoming quarters.
We maintain our long-term Outperform recommendation on Qualcomm.
Currently, Qualcomm has a Zacks #1 Rank, implying a short-term
Strong Buy rating on the stock.
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Randall Stephenson, AT&T CEO , Takes $2 Million Pay Cut Over Failed T-Mobile Deal
NEW YORK — ATT Inc.’s board cut CEO Randall Stephenson’s 2011 pay by $2.08 million because he engineered the failed deal to buy T-Mobile USA, according to a regulatory filing Tuesday.
Opposition from federal antitrust regulators forced the Dallas-based phone company to give up on the $39 billion deal in December. That meant it had to hand over $4.2 billion in cash and spectrum rights to T-Mobile as a so-called “break-up fee” to compensate T-Mobile for the failure.
Looking at that $4.2 billion charge, ATT’s board cut Stephenson’s cash bonus by 25 percent, and cut his stock award by 6 percent, for a total of $2.08 million.
That left Stephenson’s 2011 total pay package at $18.7 million, according to the Associated Press formula. His compensation was down from $20.2 million in 2010.
It’s unusual for company boards to cut CEO compensation for specific missteps. But the cost of the failed T-Mobile deal was exceptional. It’s standard practice to offer break-up fees to get acquisition targets to sign on to a deal, but the one ATT promised was unusually large.
The AP’s compensation formula includes Stephenson’s salary, bonus, perks, above-market returns on deferred compensation and the estimated value of stock options and awards granted during the year.
The calculations don’t include changes in the present value of pension benefits, and they sometimes differ from the totals that companies list in the summary compensation table of proxy statements filed with regulators.
For all of 2011, ATT earned $3.9 billion, or 66 cents per share, on $126.7 billion in revenue. That compares with net income of $19.9 billion, or $3.35 per share, on $124.3 billion in revenue in 2010.
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The collapse of ATT’s proposed buyout of T-Mobile ranks among the biggest tech disasters of the past year. See the slideshow (below) for the worst flops and flubs in technology in 2011.
If there is one lesson to be learned from The Great Qwikster Debacle of 2011 it is this: Don’t take your perfectly good service and make it more expensive and then harder to use.
In July, Netflix unbundled their DVD rental and streaming plan, effectively forcing customers to pay $6 more for the combo plan they had grown accustomed to.
Then, in September, Netflix CEO Reed Hastings announced that DVD rentals and streaming would become two totally separate services. The streaming service would retain the name “Netflix,” while the DVD branch would be called “Qwikster.” Reactions were predictably negative, and on October 10, before Qwikster had even launched, Netflix ended the failed experiment.
But the company has paid dearly. In October, Netflix announced that it had lost 800,000 subscribers during the July – September quarter. In November, the AP reported that the company had lost 75 percent of its market value. Hastings, who is largely blamed for the blunders, will see his 2012 stock options awards cut in half.
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If there is one lesson to be learned from The Great Qwikster Debacle of 2011 it is this: Don’t take your perfectly good service and make it more expensive and then harder to use.
In July, Netflix unbundled their DVD rental and streaming plan, effectively forcing customers to pay $6 more for the combo plan they had grown accustomed to.
Then, in September, Netflix CEO Reed Hastings announced that DVD rentals and streaming would become two totally separate services. The streaming service would retain the name “Netflix,” while the DVD branch would be called “Qwikster.” Reactions were predictably negative, and on October 10, before Qwikster had even launched, Netflix ended the failed experiment.
But the company has paid dearly. In October, Netflix announced that it had lost 800,000 subscribers during the July – September quarter. In November, the AP reported that the company had lost 75 percent of its market value. Hastings, who is largely blamed for the blunders, will see his 2012 stock options awards cut in half.
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If there is one lesson to be learned from The Great Qwikster Debacle of 2011 it is this: Don’t take your perfectly good service and make it more expensive and then harder to use.
In July, Netflix unbundled their DVD rental and streaming plan, effectively forcing customers to pay $6 more for the combo plan they had grown accustomed to.
Then, in September, Netflix CEO Reed Hastings announced that DVD rentals and streaming would become two totally separate services. The streaming service would retain the name “Netflix,” while the DVD branch would be called “Qwikster.” Reactions were predictably negative, and on October 10, before Qwikster had even launched, Netflix ended the failed experiment.
But the company has paid dearly. In October, Netflix announced that it had lost 800,000 subscribers during the July – September quarter. In November, the AP reported that the company had lost 75 percent of its market value. Hastings, who is largely blamed for the blunders, will see his 2012 stock options awards cut in half.
Image via AP
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UN Arms Trade Treaty: It depends on what the meaning of the word ‘consensus’ is
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U.S. Must Stand Its Ground on U.N. Arms Trade Treaty
The final Preparatory Committee (PrepCom) for the U.N. Arms Trade Treaty (ATT) was held last week. The purpose of this PrepCom was to adopt rules of procedure for the U.N. Conference on the Arms Trade Treaty, which will be held in New York July 2–27. This conference is intended to complete the negotiation of the ATT and thus open the treaty for signature and ratification. The outcome of the PrepCom makes it even more vital for the U.S. to establish its red lines and stand its ground before and during the July conference.
The Conference Will Make Decisions on the Basis of Consensus
When the Obama Administration announced in 2009 that it would support the negotiation of an ATT, it did so with an important caveat: The treaty conference had to operate “under the rule of consensus decision-making,” meaning that a formal objection from any national representative to the chair on any matter of substance prevents agreement. But the U.N.’s draft rules of procedure allowed two-thirds majority voting on all matters of substance except the adoption of the final treaty text, as well as on amendments to the rules themselves. This opened the way for the July conference to amend the rules by a two-thirds majority and then to adopt the treaty by a similar majority, over any U.S. objection.
When the PrepCom considered the draft rules of procedure, the U.S. and a number of other nations urged that all matters of substance at the July conference be subject to a strict consensus requirement, while other delegations—including Mexico—supported the U.N.’s weaker proposals. In the end, the PrepCom adopted rules that require the July conference to “take its decisions, and consider the text of the Treaty, by consensus.” In other words, the U.S. will not be limited to an up-or-down vote on the final treaty text. Instead, it will have the opportunity throughout the July conference to object to and block progress on any portion of the ATT that it finds unsatisfactory.
The Conference Will Be Held Mostly in Closed Session
At the July conference, the U.S. will be pressed to accept an unsatisfactory treaty. One way to counter this is to use the conference to show that the U.S. is not the only nation that has concerns about the effectiveness and scope of an ATT. But if the conference is to serve this purpose, it must be public. If it is not, other nations with concerns will be able to hide behind any U.S. objections in the final plenary session.
Before the PrepCom, the U.N. planned to hold only the conference’s plenary meetings and meetings of its Committee of the Whole in public. Unfortunately, the PrepCom did not significantly alter the relevant provisions of the draft rules of procedure, and thus most of the July conference will be open only to national delegates, intergovernmental organizations, and U.N. officials, not to nongovernmental organizations (NGOs). In general, diplomatic negotiations should not be open to NGOs, which do not have the legitimacy of representatives of democratic governments. But the closure of most of the July conference’s sessions means that the objections of most nations will receive little publicity; thus, the attacks of the activist NGOs that support the ATT is likely to be concentrated on the United States.
The Dilemma the U.S. Faces in the Negotiations
The U.S. strategy so far has been to try to avoid playing the role of treaty spoiler, on the grounds that this will prevent the U.S. from serving as a rallying point for the activist NGOs and nations that support the ATT. This strategy will be difficult to use at the July conference, where the consensus requirement and the number of closed sessions will place the U.S. in the position of having to object repeatedly and in private to unsatisfactory treaty provisions. If the U.S. does not object, the treaty will be adopted by consensus. If it does, it will be depicted as the treaty spoiler.
One press report quotes a senior U.S. official as stating that the U.S. wanted decision-making by consensus so that it would have the ability to “block a weak treaty.”[1] If this report is accurate, then the U.S. dilemma is acute: The stronger the U.S. tries to make the treaty, the more the U.S. will have to use its power to block consensus on weaker versions, and the more it will be depicted as the spoiler. Furthermore, many nations will demand a treaty that they will characterize as strong but the U.S. will find unacceptable. For example, Mexico wants to impose a national gun and ammunition registry on the United States.
In the same report, the U.S. official also states that vetoing the final treaty at the July conference is “the nuclear option,” i.e. the last resort. Signaling the U.S.’s unwillingness to veto is poor negotiating strategy, but, more fundamentally, the official’s statement implies that the U.S. is going to try to get a treaty it can accept. This means the U.S. has to have clear red lines for the July conference, as well as the willingness to uphold them during the negotiations by breaking consensus. It will not be easy for the U.S. to get what it wants if it is unwilling to use the “nuclear option” or to play the role of spoiler.
What the U.S. Must Do
The PrepCom chair originally proposed that the U.N. be entrusted with the responsibility of editing the views of the member states on an ATT into a background document to be distributed in advance of the July conference. The PrepCom sensibly rejected this idea, which would have allowed the U.N. to skew the terms of the conference debate, and it has instead invited U.N. member states to submit statements of no more than 1,500 words on the provisions of an ATT by March 31. The U.N. Secretary-General is to compile these statements into a background document for the July conference.
The U.S. must use this opportunity to establish its red lines for the July conference. In particular, the U.S. should make clear in its March submission that it will not accept the inclusion of hunting and sporting weapons or ammunition in the ATT. Nor will it accept treaty language that impinges on rights protected by the Second Amendment, requires any new internal controls, legitimates arms trafficking by dictators or terrorists, inhibits its ability to support friends and allies, or creates any additional burdens for U.S. manufacturers, importers, or exporters.
Finally, the U.S. must state clearly that if the July conference does not reach consensus on a treaty text, it will resist any effort by one or more nations to break away from the U.N. process and negotiate an ATT outside of that process. The national interests of the U.S. would be best served by having no ATT, because any ATT negotiated through the U.N. will begin by assuming that dictatorships and democracies possess the same sovereign rights. The only advantage the U.N. process has is that the U.S. has the power to say no. The U.S. should use that power to limit the damage the ATT does to its interests, the rights of its citizens, and the responsible conduct of diplomacy.
Ted R. Bromund, Ph.D., is Senior Research Fellow in the Margaret Thatcher Center for Freedom, a division of the Kathryn and Shelby Cullom Davis Institute for International Studies, at The Heritage Foundation.
Article source: http://www.heritage.org/research/reports/2012/02/us-must-stand-its-ground-on-un-arms-trade-treaty
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Att.General Dampens Nationalist Hopes for Outposts Team
Attorney General Yehuda Weinstein has sent a letter to Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu in which he informed him that he will not be bound by any recommendations made by the new “outposts team” that Netanyahu appointed.
According to Maariv, which reported on the letter Tuesday, Weinstein wrote:
“Let it be clear that the team’s work will not, in itself, serve as a reason for changing an opinion submitted by the state to the court regarding the removal of illegally built structures. A decision about the need and justification for requesting a postponement of court session dates will be made by me, in each case according to its merits.”
Maariv calls Weinstein’s letter “a slap in the faces of the settlers” who hope that the “outposts team” will change the way the state’s legal mechanism treats Jewish communities in Judea and Samaria, in cases where there is a conflict with leftists and Arabs regarding land ownership.
The newspaper also diagnoses a power struggle within the Justice Ministry between Weinstein – who is both Attorney General and Legal Advisor to the Government, a combination considered a contradiction in terms by many legal experts – and the newly appointed outposts team.
The team is headed by retired Supreme Court Judge Edmond Levi – and nationalists hope it will undo the damage wreaked by the infamous Sasson Committee, which defined “illegal outposts” through an ultra-leftist prism.
Weinstein has already warned told the government that the outposts team will not be able to discuss homes that were built on private land and communities on which there is already a court ruling.
Article source: http://www.israelnationalnews.com/News/News.aspx/152983
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Udinese forced to settle with Cagliari
Udinese failed to score for the second successive match as they were held to yet another 0-0 draw at the Stadio Friuli by Cagliari.
Just days after a goalless draw with PAOK Saloniki in the UEFA Europa League, the first game in which the club’s top goalscorer Antonio Di Natale was missing due to injury, Francesco Guidolin’s side failed to find the back of the net again and remain fourth in the Serie A table as a result.
The home side had the best chances, but poor finishing prevented them from getting a win which would have taken them above Lazio into third place.
Di Natale had scored in 11 of Udinese’s 12 home games this season and his absence was most certainly felt as the Bianconeri drew another blank.
They did, however, have the best chances while the return to action of Paulo Barreto as a second-half substitute after over 18 months on the sidelines did at least give them something positive to take from the match.
Gelson Fernandes missed the first of two big chances for Udinese in the 38th minute when he headed wide from Gabriel Torje’s cross.
Mauricio Pinilla’s shot on the volley from 20 yards forced Samir Handanovic to make a great save and the Slovenian goalkeeper kept out Cagliari’s only other attempt on goal all match, a speculative effort from Albin Ekdal on the stroke of half-time.
Michele Pazienza’s shot was blocked on line by Alessandro Agostini midway through the second half with the Cagliari defender not knowing anything about it as the ball hit his face.
Antonio Floro Flores then missed Udinese’s last big chance of the game with a header missing the far post by inches in the 71st minute.
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Xbox prank brings police into picture
MAHANOY CITY, Feb 20, 2012 (Republican Herald – McClatchy-Tribune Information Services via COMTEX) –
An Xbox 360 prank apparently caused by a hacker brought police from several municipalities to a borough home Saturday night after receiving word that someone was shot and killed inside.
Police Lt. John Kaczmarczyk said it was 9:30 p.m. when officers were called to 325 E. Centre St. for a report that a 16-year-old boy shot his mother and was about to shoot his brothers.
That call came into the Schuylkill County Communications Center from an ATT Instant Message Relay Service designed for hearing impaired people, the chief said. The system is designed to allow hearing-impaired users to reach someone with a standard telephone.
There was some initial confusion since the name given was slightly different than the resident and the fact that the address was an apartment building.
Fearing the worst, Kaczmarczyk said police from Shenandoah borough and Mahanoy, West Mahanoy, Butler and Ryan townships came to assist.
Kaczmarczyk said when officers were able to speak to the teenager, they learned he was playing an Xbox game and received a threat from someone also playing the game. The person was going to “call SWAT” if the teen didn’t send money over the Internet, Kaczmarczyk said.
That call was actually made, finding its way to the county communications center.
Kaczmarczyk said police learned the call came over the Internet and that the IP, or Internet Provider address, has been traced to the state of Colorado and was routed through a call center in New Jersey.
The incident is still under investigation, Kaczmarczyk said, adding that the FBI will be contacted since the matter appears to be interstate extortion.
A similar incident occurred Feb. 13 in Lewisville, Texas, when a teenager was playing “Call of Duty: Black Ops.”
According to CBS-Dallas-Forth Worth television, the teenager had joined friends playing online when his game system was hacked.
Xbox 360 allows users to play over the internet with others and use headsets to talk to each other.
In Texas, the boy went into a chat room between games when someone contacted him and said they were going to get his information and call the SWAT team. CBS-DFW reported that the teen ignored the message and kept playing.
About 20 minutes later, authorities received a call from the ATT Instant Message Relay Service reporting that a person was shot inside the home and someone was still inside the house shooting, the news station said. Authorities arrived on the scene and learned that there was no shooting, no one was hurt and the whole incident was a hoax caused by a hacker.
Similar incidents have been reported last year in Washington and Florida and now Pennsylvania.
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Milan back top as Lazio crumble
AC Milan stormed back to the top of Serie A with a 3-0 win at lowly Cesena today as they made light of the absence of Zlatan Ibrahimovic.
In two games since the Swede has been suspended for a clash with Napoli’s Salvatore Aronica, Milan have won. Ghanaian midfielder Sulley Muntari, on his debut, and versatile Dutchman Urby Emanuelson both scored their first goals for the club with Robinho adding the third as Milan went a point clear of Juventus, although having played a game more.
The two Italian giants meet next week in a top-of-the-table clash at the San Siro. Juventus had taken over at the summit yesterday with a 3-1 win over ten-man Catania.
Milan Coach Massimiliano Allegri praised the contribution of Muntari, a deadline day loan signing from Inter Milan. “He did well today, not just with the goal but also in getting the ball forwards, we’ve made a great signing,” he told Sky.
“I don’t know why Inter weren’t using him, we looked at the situation and it’s a comfortable one for us. When he was at Udinese he had his best season but maybe he left too young (to go to Portsmouth). I thought he would have a different career. Sometimes people make mistakes in the moment but you can see that the quality is there.”
Daniel Pudil scored Cesena’s consolation goal and the defeat pushed them to the bottom of the table.
Udinese, meanwhile, took over third place, the final UEFA Champions League qualifying position, despite being held to a 0-0 draw at home by Cagliari. Their climb was in part due to Lazio’s humiliating 5-1 thrashing at Palermo, which was their six loss in all competitions this year.
Palermo’s win moved them into striking distance of the European places. The game was over by half time as goals from Edgar Barreto, Massimo Donati and Matias Silvestre had the hosts in total control. Igor Budan and Fabrizio Miccoli added early second-half strikes before Libor Kozak’s late consolation.
Roma moved up to fifth and sent Inter Milan, who lost 3-0 at home to Bologna on Friday night, down to seventh with a 1-0 win over Parma.
Lecce came from a goal down to beat Siena 4-1 to boost their hopes of beating the drop this season. Lecce remain two points from safety, but with Siena the team occupying the final survival position it was a crucial success.
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Deutsche Telekom may drop T-Mobile UK after failed AT&T deal
T-Mobile UK may be price of ATT merger dying
T-Mobile’s parent company Deutsche Telekom may be looking to offload T-Mobile UK after ATT dropped its bid for T-Mobile USA, insiders asserted Wednesday. Tips to Bloomberg had it in the early phases of considering a British “exit” now that ATT’s $39 billion proposal had been deemed anti-competitive. The choices could include anything from letting Orange UK take over the other half of the Everything Everywhere partnership to an outside company.
The investigations wouldn’t lead to anything until at least later in 2012, the sources understood, as it wanted to improve the often struggling T-Mobile UK before handing it to someone else. Orange’s parent, France Telecom, might itself have “financing challenges” in taking on T-Mobile’s network.
Neither T-Mobile nor Orange would discuss the apparent leak.
Although cast as a combination of stalled growth in saturated markets and a lack of profit from tightening roaming costs in Europe, T-Mobile has mostly had trouble competing against more successful carriers in the US and Europe that have continued to grow quickly and stay profitable. Most of ATT’s edge over T-Mobile has been a series of strategic mergers that made it bigger as well as its having the iPhone. O2 and other carriers in the UK got the iPhone sooner, and T-Mobile’s smaller size in the US usually makes it harder for the provider to get the best possible exclusives for Android hardware.
If T-Mobile UK were to merge, it would hurt one of the more vibrant cellphone markets in the world. 3 UK, O2, Orange, and Vodafone would still leave a relatively competitive market, but would more closely parallel the US market where four national carriers dominate.
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