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Orange Swiss 4G network launched earlier than planned

2013-05-28 13:42:00| Telecompaper Headlines

(Telecompaper) Orange Switzerland has launched its 4G network earlier than originally planned, and offers full use of 4G services to all pre-paid and post-paid customers, at no extra cost. Orange's 4G network will initially have population coverage of 35 percent with a maximum theoretical 4G speed of up to 100 Mbps. The 4G coverage is to be expanded to 71 percent by end-2013, and the download speed increased and step-by-step to up to 150 Mbps. To speed up the 4G expansion, Orange is increasing its investment by 25 percent to some CHF 100 million in second-half 2013. Orange Switzerland is also launching six new initiatives to enhance customer service. This includes allowing customers to get a new 4G device at any time, and a complete overhaul of the customer service hotline.

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Lockable Power Cord IL13 with New Swiss Safety Mains Plug

2013-05-24 06:00:00| Industrial Newsroom - All News for Today

The SCHAFFNER Group has adapted the power cord family IL13 according to the new requirements of Swiss safety standard.<br /> <br /> The Swiss version of IL13 series with the patented IEC Lock, which clicks into the IEC inlet thanks to a user-friendly locking knob and can be just as easily unlocked again by pressing the knob, has been changed over to the new partly insulated mains plugs in compliance with the latest edition of safety standard SEV1011. So the protection against electrical shock ...This story is related to the following:Electrical Equipment and Systems Sponsored by: Globtek Inc. - Your Power Partner...For Over 20 Years!Locking Power Supply Cords | Power Cords | Locking Knobs

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VIDEO: Swiss dilemma over bank secrecy

2013-05-22 10:56:04| BBC News | Business | UK Edition

As EU leaders gather to discuss tax evasion, non-member Switzerland is under increasing pressure to abandon its long tradition of banking secrecy.

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Forest certification body revokes Swiss logging company's certificate over alleged Congo abuses

2013-05-22 01:08:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed

Mongabay: The Forest Stewardship Council (FSC), a body that certifies forest management practices, has revoked all certificates granted to the Danzer Group, a multinational logging company, over alleged human rights abuses by one of its former subsidiaries in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), reports Bloomberg. According to a complaint filed by Greenpeace, the subsidiary, Siforco, provided financial and logistical support to Congolese police and military forces in a May 2011 attack against a community...

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