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Obama announcing $750M in pledges from companies to connect students to high-speed Internet

2014-02-04 13:50:53| Telecom - Topix.net

Claiming progress in his campaign to get American schools wired for the future, President Barack Obama is announcing commitments from U.S. companies totalling about $750 million to connect more students to high-speed Internet.

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S AFRICA: Vasari pledges investment after TNB swoop

2014-02-03 12:26:00| Daily beverage news and comment - from just-drinks.com

Vasari, a private investment firm run by a former owner of Whyte and Mackay, has bought a controlling stake in South African spirits maker TNB.

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Lloyds pledges to employ more women

2014-02-03 01:00:26| BBC News | Business | UK Edition

Lloyds Banking Group says it will ensure that 40% of its 5,000 senior workforce is made up of women within the next six years, up from 28% currently.

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DT pledges EUR 1.2 bln investment in OTE

2014-02-02 21:11:00| Telecompaper Headlines

(Telecompaper) The new CEO of Deutsche Telekom, Tim Hoettge, and Claudia Nemat, DT's board member responsible for Europe, met with the CEO of Greek operator OTE Michael Tsamaz and the Greek Prime minister Antonis Samaras to discuss the group's investment and strategic plans in Greece. DT said it plans to invest EUR 1.2 billion in OTE group in the coming four years. Hoettges noted that DT is confident in the prospects for OTE group and the country. OTE is a strategic investment for DT with a long-term horizon, he said. Separately, the Greek paper eKathimerini reported, citing two people familiar with the matter, that the German operator made an offer to buy a 10 percent stake in OTE held by the Greek government. DT already holds 40 percent in OTE. It was not clear how much DT offered for the stake. OTE has a market capitalisation of around EUR 5.4 billion.

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