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German govt cancels contract with Verizon
2014-06-27 09:01:00| Telecompaper Headlines
(Telecompaper) The German government has cancelled a contract with US operator Verizon Communications after the revelations last year of US government spying. Following the disclosures by former US government contractor Edward Snowden, which included allegations of eavesdropping by the NSA on Chancellor Anegla Merkel's phone, the German government launched a review of its internal communications and secure government networks. Ending the Verizon contract is one of the first actions involving a US firm to result, Reuters reports. Verizon has been providing network infrastructure for the German government's Berlin-Bonn network, used for communication between ministries, since 2010. The contract was set to expire in 2015. The government said Deutsche Telekom would replace the services provided by Verizon.
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Petrobras board member lashes out at gov't over oil plan
2014-06-27 04:26:34| Oil & Gas - Topix.net
A board member of Brazil's state-run Petrobras lashed out at the government on Thursday and said he may ask the country's securities regulator to sanction the oil company for failing to inform him and other board members of a 15 billion real oil-rights purchase plan.
United Kingdom: Clean energy sector on hold while govt reviews renewables target
2014-06-24 08:30:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Guardian: More than $5 billion was invested in Australian clean energy last year but the sector has virtually ground to a halt owing to widespread anxiety over the governments commitment to renewables, according to the industry body. In its analysis of renewables in 2013, the Clean Energy Council found that nearly 15% of Australias power was produced by renewable energy, with $5.18 billion invested in the sector. The industry now employs more than 21,000 people, with last year seeing the launch of...
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KPN fined EUR 900,000 for govt tender violations
2014-06-22 16:56:00| Telecompaper Headlines
(Telecompaper) Dutch regulator ACM has confirmed a fine of EUR 900,000 against KPN for pricing violations in a government tender. The fine was first announced in 2011, for the tender in 2006, but the amount was never disclosed as KPN appealed the regulatory decision. The ACM has now announced the result of the appeal, and the court in Rotterdam confirmed the offence, but lowered the fine to EUR 900,000.
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Republican Leaders Threaten Another Govt Shutdown Over Climate Action
2014-06-20 16:48:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
EcoWatch: Republican leaders in the Senate took America one step closer to another government shutdown this week, foreshadowing a possible replay at the end of September. Instead of voting on straightforward bills to fund government operations, GOP lawmakers held the appropriation bills hostage with unrelated amendments. These riders would block the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) from addressing climate change and keeping pollution out of our water. The Republican Party is bending over backward...
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