With the New York Times article yesterday, the debate reemerges as to whether Verizon was wise in its FiOS strategy, upgrading the final customer link from copper to fiber optics. Frankly, I think you need to toss the usual stock market analysis aside and look at competitive fundamentals. Over the...
The agency's "audit" report, however, warned of yet another cycle of under-investment in petroleum E&P world-wide. It warned that oilfields world-wide will experience faster production declines in the coming years as the industry moved offshore and into smaller fields. This came as a further sign that future supplies could be...
WASHINGTON -- In response to today's public hearing of the National Transportation Safety Board NTSB on the collapse of the I-35W bridge in Minneapolis, the nation's engineering industry renews its call for major new investment in America's infrastructure. "The NTSB report ought to be viewed in the larger...
MoD was warned by former SAS commander that forces were suffering 'chronic underinvestment' John Hutton, the Secretary of State for Defence, is to face questions in Parliament after a senior SAS commander resigned in a row over the standard of equipment used to protect troops...
'Chronic under-investment' in equipment blamed for deaths of four soldiers THE commander of SAS special forces in Afghanistan has resigned amid fresh controversy over the equipment available to British troops fighting the Taliban, it was reported last night. It is believed that Major...
THIS month we report on the impressive turnaround in the fortunes of rail transport in Brazil. This is a good example of what can be achieved when a government changes its attitude to rail transport, and it is very encouraging to see that Brazil is not unique, as other countries...
HOUSTON -- Russell Industries, Inc. (Pink Sheets:RUSL), recently the Company has been asked by the general investor public, "Why should I invest in uranium?" To follow are a few of the reasons: "The uranium shortage began in 1985, the year when uranium consumption leveled off, and supply equaled...
BRITISH ASSOCIATION SCIENCE FESTIVAL ANALYSIS There is already famine in Africa but it is not the fault of the Soil Association or British organic food markets. Up to 14 million people in the Horn of Africa are at risk of starvation and this has little to...
[ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] RAILWAY concessions can take a variety of forms, but typically in Africa the private sector is given the right to operate commercial services on the railway infrastructure, which remains in the hands of the state for a given term, usually for 20 to 25 years. Promoters...
Russia's crude oil and condensate/NGL output in 2008 is to average from 9.5m b/d, according to independent experts, to 10m b/d forecast by the country's Energy Ministry early in the year, down from 9.84m b/d in 2007. The lower forecast is more likely than that of the Energy Ministry because...
A lack of mental health support for women suffering from postnatal depression and the reduction of health visitors in the UK have been highlighted in a Healthcare Commission report. Unite/CPHVA lead professional officer Cheryll Adams commented: 'We are very concerned that mothers do not receive the level of...
DUBLIN, Ireland -- Research and Markets (http://www.researchandmarkets.com/research/9bb6e4/georgia_telecoms) has announced the addition of the "Georgia - Telecoms Market Overview Statistics & Forecasts" report to their offering. The telecommunications sector in Georgia had been characterised for a long time by outmoded and inadequate infrastructure resulting from under-investment over decades. However,...
DUBLIN, Ireland -- Research and Markets (http://www.researchandmarkets.com/research/3cdda1/georgia_telecoms) has announced the addition of the "Georgia - Telecoms Market Overview Statistics & Forecasts" report to their offering. The telecommunications sector in Georgia had been characterised for a long time by outmoded and inadequate infrastructure resulting from under-investment over decades. However,...
DUBLIN, Ireland -- Research and Markets (http://www.researchandmarkets.com/research/336499/global_smart_gri) has announced the addition of the "Global - Smart Grids - Overview 2008" report to their offering. There has been a global underinvestment in utility infrastructure. It is dumb, outdated and in desperate need of an upgrade. The latest development is...
RAIL passengers could benefit from longer platforms at Hudders field's station. Network Rail is considering "additional platform capacity" at the station to deal with the growing number of passengers. The proposal is part of a pounds 60m package to improve the rail system in Yorkshire. ...
MELBOURNE -- Revitalizing the retail chains acquired from Coles Group Ltd. will take five years, said Richard Goyder, chief executive officer of Wesfarmers Ltd., while addressing the Australia-Israel Chamber of Commerce. Last year Wesfarmers bought Coles for $18.5 billion in what was the largest takeover in Australian history....
Years of underinvestment limit the ability to compete TECHNOLOGY NEW JERSEY has dropped in a national ranking that gauges the ability of states to attract and retain high-tech industries such as biotechnology and telecommunications. The Garden State has fallen five places from No. 7 to...
SECURITY at British laboratories handling some of the world's most deadly diseases is at risk from poor maintenance and under-investment. MPs fear another "devastating" leak like last year's foot and mouth escape from the animal health facility in Surrey, unless biosecurity was taken more seriously...
WASHINGTON AFP — An African agriculture aid group headed by Nobel Peace Prize winner Kofi Annan and the United States on Wednesday forged a partnership to tackle the continent's hunger and poverty. The initiative is focused on helping small-scale farmers boost productivity, and aims to help reverse decades...
Tom Alexander, the new boss of Orange, yesterday claimed he would make the mobile phone company the UK's "best-loved communications business", with new investments in customer service and network upgrades. Mr Alexander promised to reduce Orange's reliance on Indian call- centres and create 500 more customer-facing jobs,...
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