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Finland seeks lessons after Fukushima on nuclear complacency culture

2013-09-06 09:10:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed

Reuters: Finland is pushing to ensure that complacency does not threaten its nuclear safety record as it builds new reactors despite the Fukushima disaster, which has made some other European states think twice about atomic energy. The head of Finland's nuclear safety body, Petteri Tiippana, said cultural as well as technical lessons had to be learnt from the crisis in Japan, the worst in a quarter of a century. "It was said in a report in Japan that the underlying causes of the accident had to do with...

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Finland halts 800 MHz spectrum auction after 8 months

2013-09-05 16:18:00| Telecompaper Headlines

(Telecompaper) The Finnish communications regulatory authority Ficora announced that it will interrupt the 800 MHz spectrum auction. Ficora will announce the resumption of the auction after reviewing the auction rules. The spectrum auction started in January this year and has now lasted about eight months. In order to conclude the auction, Ficora is planning to adjust the regulation of the auction. The auction will be halted on 19 September after a consultation on changes to the regulation has been concluded. The auction will resume with modified rules after a one-month break.

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Finland cuts TeliaSonera stake

2013-09-05 02:00:00| Total Telecom industry news

State-owned company raises 368 million from sale of 1.6% stake in telecoms operator.

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Ballmer insists Microsoft 'deeply committed to Finland'

2013-09-03 02:00:00| Total Telecom industry news

Executives assembled in Espoo attempt to allay local concerns over foreign takeover of Nokia's handset business; former CEO Elop admits to 'sadness' over changes at Nokia.

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