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Largest ever mid-contract price hike could widen the digital divide
2021-03-02 01:00:00| Total Telecom industry news
Today, YouGov has announced the results of its latest study exploring the impact of the latest mobile contract price increases from UK telcos, with results having worrying implications for many across the UK. The study, commissioned by Tesco Mobile, interviewed 2,058 people via an online survey, finding that 9% of respondents had struggled to pay their bills since the onset of the pandemic. Furthermore, 38% said that even a small increase in their household or utility bills would cause them to worry about their finances…read more on TotalTele.com »
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US retail sector says Vietnam tariffs will hike consumer prices
2021-01-04 12:47:00| Daily apparel & textile news and comment - from just-style.com
The National Retail Federation (NRF) has urged the Office of the US Trade Representative (USTR) to avoid placing tariffs on imports of Vietnamese goods and rely on other remedies to address trade complaints as it has released a report revealing the price of goods from the country could increase by up to 23%, triggering a hunt for new sources of supply.
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Welsh budget: Tax hike on second homes announced
2020-12-21 12:51:44| BBC News | Business | UK Edition
A tax hike on second homes to raise cash for social housing is part of the Welsh Government budget.
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Fastweb to launch 5G in 4 cities and hike FTTH speeds to 2.5 Gbps
2020-12-15 15:06:00| Telecompaper Headlines
(Telecompaper) Italian operator Fastweb has followed the launch of its 'UltraFWA' service in partnership with Linkem by unveiling plans to activate 5G in an initial four cities before the end of the year and increase the top speed of its existing FTTH service to 2.5 Gbps in the coming months. The company already leads Italy's fixed gigabit market with a 36.5 percent share of FTTH subscribers surfing at 1 Gbps speeds. It now intends to upgrade its proprietary network in 30 large cities so that it can hike top speeds from 1 Gbps to 2.5 Gbps at no additional cost in around 4 million homes, covering 15 percent of Italy's population, starting in February 2021.
EU, US trade war ratchets up with latest tariff hike from EU
2020-11-10 12:53:00| Daily beverage news and comment - from just-drinks.com
The latest move in the ongoing tariff row between the European Union and the US has once again drawn the ire of trade organisations representing the two sides' beverage alcohol industries.