British Telecom is considering abandoning its plans for a floatation of its wireless arm, including BT Cellnet, in favour of a merger with Telefonica Moviles, the mobile phone arm of the Spanish telecoms company.
The argument in the UK has gained momentum in recent weeks with revelations that companies including BT are planning to move services jobs in areas such as directory inquiries to India as a cost-saving measure.
Firms including BT and Virgin will be able to bid for the money, which they can use to fill in urban notspots or increase wi-fi coverage, a spokesman for the Department of Culture, Media and Sport told the BBC.
Some reckon BSkyB is trying to protect its pay-TV business against the looming threat of television over Internet, including BT's forthcoming "Vision" IPTV product and the newly enlarged cable concern NTL, which has added rival Telewest and the cell provider Virgin Mobile.
Some reckon BSkyB is trying to protect its pay-TV business against the looming threat of television over Internet, including BT (nyse: BT - news - people )'s forthcoming "Vision" IPTV product and the newly enlarged cable concern NTL (nasdaq: NTLI - news - people ), which has added rival Telewest and the cell provider Virgin Mobile.
But only a handful of players, including Fujitsu and BT, entered the process.
Broadcasters and cable TV providers including Sky, Virgin and BT are also increasingly offering on-demand services.
He's backed by big name sponsors including Nike, Oakley, BT, Ossur and fashion designer Thierry Mugler.
They rejected a full deal with telecoms firm BT to part privatise services, including benefit payments.
But leaders including Virgin's Sir Richard Branson and BT's Sir Michael Rake say calls for "wholesale" revision could mean "damaging uncertainty".
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There should also be a much wider range of packages on offer including pay-TV, broadband and phone services through the likes of BT Vision.
He also received lobbying from groups including the BBC, the TUC, media firm Enders, the Guardian, BT and Capital Research Management.
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In addition, Steelhead Licensing - another firm which owns patents but does not produce products of its own - has filed a case against 14 handset makers and mobile networks, including Google's Motorola unit, claiming infringement of a wireless technology which used to be owned by BT.
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