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April 16th, 2008 | Archives

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PAID The dominant telecom operator Telefónica O2 will make a payment of 2 billion Kč ($125 million) to rival T-Mobile, the company announced April 14. Telefónica made the payment, which stems from a dispute over interconnection fees, to remove a lien against its assets. Telefónica will continue to fight T-Mobile in court and expects to eventually have the money returned, the telecom said.

TRAMS Škoda Holding has introduced the design for its upcoming tram series, the T15. The tram is made of three connected units with space for up to 300 passengers, running at a top speed of 60 kilometers per hour. The trams, which cost 66 million Kč ($4.1 million), should appear on Prague’s streets next year.
ECO The Chateau Mcely Hotel in central Bohemia has become the first tourist accommodation in the country to earn the European Union’s “eco-label” certificate. The green castle won the designation thanks to a complete renovation that saw the installation of water reclamation systems and a high-tech energy system for heating.
TATRA The Army has received the first 10 trucks it ordered from the vehicle manufacturer Tatra, the Army announced in a ceremony in north Moravia April 14. Tatra’s new T-810 trucks were designed to replace the military’s outdated Praga V3S; the T-810 is bigger and faster than the Praga with lower fuel consumption. The Army is set to receive 556 T-810s by 2009, a contract worth 2.6 billion Kč.
SHARING The European Parliament rejected a strategy to fight illegal file-sharing spearheaded by France, InfoWorld reported April 10. To protect against copyright violations, France has adopted a policy that bans repeat file-sharing offenders from holding Internet accounts. France is expected to lobby for wider acceptance of this law when it holds the EU presidency later this year.
DOCUMENTS A proposal in Parliament seeks to have a digital version of documents distributed among lawmakers, rather than paper copies, the Czech News Agency reported April 13. Currently, 240 to 380 copies are printed of each document, some of which, like the public finance reforms, can weigh 2 kilograms (4.4 pounds) each; the state budget can weigh even more.

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