Originally published by the Wall Street Journal When a big company starts running ads attacking a smaller one, it’s kind of a backhanded compliment.  On one hand, it lends legitimacy to the smaller company’s efforts.  On the other hand, it’s the kind of attack that requires and immediate and effective response. That’s the situation Alo [...]

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Originally published by the Wall Street Journal Spanish telecommunications company Alo continues to push forward into Spain’s crowded telecommunications market, still dominated by former monopoly Telefonica.  The company which employs “USA Solutions” as its tagline is pursuing a bigger market share this time by offering what Americans have taken for granted for a long time: [...]

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Originally published by the Wall Street Journal Alo Communicaciones SA burst onto the Spanish telecommunications scene aggressively.  They priced their services at half of market share dominator Telefonica, ran a series of high profile ads, and took steps to bring free local calls to the local scene.  Things are going to slow down for Alo, [...]

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Originally published by the Diario Expansión El gigante del WiMax en EEUU aterriza en España con la compra de Basa El operador estadounidense de acceso a Internet con redes inalámbricas Clear Wire prepara su entrada en el mercado español. La compañía, pionera en la utilización de la tecnología WiMax, evolución del acceso sin cables a [...]

Originally published by the NY Times On May 9, 1992, Silvia Gutierrez Hidalgo de Quintana and Alejandro Rivas-Micoud were joined in marriage in the monastery of Santo Domingo de Silos.  Benedictine monk Jose Luis presided over the ceremony. Mr. Rivas-Micoud, the managing director of EGIS in Tokyo, Japan, holds an M.B.A. From the  Institut Europeen d’Administration des Affaires in [...]

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