US Department of Justice orders Ericsson to pay $1bn fine to settle bribery case

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ISSUE DATE: 10 December 2019 TOP STORIES US Department of Justice orders Ericsson to pay $1bn fine to settle bribery case Swedish comms tech giant admitted what US attorney described as “years-long campaign of corruption in five countries to solidify its grip on telecommunications business”. READ MORE → Public sector still losing user devices in high numbers The Ministry of Justice has lost 354 smartphones, PCs, laptops and tablets in the past 12 months, according to a Freedom of Information request, and other government departments are in the same boat. READ MORE → European Investment Bank offers financial support for Orange fibre network Orange aims to accelerate French fibre momentum following €700m loan from European Investment Bank to develop non-metro French high-speed broadband. READ MORE → ADVERTISEMENT

IN DEPTH UK government supports online counter-extremism Work under the Building a Stronger Britain Together programme is due to be completed this month. READ MORE → Online fact-checkers warn of misinformation on unprecedented scale in 2019 election The UK’s elections watchdog, the Electoral Commission, is calling for new powers to regulate online political advertising. READ MORE → Jailed hacker ordered to pay back £270k An Essex man jailed in April over malware offences dating back years has been ordered to pay back the profits of his crime spree, and sell valuable assets. READ MORE → Telefónica set to announce second core tech supplier as it takes broadcasting to the Edge Spanish incumbent telco announces plans to add another supplier to join Huawei on its official supplier list for 5G-enabling technologies. READ MORE →

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