BUSINESS NOTES PACIFIC BELL LIFTS PRICES ON DSL LINK.WALNUT CREEK Walnut Creek, residential city (1990 pop. 60,569), Contra Costa co., W Calif., in the San Francisco Bay area; inc. 1914. It is the trade and shipping center of an extensive agricultural area where walnuts are among the major product. - Pacific Bell, which still faces criticism over uneven customer service and installations for DSL DSL in full Digital Subscriber Line Broadband digital communications connection that operates over standard copper telephone wires. It requires a DSL modem, which splits transmissions into two frequency bands: the lower frequencies for voice (ordinary , has raised the price of the high-speed online service, the company said this week. The phone company is raising the basic price by about 25 percent by ending a promotion that provides consumers with a discount if they agreed to keep DSL for a year. The new basic price is $49.95 a month, up from the promotional price of $39.95. - Knight Ridder
Knight Ridder (IPA: /ˈrɪdɚ/) was an American media company, specializing in newspaper and Internet publishing. Newspapers Retail results hint at spring slump NEW YORK New York, state, United States New York, Middle Atlantic state of the United States. It is bordered by Vermont, Massachusetts, Connecticut, and the Atlantic Ocean (E), New Jersey and Pennsylvania (S), Lakes Erie and Ontario and the Canadian province of - The outlook for a solid spring season grew more uncertain for the nation's big retailers Thursday as they reported generally disappointing results for February. While many value-oriented retailers and some clothing stores such as Talbots Inc. posted healthy results, other merchants, most notably department stores This is a list of department stores. In the case of department store groups the location of the flagship store is given. This list does not include large specialist stores, which sometimes resemble department stores. and apparel chains including Gap Inc., languished amid a weakening consumer spending. - Associated Press Disney deal opens China to content NORTH HOLLYWOOD - Walt Disney Internet Group The Walt Disney Internet Group (WDIG) oversees several websites owned by The Walt Disney Company and its subsidiaries. [1] The division's Disney Online unit operates disney. and SeaRainbow Holding Corp. have entered into a strategic cooperative relationship by which Disney.com and Disney's Blast content will be featured online in China, it was announced Thursday by Mark Handler, international executive vice president and managing director of Walt Disney Internet Group, and Jian Kang, president of SeaRainbow Holding. Walt Disney Internet Group will provide Disney.com and Disney's Blast content, and SeaRainbow will localize lo·cal·ize v. lo·cal·ized, lo·cal·iz·ing, lo·cal·iz·es v.tr. 1. To make local: decentralize and localize political authority. 2. all content into Mandarin Chinese. - Daily News Auto racer gives Universal license UNIVERSAL CITY - Universal Studios Consumer Products Group and Fernandez Racing announced a multiple-year, worldwide licensing and representation agreement Thursday. The two plan to create a line of merchandise and promotions with Mexican star Adrian Fernandez, a leading driver in the CART FedEx Championship Series. It will feature his likeness and Fernandez Racing marks, and will also be cross-licensed with Universal properties in a variety of categories ranging from apparel, accessories, gifts, stationery and paper goods, housewares house·wares pl.n. Cooking utensils, dishes, and other small articles used in a household, especially in the kitchen. , candy, and food to sporting goods, toys and promotions. Fernandez, 35, is coming off his best season to date in Champ Car competition, finishing second in the 2000 CART FedEx Championship Series. - City News Service |
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