The continued decline of copper and coax has hit the first-half outcomes of Danish operator TDC Internet, with revenues down 1.2% year-over-year to three.14 billion Danish krone (US$480 million). Landline voice income fell by 20% to DKK122 million ($19 million), whereas tweaks to its TV portfolio noticed income from TV and different companies tumble 7% to DKK412 million ($64.2 million). EBITDA (earnings earlier than curiosity, tax, depreciation and amortization) was down 0.5% to DKK2.31 billion ($350 million).
On a brighter notice, TDC Internet added roughly 22,000 further addresses to its fiber footprint in H1 2026, growing whole protection to round 875,000 households and companies. This, says the operator, represents roughly half of the deliberate 2026 fiber buildout. (See Eurobites: Ericsson claims network-autonomy breakthrough with TDC Internet.)
U-turn in Eagle S cable-cutting case
The Helsinki Court docket of Attraction has dominated that Finland does, in spite of everything, have jurisdiction within the case of the Eagle S oil tanker, which was accused of intentionally severing subsea cables on Christmas Day 2024 by permitting its anchor to pull throughout the seabed for 90km. As Finnish web site YLE stories, the choice overturns a earlier district court docket judgement on the matter. This time, the attraction court docket dominated that Finland does have jurisdiction as a result of the occasions immediately affected the nation. The Eagle S, although flagged within the Prepare dinner Islands on the time of the incident, was suspected of being a part of Russia’s so-called “shadow fleet” of sanctions-dodging ships. (See Eurobites: Finland plans to curb subsea cable carnage and Eurobites: Finland scuppered in cable-damage ship case.)
Google exempts EU from ‘parasite search engine marketing’ demotions
Google has modified its coverage on so-called “parasite search engine marketing [search engine optimization]” within the EU following complaints from publishers, Reuters stories. Parasite search engine marketing, the place pages from a third-party are hosted on a web site to enhance search rankings, was focused by Google as an abuse of its programs. The tech big actively demoted media web sites discovered responsible of the apply in its search rankings. Following strain from these struggling such demotions and the European Fee, Google has now stated that from August 30 any “handbook actions” to demote websites wouldn’t apply to customers within the EU and the European Financial Space.
Bouygues provides assist to voluntary organizations
France’s Bouygues Telecom has launched a name for bids from volunteer organizations for monetary endowments price as much as €20,000 ($23,290) and free technical help beneath its Incub’Asso incubation scheme. These making use of for the help will must be engaged on tasks which can be deemed to have an opportunity of constructing a excessive influence in metropolitan France.
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Eurobites reported that Which?, the UK customers affiliation, had accused the nation’s cell operators of ripping off prospects who come out of contract by successfully charging them for a handset they’ve already purchased.
