Nortel Sale to Ericsson Stirs Protest in Canada

**MIG-31** · Aug 15, 2009, 08:25 AM

OTTAWA — At the start of this decade, Nortel Networks was perhaps the most hated company in Canada. The collapse of technology stocks combined with an accounting scandal destroyed the widely held telecommunications company’s share price and, with that, the savings of thousands of Canadians.
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Source: NY Times

IvanV · Aug 15, 2009, 06:33 PM

Is this what's called "astroturfing"? One telecommunications company (RIM) creating a feeling that it's in the national interest that bits of Nortel interesting to them don't fall into the hands of their rivals (Ericsson)?

Aug 15, 2009, 08:25 AM	#1
MIG-31 DH News MOD Join Date: Dec 2002 Location: Nottingham,UK Posts: 42,583 Rep Power: 186 System Specs	Nortel Sale to Ericsson Stirs Protest in Canada OTTAWA — At the start of this decade, Nortel Networks was perhaps the most hated company in Canada. The collapse of technology stocks combined with an accounting scandal destroyed the widely held telecommunications company’s share price and, with that, the savings of thousands of Canadians. ____________ Source: NY Times __________________ Please Post Your News Submissions Here How you can help DriverHeaven by using Digg!

Aug 15, 2009, 06:33 PM	#2
IvanV DriverHeaven Extreme Member Join Date: Dec 2004 Posts: 3,143 Rep Power: 64 System Specs	Re: Nortel Sale to Ericsson Stirs Protest in Canada Is this what's called "astroturfing"? One telecommunications company (RIM) creating a feeling that it's in the national interest that bits of Nortel interesting to them don't fall into the hands of their rivals (Ericsson)? __________________ Feed the porkers and don't touch the buttons!