Nortel Sale to Ericsson Stirs Protest in Canada

**MIG-31** · Aug 15, 2009, 01:25 PM

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, 11:33 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, 01:25 PM	#1
MIG-31 HardwareHeaven News Mod Join Date: Dec 2002 Location: Nottingham,UK Posts: 56,821 Rep Power: 471 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

Aug 15, 2009, 11:33 PM	#2
IvanV HH Assassin Guild Member Join Date: Dec 2004 Posts: 5,914 Rep Power: 333 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)? __________________ If anyone has Portal 2 and hasn't played the co-op and wants to do me a favour, let me know (PM me or whatever).