Dispute grows between Nokia and German state on plant closure
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The dispute between the German state of North-Rhine Westphalia (NRW) and Finnish phone maker Nokia intensified Wednesday after the state demanded Nokia pay back subsidies it received for a plant that is to be closed.
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The planned merger of network infrastructure units at Nokia and SiemensÂ won't close by the end of this year as expected because the companies will execute a compliance review of Siemens, spurred by the corruption investigation currently shaking the German technology company.
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Nokia, the world's leading maker of mobile phones, has said it would shed some 700 jobs, with Finland taking the brunt of the cuts.
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Nokia has bowed out of the ringtone market following poor sales from its Club Nokia website. Its exit should also smooth relationships with mobile network operators which think that their hardware providers
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Qualcomm and Nokia are working to resolve their long-running, expensive legal dispute.
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"It is true that we support infrastructure in economically less privileged regions, also in Germany"  Anti-Nokia anger in Germany for closing a factory is growing. Besides public demonstrations several top level politicians are publicly ditching the firm's phones. via MobileMonday
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DUESSELDORF, Germany  - The German state of North  Rhine-Westphalia and Nokia   will seek  "innovative solutions" for a plant that the Finnish mobile  phone group plans to close to cut costs, the state said on  Monday.
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And Motorola deal Comment On a financial analyst tour in the UK last week, Qualcomm CEO Paul Jacobs lamented that, on a day when the chipmaker made a string of major announcements, the commentators were only interested in asking about the licensing disputes with Nokia.â¦
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German anger over plans by Nokia   to close a plant escalated on Friday, with the  finance minister accusing the cellphone maker of "caravan  capitalism" and others vowing to replace their Nokia phones.
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Nokia, the mobile phone company, is standing by its decision to close its factory in Bochum, western Germany. About 2,300 employees are affected along with, according to trade union estimates, up to 2,000 jobs at suppliers and subcontractors. The Finnish company's decision has provoked indignation. The reasons for the public outrage are obvious: Nokia earns EU90,000 a year from each production worker - operating profit at Bochum runs at an annual EU134m. Nevertheless, production will now be shifted to Romania.
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Anger in Germany against mobile phone giant Nokia for closing a factory grew on Saturday with the head of one of the parties in the governing coalition joining the calls for a boycott.
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Finnish phone maker Nokia Corp. said Tuesday it will close a manufacturing plant and automotive supply unit in Bochum, Germany, and was in talks to sell a research and development unit in Bochum to Sasken Technologies.
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Nokia (NOK1V.HE), the world's top  cellphone maker, said on Tuesday it plans to close its plant in  Bochum, Germany, by mid-2008 and may cut up to 2,300 staff as  it moves production to lower-cost regions.
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BusinessWeek Online - The Finnish cell phone heavyweight Nokia  said Nov. 28 that it's expecting lower profit margins during the coming years as it starts up a new joint venture with Germany's Siemens . But Nokia is also victim to global trends affecting other cell phone companies.
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Upset over the loss of 2,300 jobs in Germany, 15,000 local residents have staged a street demonstration over Nokia's plans to shut down its factory there. Now German leaders are considering taking back a huge Nokia subsidy.
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Nokia, the world&#39;s largest mobile phone maker, this week took legal action against two European manufacturers for allegedly infringing on technology patents and registered designs.
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Nokia (NOK1V.HE), the world&#039;s  largest mobile phone maker, said it would stop making phones  using the CDMA standard and had scrapped plans to produce them  with Japan&#039;s Sanyo Electric Co. (6764.T).