Sprint to offer SLAs for wireless business customers
Sprint Corp plans to offer service level agreements to new and renewing business wireless subscribers promising up to 30 percent of that month's recurring charges refunded if voice service has more than minimal problems. Analyst Brownlee Thomas notes SLAs are common with large clients but rare for general use.
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Dillard's Sells Bank to GE Consumer Finance for 1.25 Billion
Dillard's Inc. said it agreed to sell Dillard National Bank, which handles its credit cards, to GE Consumer Finance for about 1.25 billion dollars. GE Consumer Finance will assume 400 million in liabilities and purchase owned-account receivables with an undisclosed premium. The deal, approved by both firms, awaits regulatory review.
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California sets first dairy manure smog rules
The South Coast Air Quality Management District adopts the nations first rules to cut air pollution from dairy cow manure. Dairies with 50 or more cows must remove manure from corrals more often and route it to composting facilities or approved fertilizer use areas.
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Forum on deficit budgets and Fed policy meetings
The Washington Post Today reports a schedule featuring a forum by the Institute for International Economics on federal budget deficits and a Tuesday policy committee meeting at the Federal Reserve to set interest rates. Quarterly reports from Walt Disney Co Cisco. July retail sales and other indicators noted. hearings in Houston on Enron trialProcedural issues outlined.
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Comics go mobile as GoComics and FunMail lure fans to cell screens
GoComics and FunMail Inc. offer comic themed screen savers and daily strips for cell phones at a monthly fee. The venture, a partnership with Universal Press Syndicate and Handtap Communications, targets fast entertainment on 3G networks as users replace phones and seek bite sized humor.
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