nEWS
ENERGY
flood relief
Husky Energymade a CAD1million
commitment to communities throughout
central and southernAlberta affected by the
devastating flooding in June. This donation
was distributed to organisations supporting
basic humanneeds and flood recovery
efforts in the hardest-hit communities.
newoil spots
Husky Energy’s partner discovered three
spots for crude oil in the Flemish Pass Basin
offshore Newfoundland and Labrador.
The discoveries will help open up a new
producing basin in the Atlantic Region.
TELECOMS
pony in marCh
An advertisement of ThreeUK showed a
plucky littlewonder horsemoonwalking his
way into people’s hearts. The video achieved
almost 10million views online by the end
of October. Check it out (Three –The Pony
#DancePonyDance).
3 punCh ComBo
Three UK has created a few stirs through
its service. It introduced its “4G at no extra
cost” campaign in September, and also
made roamingmore affordable by allowing
its customers to use theminutes, texts
and data from their existing plans when
roaming in seven countries. Apart from
improving services, the firmhas undergone
amassive retail refit programme,
bringing a wonderful in-store experience
to customers.
OTHERS
flying high in China
Guangzhou Aircraft Maintenance &
Engineering Company Ltd (GAMECO)
announced the inauguration of the new
Phase IIHangar inNovember. This is
a significant milestone in developing
GAMECO’smaintenance operation. It
provides the perfect answer to China
Southern’s ambitious fleet growth and
expanding Chinese andworldwide third
party demand for basemaintenance.
The newThree
says hello
On 19 August, a new era started in
the Austrian telecommunications
industry. The acquired brand “Orange”
and the former
3
were integrated, the
whole becoming greater than the sum
of the parts. Employees have made
every effort to ensure a successful
launch and to welcome the 3.3 million
customers in Austria.
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