O2 (Ireland) BT Group and 1 mm02 share for each British Telecommunications share they held. After the de-merger, most of mmO2's operations, including Digifone, were rebranded O2. mmO2 plc later became O2 plc and remained an independent company until 2005. On 31 October 2005 it was announced that Telefónica, S.A., the Spanish telecommunications company, had made a recommended takeover bid for O Ireland's parent company, O2 plc. This was then approved by shareholders and O was officially purchased in mid February 2006. The O2 brand is now used in several countries for Telefónica's mobile operations outside Spain and Latin America, where Telefónica
Schwartz Communications at the 40th annual Bell Ringer Awards. It has been described as the largest public relations agency in Massachusetts. Schwartz Communications Schwartz Communications is a public relations agency based in Waltham, Massachusetts. Schwartz Communications was founded in 1990 by Steve and Paula Mae Schwartz. Previous to founding the firm, Steve served as a speechwriter for General Electric’s CEO Jack Welch. The company started out as a general public relations firm, for example running a marketing campaign for Gerber baby food, before specializing on technology and healthcare companies. The company established an office in San Francisco in 1996 and on November