O2 (UK) telephone line and broadband business of Telefónica UK, trading under the O2 and Be brands. The company agreed to pay £180 million initially, followed by a further £20 million after all customers had been transferred to Sky's existing business. The sale was subject to regulatory approval in April 2013, and was subsequently approved by the Office of Fair Trading on 16 May 2013. O2 began trialling a Near Field Communication (NFC) payment system in 2007. In 2009, O2 was in discussions with large retailers, such as Tesco and W. H. Smith, for the deployment of the necessary electronic point of
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