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
Department of Information and Communications Technology law took effect in June 9, 2016 which marked the establishment of the DICT. The functions of the following government agencies have been transferred to the DICT: The following agencies are attached to the DICT for purposes of policy and program coordination: Department of Information and Communications Technology The Department of Information and Communications Technology (abbreviated as DICT; ) is the executive department of the Philippine government responsible for the planning, development and promotion of the country's information and communications technology (ICT) agenda in support of national development. The Commission on Information and Communications Technology, a preceding agency, was created