Mid-size firms BEYOND

cloud

fail to get a

grip on energy Telecoms is top

infrastructure

Medium sized

businesses are failing

issue

Businesses to rise to the challenge Access to effective

NEWS

of rising energy prices telecommunications,

urged to because they have not including broadband, is

prepare for hired specialists to one the most important

eurozone look after their energy infrastructure issues

needs. faced by smaller

break-up businesses, say

Businesses are And organisations members of lobby

being urged to make are missing out on group the Forum of

contingency plans significant annual Private Business.

for a break-up of the energy savings by not

eurozone, in the event having trained staff

that Greece quits the in placed to procure

European currency. energy, according to

a study by utility

A Greek exit would see company npower.

a massive devaluation

of the country’s The low status of Some 80% of the

currency, a huge energy managers and Forum’s members, who

increase in the cost a lack of staff training took part in a survey

of its imports and, in mean that many called Infrastructure

the worst case, could companies do not have for Growth, believe that

be followed by the the expertise to switch telecommunications

departure of other energy suppliers. and broadband access,

heavily indebted [continued] particularly in rural TURN

nations such as Italy, areas, is important PAGE

Spain and Portugal. for them.

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