– First SMS in auction history. Vodafone announced it was put up for sale In the form of NFT, the first short message sent by the telecommunications company on December 3, 1992, and received by Richard Jarvis, a Vodafone employee, over the Christmas holidays. It was a 15-character SMS that read “Happy Birthday”. This unique piece will be auctioned in Paris on December 21, 2021 at agotis. Its acquisition is estimated at between 100,000 and 200,000 euros. Vodafone plans to donate the proceeds to the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees, which helps people forcibly uprooted, in a symbolic gesture in the run-up to Christmas.
Securities and Exchange Commission imposes sanctions on JP Morgan for using WhatsApp. The US Financial Markets Regulatory Authority has fined JPMorgan $200 million for allowing employees to use WhatsApp and circumvent banking rules. In fact, to avoid fraud or other embezzlement, communication tools must meet compliance requirements, with the possibility of recording for evidentiary purposes. The problem is that there is a great temptation to go through third-party applications, such as WhatsApp, Telegram or Signal to discuss sensitive topics.
– Extension of the approved free roaming contract with Orange Mobile. Captured by SFR and Bouygues Telecom, The State Council approved the amendment of the roaming contract between Free mobile and Orange Validated by Arcep. The contract modification dates back to February 2020 and extends the roaming agreement between operators for two years. As a reminder, when 4y The operator, it has signed a roaming agreement with Orange. At that time, the value of this contract amounted to almost one billion euros. Subsequently, with the deployment of the free mobile network, this agreement was revised.
