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Peter Andre at BT Tower for BBC Children in Need (Eastenders) 2009

Peter Andre talks to Eastenders cast members, and BT’s Steve Smith at the top of BT Tower, which is one of 52 call centres where 5000 volunteers answered more than 210000 calls on the night (21-Nov-2009).

Songs of Praise (BBC Children in Need) Sir Terry Wogan @ BT Tower

BBC Children in Need’s 2010 fundraising campaign launched with a special edition of the long-running BBC television show Songs of Praise. Partly filmed at the BT Tower in London, the show was hosted by celebrity presenter Sir Terry Wogan and featured an appearance by Pudsey Bear. BT community investment programme manager Beth Courtier said: “The support that BT gives BBC Children in Need is absolutely integral to the whole appeal — and this Songs of Praise special is a fantastic and fun way to profile our ongoing commitment.” BT Tower will be one of around 50 call centres manned nationally by more than 5000 BT staff and volunteers on the night of the telethon — 19 November. Beth added: “This year’s theme is Show Your Spots. As with every telethon, BT people are encouraged to have fun and raise money for BBC Children in Need.” BT has supported Children in Need since the first televised event back in 1980 and continues to provide the telephony, network management, call centres, volunteers and online support to help raise millions of pounds to support the most needy in society. Last year, BT handled more than 200000 calls in total for the charity.

Michael McIntyre introduces X-Factor Style Thank-You at BT Tower

This is a thank-you message to BT for its vital role in putting on the Red Nose Day telethon. Introduced by Michael McIntyre and Claudia Winkelman, it features the voice (and face) of Peter Dickson who does the voice overs for the X-Factor, at the top of BT Tower with BT volunteers answering calls to the Comic Relief donation line. The nation dialled 03457 910 910 in massive numbers on Friday 18 March to make donations to Red Nose Day. BT handled 765777 calls to the donation line during the live TV show, peaking at 268 calls per second (16080 calls per minute!) at 9.50pm. BT coordinated around 10000 volunteers at 129 call centres across the UK. An amazing £74360207 had been raised by the end of the telethon. Beth Courtier, BT’s community investment manager said: “What a stunning night! The phones were going crazy and we’re so grateful to all the volunteers who valiantly answered calls until 2am. It is wonderful to feel part of such an amazing fundraising total. “In fact, by the end of the 13th Red Nose Day, an amazing milestone was reached. BT has now handled more than 7million calls (7001511) to the Comic Relief donation line since the first Red Nose Day in 1988.” The BT Red Nose Desert Trek saw celebrities walk across 100km through Kenya: Lorraine Kelly, Scott Mills, Dermot O’Leary, Craig David, Ronni Ancona, Peter White, Kara Tointon, Olly Murs, and Nadia Sawalha.

Take That + Chris Moyles @ BT Tower for BBC Children in Need 2005

During the BBC One show, there was a live broadcast from the 34th floor of BT Tower where the largest of the telethons call centres was hosted. BBC Radio One breakfast show presenter, Chris Moyles interviewed interviewed four of the former members of Take That from the top of BT Tower. Gary Barlow, Mark Owen, Howard Donald and Jason Orange who reunited for a special screening of their new documentary, which was broadcast on Wednesday night (November 16, 2005) were answering calls and taking donations for the charity. Coverage of the 26th Children In Need marathon was co-hosted by Terry Wogan, newsreader Natasha Kaplinsky and Top of the Pops presenter Fearne Cotton in a seven-hour broadcasting marathon, the BBCs biggest broadcasting event which links BBC centres all over the country. BT’s Pete Coles commented: At peak times, the BT network was handling 150 calls every second! We’ve had more than 3000 volunteers in 56 call centres across the UK manning the phone lines and we answered more than a quarter of a million calls.

The Leaning Tower of Ping: How iTunes Could Be Apple’s Undoing

The Leaning Tower of Ping: How iTunes Could Be Apple’s Undoing
Adding a social networking interface, on top of all of iTunes’ other functions, is like grafting another limb to the forehead of an octopus. It’s just too much.

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Warden agrees to tower lease

Warden agrees to tower lease
WARDEN — A new Multi Agency Communications Center (MACC) tower in Warden is closer to being built after a city council decision Tuesday. The tower is part of the center’s plan to increase radio reliability in the area. The improvements include new towers and new radio equipment.

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Tower Life Transforms Its Call Center with Zeacom Platform

Tower Life Transforms Its Call Center with Zeacom Platform
Tower Life has transformed its legacy call center into a true contact center through the integrated capabilities of the Zeacom Communication Center platform.

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