Fixed Telecommunications Networking Provider (F) and interviewer (I)

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I - What do you do?

F - We own the fixed telecoms network.

I - How are you doing these days?

F - We've seen a big fall in revenues from voice calls.

I - Oh dear, why is that?

F - Because everything is IP now.

I - Yeah, right. You must be having hard times now.

F - In fact we are now in a great position.

I - Why?

F - Because we are putting intelligence into our network.

I - Could you explain what it means for your company, please?

F - Yeah, sure, it can become an enormous computer, capable of delivering applications.

I - It sounds interesting. Are you sure this new invention will meet your customers' needs? Are you sure they will have all the necessary equipment for that?

F - Absolutely. All our customers need is a broadband pipe into our network cloud and we act as an IT utility - and most people have already got that with an ordinary phone line.

I - You seem to have thought of everything for it to have a success.

F - Of course, it easily makes up for the money from traditional voice calls.

I - Really? What will you do then with the new capabilities?

F - We can provide TV, software, Internet access, email, teleconferencing, all sorts of things.

I - Good luck to you! Thank you for coming.

F - It's a pleasure.

26. Using the dialogue above make up your own dialogue between a TV broadcaster (interviewer) and a search engine provider. Use the following words and phrases.

run – управлять, руководить, запускать

search engine – поисковая система

market share – удельный вес на рынке данного товара (продукции компании)

software license – лицензии на ПО

employees - работники

applications - приложения

do all the data storage – выполнять хранение всех данных

do archiving – выполнять архивирование

do backups – осуществлять резервное копирования

run a data centre – управлять центром обработки данных

expensive laptop – дорогой ноутбук

desktop – настольный компьютер