Deutsche Telekom Pulls Out of Mobile World Congress
February 12 2020 - 10:40AM
Dow Jones News
By Kim Richters
Deutsche Telekom AG said Wednesday that it won't be attending
this year's Mobile World Congress in Barcelona due to the
coronavirus outbreak, adding to a list of companies that have
pulled out of the conference.
"The health of our employees and of everyone who is our guest at
MWC comes first," the company said in a statement.
Chief Executive Tim Hoettges added that because of the
continuing spread of the coronavirus "large crowds of people pose a
particular risk." He would "consider it irresponsible to take this
risk," he said.
The German telecoms company's withdrawal from the event comes
after several other companies--such as Nokia Corp. and
STMicroelectronics NV--pulled out.
Write to Kim Richters at kim.richters@wsj.com
(END) Dow Jones Newswires
February 12, 2020 10:25 ET (15:25 GMT)
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