Type
Business expansion
Country
Portugal
Region
Continente; Centro (P); Beira Interior Sul
Location of affected unit(s)
Castelo Branco
Sector
Information / Communication
Information Communication Services
Telecommunications
61 - Telecommunications

150 jobs
Number of planned job creations
Job creation
Announcement Date
26 June 2014
Employment effect (start)
26 June 2014
Foreseen end date
31 December 2014

Description

A partnership between the municipality of Castelo Branco and the Portugal Telecom (a Portuguese global telecommunications operator) will open a new customer call centre and create 150 jobs until the end of the year. This new Centre consolidates the investment that PT has been doing over the years in the countryside. The municipality invested €1,5 million in this new centre.


Sources

  • 26 June 2014: Correio da Manhã

Citation

Eurofound (2014), Portugal Telecom (PT), Business expansion in Portugal, factsheet number 77234, European Restructuring Monitor. Dublin, https://restructuringeventsprod.azurewebsites.net/restructuring-events/detail/77234.