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ajw

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#114678 27-Feb-2013 11:51

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Vodafone, Telefónica and Telecom Italia urge regulators to allow consolidation.

http://www.guardian.co.uk/technology/2013/feb/25/european-mobile-consolidation-apple-google-mwc

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#771034 27-Feb-2013 12:44

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Guess they'll be buying elcheapo handsets from China now with a Euro OS installed on them..

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#771035 27-Feb-2013 12:48

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Brussels threatens to take governments to court to create single mobile market.
http://www.guardian.co.uk/business/2013/feb/26/brussels-single-mobile-market-european-commission

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#771045 27-Feb-2013 12:57

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old3eyes: Guess they'll be buying elcheapo handsets from China now with a Euro OS installed on them..

Wouldn't surprise me if most handsets are already made in China.

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#771070 27-Feb-2013 13:34

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Telefonica accusing other company of monopoly, there are not enough facepalms in the world to describe how sick it is.

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