guardian.co.uk - 1/26/2009
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could launch a mobile phone operation as part of a joint venture with T-Mobile and 3 in a bid to boost profits by cashing in on the migration of broadband and internet services to mobile devices. City sources say that informal talks have taken place between the three companies over branding, ...
theregister.co.uk - 1/26/2009
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Guardian is reporting that UK former-monopoly BT has
been having discussions with T-Mobile and 3 about launching...
a mobile-phone network. The discussions are described as "at an early stage", but apparently involve both existing mobile operators ...
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techdigest.tv - 1/27/2009
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With Mobile World Congress 2009 just around the
corner, it's very easy to get caught up in...
all the new, exciting and utterly misjudged handsets the manufacturers are set to unveil. But before you dive in to pick up your phone I urge you to take your ...
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Report: Britain's BT Mulling Over Return To Mobile Market
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... ) is considering launching a mobile phone operation as a joint venture with UK operators T-Mobile and 3. The Observer, citing "City sources," reports that the three companies have held "informal talks" over branding, costs and revenue. Since its state-induced demerger from its Cellnet mobile unit (renamed MMO2, then O2, and later sold to Telefonica), BT has watched on the sidelines as its rivals have rung up profits from the mobile revolution, first from voice calls, and now from the migration of broadband and internet services to mobile handsets. ...
BT hits the sauce, mulls return to mobile market
Engadget Mobile —
... Maybe we're just way, way off base here, but we're fairly certain the UK mobile market doesn't need yet another competitor that won't offer anything substantially different than what's already out there. According to a new report from The Observer, ...
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