U.K.'s Oftel orders cut in mobile-phone rates
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The U.K.'s Office of Telecommunications (Oftel), ordered Vodafone Group Plc and Cellnet to cut the cost of calls to mobile phones from fixed-line phones. The move follows and investigation of mobile phone rates by the Monopolies and Mergers Commission at the request of Oftel. Vodafone and Cellnet together control roughly 70% of U.K. mobile phone customers, while British Telecommunications Plc has more than 85% of U.K. fixed-line customers. Under the decision, BT customers calling a Vodafone or Cellnet mobile phone will pay 22 pence a minute instead of 30 pence a minute.
Publication Name: Wall Street Journal. Europe
Subject: Business, international
ISSN: 0921-9986
Year: 1998
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Nortel, Panasonic to build test cell-phone networks
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Northern Telecom Ltd. of Canada and Panasonic, which is a division of Matsushita Communication Industrial Co., are partnering to create experimental cell-phone networks in North America, Asia and Europe. Demonstration trials for the two companies' alliance, which is anticipated to be declared on Oct. 20, 1998, will be unveiled in Canada, Asia and France early in 1999. The planned tests will involve wide-band CDMA, a new technology that is intended for operators, who presently employ the standard called global system for mobile communications, or GSM.
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Its unit Panasonic & Northern Telecom Ltd are partnering to create test cell-phone networks in North America, Asia & Europe
Publication Name: Wall Street Journal. Europe
Subject: Business, international
ISSN: 0921-9986
Year: 1998
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Frequencies are up for grabs in European telecom landrush
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Several companies are offering bids for third generation wireless licenses that are becoming available across Europe.
Publication Name: Wall Street Journal. Europe
Subject: Business, international
ISSN: 0921-9986
Year: 2000
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