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Egypt's mobile phone license sells for $3 billion.(CARRIERS)(Etisalat)(Brief article)
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A consortium led by Etisalat, the United Arab Emirates state telephone company, outbid eight rivals to win Egypt's third mobile telephone license, offering 3 billion. This was about twice market expectations and almost six...
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