Europe Carriers Said to Prepare Demand for More M&A Freedom

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From left, He Shiiyou, chief executive officer of ZTE Corp. handset division, Jon Fredrik Baksaas, chief executive officer of Telenor ASA, Cesar Alierta, chief executive officer of Telefonica SA, Rene Obermann, chief executive officer of Deutsche Telekom AG and Franco Bernabe, chief executive officer of Telecom Italia SpA, sit for photographs after a news conference prior to the opening of the Mobile World Congres in Barcelona, Spain, on Sunday, Feb. 24, 2013.