China Telecom Said to Plan U.K. Mobile Services Before Olympics
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China Telecommunications Corp., the nation’s largest fixed-line phone company, is in talks with U.K. carriers to lease network capacity for selling mobile services in the country, people with knowledge of the matter said.
China Telecom has sought information from companies including Everything Everywhere, the venture between Deutsche Telekom AG and France Telecom SA, and Vodafone Group Plc’s wholesale customers, said the people, asking not to be identified because the discussions are private. The Beijing-based carrier aims to agree on a contract to allow services to start in time for the London Olympics next year, one of the people said.