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Telecommunications: Ways to survive a sea of troubles

Telecommunications: Ways to survive a sea of troubles

For much of the 1990s, M&A meant one thing to telecoms companies ­ the creation of cross-border empires. Aware that their home markets were under attack from new start-up companies such as WorldCom in the US and Colt Telecom in the UK, the former monopolies went on an overseas buying spree ­ picking up minority stakes in emerging market monopolies and mobile-phone operators whenever they came up for sale.

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