| BUSINESSWEEK ONLINE : NOVEMBER 1, 1999 ISSUE | ||||||||
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The Contenders If Germany's Mannesmann acquires Orange, four cell-phone titans will be warring in Britain: MANNESMANN Landing Orange would make it less vulnerable to takeover by the likes of Vodafone. But it needs a U.S. partner, perhaps MCI WorldCom. DEUTSCHE TELEKOM The German giant paid $13 billion for also-ran One 2 One but badly needs partners elsewhere in Europe and in North America. BT With AT&T, it covers three continents with wireless. The problem? Telephone alliances have the staying power of Hollywood marriages. VODAFONE With its Air Touch acquisition and Bell Atlantic agreement, it's already a major player in America as well as Asia. DATA: BUSINESS WEEK _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ |
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RELATED ITEMS Euro Cell Phones: Mannesmann Calling (int'l edition) TABLE: The Contenders ONLINE ORIGINAL: How Li Ka-shing Made Big Green on Orange (int'l edition) INTERACT E-Mail to Business Week Online | |||
