apologies for not seeing this earlier - it's been going for a few days
Hong Kong conglomerate Hutchison Whampoa has put its UK mobile phone business 3 UK up for sale, according to sources in London late Tuesday evening. Goldman Sachs has been appointed advisor and an official announcement is expected to be made on Thursday, the source said
http://telecoms.com/itmgcontent/tcoms/requ...roducttype=news
[registration needed; so I can't see it myself]
Vodafone might be interested in buying them ...
"Any deals would have to pass Vodafone's financial criteria but Mr Sarin said the group would be interested in Hutchison Whampoa's mobile businesses in Italy and the UK if they were put up for sale."
http://news.moneycentral.msn.com/provider/...1114&ID=6198385
http://uk.techcrunch.com/2006/11/16/vodafone-to-buy-3/
http://business.timesonline.co.uk/article/...2453855,00.html
HUTCHISON WHAMPOA challenged Arun Sarin to put his money where his mouth is just days after the Vodafone chief executive signalled an interest in buying its European mobile assets.
http://technology.timesonline.co.uk/articl...2457453,00.html
I wonder how long their offer of international calls for from 0.5p will last ...