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378:was initially irradiated only in
1026:Mobile virtual network operators
910:Italian mobile network operators
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773:"BLU: COMPAGNIA NATA CON SLOGAN
572:"BLU: COMPAGNIA NATA CON SLOGAN
1183:Mobile phone companies of Italy
349:"The future that was not there"
362:. The services were valid for
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370:system on the 1800 MHz
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323:(through the financial
841:www.cellularitalia.com
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331:(9%), Distacom (9%),
714:on 17 February 2015.
619:www.borsaitaliana.it
487:on 17 February 2015.
390:thanks to national
244:Number of employees
233:Caltagirone Editore
197:SocietĂ Austostrade
106:Caltagirone Editore
76:SocietĂ Austostrade
54:April 19, 1999
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598:www1.adnkronos.com
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1093:Very Mobile
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1068:Kena Mobile
980:Former MNOs
448:, Wind and
444:systems to
341:Caltagirone
248:1900 (2001)
169:Area served
1177:Categories
1148:MTV Mobile
1133:Erg Mobile
1073:Lycamobile
1058:Digi Mobil
758:2018-04-03
557:2018-04-03
467:References
122:2002-10-08
61:1999-04-19
17:Blu S.p.A.
1063:ho-mobile
1048:BT Mobile
388:operators
138:Successor
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1053:CoopVoce
961:Wind Tre
956:Vodafone
329:Mediaset
321:Benetton
296:sector.
215:Mediaset
180:Products
157:Campania
91:Mediaset
41:Industry
1153:Nòverca
1138:Enelmia
1043:1Mobile
941:FASTWEB
392:roaming
376:network
356:service
337:Italgas
327:, 9%),
319:(20%),
309:company
303:History
265:Website
227:Italgas
120: (
115:Defunct
101:Italgas
69:Founder
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285:S.p.A.
254:Parent
153:Naples
35:S.p.A.
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1031:MVNOs
946:Iliad
615:(PDF)
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384:Italy
380:Milan
205:(20%)
199:(32%)
190:Owner
174:Italy
162:Italy
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415:GPRS
408:lire
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130:Fate
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