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BT eyes European mobile licences

By Tony Hallett

Published: Tuesday 07 March 2000

BT will bid for licenses to operate third generation mobile phones across Europe, according to a German newspaper.

Pat Gallagher, BT Europe president, told German paper, Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung, that the telco is looking to secure licences to operate third-generation networks in France, Germany and Spain.

The networks - which will use the UMTS-based standard allowing greater voice capacity, high-speed data transfer, and even video - would allow an operator like BT to join its international operations and potentially make roaming easier.