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m419 · 03-06-2009, 19:43

Sorry I meant £35 per month LOL

Orange was sold to Mannesman in late 1999 and Mannesman then became part of Vodafone, meaning it was all one group, European goverments would not issue Vodafone 3G licences until they sold off Orange due to competition reasons,however, they were wrong to do this as now we have crap 3G coverage!

France Telecom took over ownership round late 2000/2001.

Hutchison Whampoa continued to use the Orange brand in Austrailia,India,Israel,Hong Kong and a few other places. They leased this from France Telecom, When Hutchison Whampoa launched 3 and migrated all the customers over to it, they quit the Orange brands country by country. Orange India became 'Hutch' and has since been rebranded to Vodafone since Vodafone acquired Hutchison Whampoa's share in the company. The other shareholder is the Indian goverment. In India, companies owned by foreign shareholders are required by law to allow the indian goverment to be a shareholder, as these large companies like Vodafone,Mcdonalds,Hutchison,Coca-cola and Sony are milking developing countries.

France Telecom closed down Hutchison Paging in early 2001.

Hutchison Whampoa currently own A.S Watson retail group who own Superdrug and Savers.

03-06-2009, 19:43	#4
m419 Inactive Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: London Services: BT Broadband,BT Anytime calls,Sky entertainment extra HD,Vodafone pay monthly Posts: 1,512	Re: Terminate the rate Sorry I meant £35 per month LOL Orange was sold to Mannesman in late 1999 and Mannesman then became part of Vodafone, meaning it was all one group, European goverments would not issue Vodafone 3G licences until they sold off Orange due to competition reasons,however, they were wrong to do this as now we have crap 3G coverage! France Telecom took over ownership round late 2000/2001. Hutchison Whampoa continued to use the Orange brand in Austrailia,India,Israel,Hong Kong and a few other places. They leased this from France Telecom, When Hutchison Whampoa launched 3 and migrated all the customers over to it, they quit the Orange brands country by country. Orange India became 'Hutch' and has since been rebranded to Vodafone since Vodafone acquired Hutchison Whampoa's share in the company. The other shareholder is the Indian goverment. In India, companies owned by foreign shareholders are required by law to allow the indian goverment to be a shareholder, as these large companies like Vodafone,Mcdonalds,Hutchison,Coca-cola and Sony are milking developing countries. France Telecom closed down Hutchison Paging in early 2001. Hutchison Whampoa currently own A.S Watson retail group who own Superdrug and Savers.