Mobile phone giants' merger claim £1billion savings will mean cheaper calls and smart phones

A TIE-UP between the owners of Britain’s biggest mobile phone network could signal cheaper deals for millions of customers.


France Telecom, which owns Orange and Deutsche Telekom, the firm behind T-Mobile, hope to save more than £1billion a year by combining their buying power.


The firms will shop together for £10bn of kit, including handsets, IT systems and network equipment.


Bosses said some of the savings could feed through to lower bills and cheaper deals for smart-phones such as Blackberrys or iPhones.


France Telecom’s Olaf Swantee hailed the joint venture as a “win, win, win” for customers, suppliers and shareholders.


19.04.2011 - Mirror


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