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Vodafone and Idea Cellular to merge and create new India market leader

They will merge their Indian operations in a bid to contest a brutal price war sparked by new rival Reliance

Published Mon, Mar 20, 2017 · 09:50 PM
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BRITAIN's Vodafone Group and Idea Cellular agreed on Monday to merge their Indian operations to create the country's biggest telecoms business in a bid to contest a brutal price war sparked by new rival Reliance.

The combined Vodafone-Idea group would have almost 4…

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