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Having sold its mobile business some years ago, BT (BT.A) is in talks with Telefonica about the possibility of buying the O2 mobile business for strategic reasons; to enable it to enter the growing mobile, smart phone data transmission market. That makes sense given that BT has a gap in its service offering in mobile communications and given that it is also a strong internet service provider which needs to expand demand for its services.
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trashbat
Eh? Telefonica own O2. Deutsche Telecom own EE (nee Orange), who BT have a relationship with. According to the FT, BT are rumoured to be in talks with both, but this article is confused at best.