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Mobistar leads the French advance across Belgian lines by attacking two high-growth opportunities in telecommunications: mobile phone and data services. The company, 51%-owned by France Telecom, is Belgium's #2 wireless operator (behind Belgacom's Proximus), serving one-third of the market. The company has more than 1.9 million subscribers who use its digital GSM (global system for mobile communications) wireless network. Mobistar is building a Belgian fiber-optic network to provide business voice, data, and Internet services and it provides indirect fixed-line phone service to consumers. Mobistar has agreed to acquire the 80% of Germany's Debitel, including its Belgian mobile unit, it does not already own.
COMPETITION |
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Belgacom SA (dossier)
KPN Mobile N.V. (dossier)
VersaTel Telecom International N.V. (VRSA)
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FINANCIAL OVERVIEW |
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Fiscal Year-End: December
2000 Sales (mil.): 584.40
1-Yr. Sales Growth: 43.6%
Employees: 1,142
Revenue per employee: $511,733.80
KEY PEOPLE |
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Bernard Ghillebaert
CEO
CONTACT INFO |
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149 Rue Colonel Bourg
1140 Brussels, Belgium
Phone: 32-2-745-71-11
Fax: 32-2-745-70-00
Online: Web Site
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