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It was 1996 when I started working at the Cricklewood head office of Peoples Phone [writes Mark Bridge], initially in a sales support role before becoming part of the Marketing team. The company was an independent mobile phone retailer with a growing network of high-street shops and connected customers. In November 1996 the company and its customer base were acquired by Vodafone, which had already taken over the Talkland retail business and was soon to add Astec to its portfolio.

 

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The week's mobile industry news... including cars that phone for help after a crash

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Today’s edition of The Fonecast is packed with a wide variety of news, from yet another Google acquisition to the EC’s plans for cars that call for help. Almost inevitably, there’s some legal action to talk about... and we also spot a lapse in judgement by the Phones 4U marketing department.

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