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Technology Stocks : Vodafone-Airtouch (NYSE: VOD) -- Ignore unavailable to you. Want to Upgrade?

To: MrGreenJeans who wrote (1903)	8/26/1999 3:50:00 PM
From: MrGreenJeans	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 3175

Vodafone raises stake in Italy's Omnitel LONDON, Aug 26 (Reuters) - Vodafone AirTouch Plc on Thursday said it had increased its indirect stake in Italian mobile phone operator Omnitel Pronto Italia to about 21.6 percent from 17.8 percent by exercising an option. Vodafone Airtouch, the world's biggest cellphone company, said the option was held under an agreement with other Omnitel shareholders. Vodafone, which increased the stake through its wholly-owned subsidiary AirTouch (Europe) B.V., did not reveal the terms. Omnitel, Europe's second largest mobile operator, is 55 percent owned by Germany's Mannesmann (quote from Yahoo! UK & Ireland: MMNG.F).