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Orange Europe boss tells court he didn't contact Vodafone counterpart to fix UK market

By Simon Zekaria
  • 20 Jun 2022 17:44
  • 20 Jun 2022 17:44
A former Orange executive told a UK judge today that he didn’t set up a phone call with his counterpart at Vodafone eight years ago to discuss rigging the telecom market to increase profitability.

At a High Court trial over the collapse of retailer Phones4U, Benoit Scheen said that he couldn

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Simon Zekaria

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Simon Zekaria is a senior correspondent in London, covering UK regulation. Prior to joining MLex, Simon reported on business news for The Wall Street Journal, including on telecommunications, media, technology and consumer affairs. Simon was also a writer for the WSJ on diverse subjects such as Brexit, UK politics and global sport. Simon was previously a correspondent on competition issues and European politics for Thomson Reuters and Agence France-Presse in Brussels. Simon is a graduate of Edinburgh University, with Masters degrees in literature and law. A French speaker, he has studied at the Sorbonne University, Paris.

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