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...KPN faces stiff competition from Ziggo, as it could take the telecoms operator a decade to finish building faster fibreoptic connections to every Dutch home, replacing existing copper-wire infrastructure...
...In the near term Ziggo’s network offers faster data speeds than KPN’s, but that may change over the next five to 10 years as KPN completes building its fibre-optic cable network to Dutch homes....
...Mexico’s Carlos Slim made his first big move on Europe, offering $3.4bn to raise his stake in KPN, reports the WSJ....
...“We believe FT’s specific strengths are a more benign home mobile market and improving home fixed market, and key innovations, such as loyalty schemes and branding across products,” they said....
...The broker estimated 12 per cent annual revenue growth for all three between 2005 and 2007 thanks to an “attractive home market” and their penetration in south eastern Europe....
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