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3 Group
Type	depends on country
Founded
Headquarters	Hong Kong, China others locations UK, Italy, Australia, Ireland, Denmark, Austria, Sweden, Indonesia, Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina
Key people	Canning Kin-ning FOK
Industry	Mobile Telecommunications
Parent	depends on country
Website	www.three.com

3 is a brand used for nine mobile telecommunications networks in Europe, Asia and Australia. Hutchison Whampoa holds a direct or indirect, majority or minority interest in all of them. All 3-branded networks emphasize their offering of "mobile multimedia" and provide 3G technology (WCDMA, some also run 2G networks). 3 is present in Australia, Austria, Denmark, Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina, Hong Kong, Indonesia, Ireland, Italy, Sweden, and the United Kingdom. Hutchison Whampoa also holds a 3G-license in Norway. As of 22nd August 2007, registered 3 customers worldwide numbered almost 15.9 million. Image File history File links Mergefrom. ... // 3 and three are used in many contexts: As a number or year 3 is a number, numeral, and glyph 3 (year) also refers to the year AD 3 In a name Three-toed woodpecker Triceratops - a dinosaur Ternary logic - a computing system using base three Triangulum and Triangulum Australe... Image File history File links 3-brand. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Hong_Kong. ... The location of the FBiH entity as part of the state of Bosnia and Herzegovina in Europe. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Hong_Kong. ... For the band, see Big Brother and the Holding Company. ... A website (alternatively, Web site or web site) is a collection of Web pages, images, videos or other digital assets that is hosted on one or several Web server(s), usually accessible via the Internet, cell phone or a LAN. A Web page is a document, typically written in HTML... For other uses, see Europe (disambiguation). ... For other uses, see Asia (disambiguation). ... Hutchison Whampoa Limited or HWL (Traditional Chinese: , SEHK: 0013) of Hong Kong is a Fortune 500 company and one of the largest companies listed on the Hong Kong Stock Exchange. ... 3G is the third generation of mobile phone standards and technology, after 2G. It is based on the International Telecommunication Union (ITU) family of standards under the International Mobile Telecommunications programme, IMT-2000. 3G technologies enable network operators to offer users a wider range of more advanced services while achieving... W-CDMA (Wideband Code Division Multiple Access), a wideband spread-spectrum 3G mobile telecommuncation air interface that utilizes code division multiple access (or CDMA the general multiplexing scheme, not to be confused with CDMA the standard), is a 3G mobile communications standard allied with the GSM standard. ... This article does not cite any references or sources. ... The location of the FBiH entity as part of the state of Bosnia and Herzegovina in Europe. ...

3 aggressively markets new handsets and services and launches new products regularly, lately focussing on Mobile TV and Skype services. As with other 3G networks around the world, 3 allows video calling and fast internet access from most of its handsets. Mobile TV is a name used to describe a service to subscribers via mobile telecommunications networks, most probably the mobile phone carriers. ... Skype (IPA pronunciation: , rhymes with type) is a software program created by the entrepreneurs Niklas Zennström and Janus Friis. ...

Internet access

Like other GPRS content (T-Zones, O₂ Active) 3's portal is 'free to browse' for some content in most 3 countries including UK and Austria in most price plans; the user pays a fixed price for each video, text or application downloaded. General Packet Radio Service (GPRS) is a mobile data service available to users of GSM mobile phones. ...

Besides that, 3 UK and also 3 Ireland initially made the decision to block direct Internet access from handsets, while 3 Austria allowed access to the internet since the beginning.

In 2004, 3 released a PC card 3G Data Card ("NetConnect Card") for Windows-based laptops which allows Internet access through 3's network directly from the computer, accompanied by a range of data and business tariffs. Later, more cards and USB modems for HSDPA were introduced. The PCMCIA is the Personal Computer Memory Card International Association, an industry trade association that creates standards for notebook computer peripheral devices. ... High-Speed Downlink Packet Access or HSDPA is a mobile telephony protocol. ...

Internet access restrictions in the UK

The result of the decision in the UK to block direct Internet access from the handsets was that, unlike the UK's other leading networks, arbitrary web and email servers could not be accessed from a handset on their network. Instead, they provided their own web-based content through the handset's online portal, offering popular video and text content, ranging from video news bulletins to online dating systems. This system became known, somewhat unaffectionately, as the "walled garden" by many of 3 UK's power users, frustrated at not being able to access the sites they wanted.

This strict policy in the UK was relaxed in September 2005, and customers were permitted restricted Internet access to a limited selection of third-party websites; those that 3 tested and deemed suitable and usable. It was also possible for customers to submit sites for consideration. Customers who required full Internet access, or who wanted to use their handsets as a modem, were able to purchase fixed amounts of data transfer for a fee.

In the latter half of 2006, 3 UK decided to relax their policy on Internet access further by providing 30 MB web access to new customers free of charge. It's worth noting that this only allows access to sites using port 80, thus access to external email accounts, such as POP3 and IMAP4 mailboxes, and access to services which don't use port 80, is not allowed with the inclusive data. 3's UK Internet access only includes handset browsing and modem use is charged separately.

The new policy follows the example of the world's largest mobile network provider Vodafone and is inspiring a new industry ready to start developing solutions for the mobile web. An example are services such as Blitzplanet or 10pText.co.uk, both services are accessible to 3 customers who want to continue using their phone for familiar applications like text or picture messaging but with the added twist of using the far cheaper Internet option to do so.

X-Series from 3

Main article: X-Series

On 16 November 2006, Hutchison Whampoa Limited announced the global launch of the X-Series from 3 with a webcast presentation live from London which featured leaders and managers from their major partners Skype, Sling Media, Yahoo!, Nokia, Google, eBay, Microsoft, Orb and Sony Ericsson. X-Series from 3 is a sub brand of Hutchison Whampoas brand 3. ... Skype (IPA pronunciation: , rhymes with type) is a software program created by the entrepreneurs Niklas Zennström and Janus Friis. ... The Slingbox is a TV streaming device that enables consumers to remotely view their cable, satellite, or personal video recorder (PVR) programming from an Internet-enabled computer with a broadband Internet connection. ... Yahoo redirects here. ... This article is about the telecommunications corporation. ... This article is about the corporation. ... This article is about the online auction center. ... Microsoft Corporation, (NASDAQ: MSFT, HKSE: 4338) is a multinational computer technology corporation with global annual revenue of US$44. ... Orb is a freeware streaming software that enables users to remotely access all their personal digital media files including pictures, music, videos, webcams and television. ... For an arrangement of Sony Ericsson products, see list of Sony Ericsson products Sony Ericsson is a joint venture established in 2001 by the Japanese consumer electronics company Sony Corporation and the Swedish telecommunications company Ericsson to make mobile phones. ...

"The X-Series from 3 marks 3's beginning of the Internet via UMTS, and heralds a new way of doing business for mobile network operators [...] Customers will be able to make unlimited calls from their mobile using Skype to 'on-line' Skype users, watch their home television via their mobile using Sling, if they buy additional hardware(Slingbox), access their home PC remotely using Orb and have access to the best of internet and messaging services from Yahoo!, Windows Live Messenger and Google, depending on handset capability" Other networks offer similar handset browsing and offer handset modem use also which X-series prohibits.

Sharon Baylay, General Manager, Microsoft Online Services Group UK, said: "Already, in the UK alone, 3 users are having one million Windows Live Messenger conversations every day. These are exciting numbers and mobile broadband will bring a rapid shift in the delivery of internet services, and consumers' usage of them. This announcement shows Microsoft at the forefront of the mobile broadband revolution and we will continue to roll out 'anywhere access' to our leading web services."

X-Series was launched in the UK on December 1, 2006 and in Hong Kong and Australia on January 18. X-Series was launched in 3's other markets like Sweden, Denmark, Italy and Austria in the first half of 2007.

3 Like Home (No Charge Roaming)

In February 2007 3 introduced '3 Like Home': a service that in theory allows subscribers to use any 3-branded network with the exception of 3 Indonesia without having to pay additional roaming charges, instead paying the same amount for voice, data, and messaging services as they would do on their home network. This also allows users to use their free or inclusive bundles and allowances while abroad. However, pre-pay customers do not benefit fully, as they can not yet use each 3 branded network for '3 Like Home'.

3 worldwide

An advertisement for 3 in which Leon Lai, a Hong Kong-based Cantopop singer is the pinup.

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Australia

3 launched its Australian services on April 15, 2003 in Sydney and Melbourne. Brisbane, Adelaide, Perth and the Gold Coast were activated in early June 2003, with coverage later extended to Canberra in 2005, and in 2006 many major regional centres including Geelong, Frankston and Wollongong, bringing 3's 3G network to cover approximately 56% of Australia's population. HSDPA was activated on the entire 3G footprint in March 2007 bringing peak speeds of up to 3.6 Mbit/s on the network. In areas not covered by 3's 3G network, customers roam on Telstra's GSM/GPRS/EDGE network. This agreement allows 3 to offer coverage to up to 96% of the population. 3's total number of Australian subscribers reached 1,450,000 as of August 2007. is the 105th day of the year (106th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 2003 (MMIII) was a common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... This article is about the metropolitan area in Australia. ... This article is about the Australian city; the name may also refer to City of Melbourne or Melbourne city centre. ... For other uses, see Brisbane (disambiguation). ... For other uses, see Adelaide (disambiguation). ... Location of Perth within Australia This article is about the metropolitan area of Perth, Western Australia. ... Gold Coast redirects here. ... For other uses, see Canberra (disambiguation). ... This article is about the Victorian city; the name may also refer to City of Geelong or Geelong city centre. ... Frankston is a suburb in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia. ... Look up Wollongong in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. ... High-Speed Downlink Packet Access or HSDPA is a mobile telephony protocol. ... Telstra Corporation (ASX: , NZX: TLS, NYSE: TLS) (formed from Telecom Australia) is an Australian telecommunications and media company under private ownership, with a dominant position in landline telephone services, a large share of mobile phone services, domestic consumer (including dial-up access, 50% of Broadband internet broadband cable modem, satellite... The Global System for Mobile communications (GSM: originally from Groupe Spécial Mobile) is the most popular standard for mobile phones in the world. ... General Packet Radio Service (GPRS) is a Mobile Data Service available to users of Global System for Mobile Communications (GSM) and IS-136 mobile phones. ... Enhanced Data rates for GSM Evolution (EDGE) or Enhanced GPRS (EGPRS), is a digital mobile phone technology that allows it to increase data transmission rate and improve data transmission reliability. ...

On February 1, 2006, Hutchison's Australian CDMA network, which operated under the Orange brand name, was re-branded as 3 CDMA. The 3 CDMA network is now closed as of August 9, 2006, with all customers either moved over to 3's 3G network or to other network providers. 3 CDMA customers were offered special tariffs and incentives to continue as customers on the 3G network. is the 32nd day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 2006 (MMVI) was a common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Hutchison Whampoa Limited or HWL (Traditional Chinese: , SEHK: 0013) of Hong Kong is a Fortune 500 company and one of the largest companies listed on the Hong Kong Stock Exchange. ... Orange SA IPA: is a mobile network operator and an internet service provider that is a subsidiary of France Télécom. ... is the 221st day of the year (222nd in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 2006 (MMVI) was a common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ...

3 has sponsored Big Brother Australia since 2005, The Australian Cricket Team and Essendon Football Club.

Criticism

Three was the first network to offer 3G in Australia and was criticised heavily in its early years, with far greater faults than its 2G competitors. There were problems with 3G handsets, network coverage, and roaming issues. Australia's national complaint body for telecommunications, the TIO or Telecommunications Industry Ombudsman published this in its 2004-2005 Annual Report, in relation to Three's service in Australia.^[1]

As TIO was unable to determine what the underlying facts of these complaints were, it referred the issues to ACMA. One year later, ACMA advised TIO of the outcome:^[2] Australian Communications and Media Authority is an Australian government agency whose main roles are to regulate broadcasting, radiocommunications and telecommunications, and to respresent Australian interests in international communications matters. ...

Austria

3 Austria started operations in May 2003. Outside the coverage of its own 3G-network (UMTS/HSDPA) it relies on national roaming on the 2G-network of market leader Mobilkom Austria. The company promised to have 95% population coverage with HSDPA end of 2007. Currently, 3's coverage appears to be limited to the major metropolitan areas. Universal Mobile Telecommunications System (UMTS) is one of the third-generation (3G) mobile phone technologies. ... High-Speed Downlink Packet Access or HSDPA is a mobile telephony protocol. ... Mobilkom Austria is a major Austrian mobile network operator. ...

3 Austria is the first in Austria to offer its customers so called "HD Mobile TV" based on the H.264 encoding standard. Mobile TV is a name used to describe a service to subscribers via mobile telecommunications networks, most probably the mobile phone carriers. ... H.264 is a high compression digital video codec standard written by the ITU-T Video Coding Experts Group (VCEG) together with the ISO/IEC Moving Picture Experts Group (MPEG) as the product of a collective partnership effort known as the Joint Video Team (JVT). ...

Hong Kong

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Ireland

3 has a licence for operation in the Republic of Ireland using the access code 083. The service was launched on July 26, 2005 as Ireland's 4th mobile network operator behind Vodafone, O₂ and Meteor. 3's coverage is made up of two kinds of service area: a rapidly expanding 3G video service area which currently covers over 85% of the population and a national voice and text service area (2G/2.5G) provided by Vodafone Ireland that covers 99.5% of the population. They initially offered a "bill pay" service only but in May 16, 2006 they announced the introduction of a pre-paid service knows as 3Pay. is the 207th day of the year (208th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 2005 (MMV) was a common year starting on Saturday (link displays full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... Vodafone Ireland, part of the Vodafone Group, which is marginally the largest mobile phone company in the Republic of Ireland, and was previously called Eircell. ... O2 Ireland is a GSM mobile telecommunications operator in the Republic of Ireland. ... Meteor Mobile Communications Limited is a mobile telecommunications company in the Republic of Ireland. ... Vodafone Ireland, part of the Vodafone Group, which is marginally the largest mobile phone company in the Republic of Ireland, and was previously called Eircell. ... is the 136th day of the year (137th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 2006 (MMVI) was a common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ...

On 15 October 2006 3 Ireland announced they would have twenty-eight "3Stores" opened by the end of 2007 and 8 opened by the end of 2006. The first opened on Patrick Street in Cork with the flagship 3Store on Grafton St in Dublin, another on the Northside of Dublin on Henry St, plus stores in Galway, Waterford, Navan, Tullamore, Swords, Limerick, Drogheda and Dundalk. 3's retail roll-out involves a multi-million-euro investment and the creation of two hundred new jobs. WGS-84 (GPS) Coordinates: 53. ... This article is about the capital of County Limerick in Ireland. ... WGS-84 (GPS) Coordinates: , Irish Grid Reference O088754 Statistics Province: Leinster County: Elevation: 1 m Population (2006)  - Proper  - Environs    28,973[1]  6,117[1] Website: www. ... WGS-84 (GPS) Coordinates: 54. ...

3 Ireland currently has a market share of 1.6%, which is approximately 77,000 subscribers.

On Monday the 21st of May 2007, 3 launched a new "10Gb mobile broadband" package. Subscribers who avail of this offer are told to expect speeds of up to 3.6 Mbit/s, paying €19.99 a month. The required USB modem or data card costs €129 on a 12 month contract.

Recently though many customers have been experiencing unexplained issues with their 3 services and most have never had anyway near 3.6mb speed, realistically it hovers around 200kbps

Italy

In Italy, 3 was the first mobile operator to offer 3G services (UMTS), launched in March 2003. As of June 2007, 3 Italia had 7.2 million registered customers, thus being the local leader in the 3G telecommunications market. 3 Italy is the largest company in the 3-group measured in number of subscribers. It has a roaming agreement with TIM which allows its customers to get a 2G service when they move out of 3G coverage. On February 22, 2006, 3 announced the first launch of (HSDPA) technology in Italy, with initial coverage of Rome. The HSDPA service, which provides wireless broadband access with speed up to 14.4 Megabit/s, has been initially launched offering connection speeds up to 3.6 Megabit/s. The service has been called ADSM (as a contraction for ADSL Mobile). On May 14, 2006 3 was the 1st in Italy to launch the Digital Mobile TV with the DVB-H technology (70% of population); this service is currently available with three mobile models LG U900, LG U960 & Samsung SGH-P910. Universal Mobile Telecommunications System (UMTS) is one of the third-generation (3G) mobile phone technologies. ... TIM (Telecom Italia Mobile) is Telecom Italias mobile phone subsidiary, and runs a GSM network in Italy (with a nearly 99% coverage), as well as in Greece, Turkey, Peru, Brazil and Bolivia In Europe, TIM is part of the FreeMove alliance. ... is the 53rd day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 2006 (MMVI) was a common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ... High-Speed Downlink Packet Access or HSDPA is a mobile telephony protocol. ... Asymmetric Digital Subscriber Line (ADSL) is a form of DSL, a data communications technology that enables faster data transmission over copper telephone lines than a conventional modem can provide. ... May 14 is the 134th day of the year (135th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 2006 (MMVI) was a common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ... DVB-H (Digital Video Broadcasting - Handheld) is a technical specification for bringing broadcast services to handheld receivers. ... DVB-H (Digital Video Broadcasting - Handheld) is a technical specification for bringing broadcast services to handheld receivers. ... LG can refer to a number of things: LG Group, a South Korean electronics and petrochemicals conglomerate. ... LG can refer to a number of things: LG Group, a South Korean electronics and petrochemicals conglomerate. ... Samsung Group is one of the largest South Korean business groupings. ...

3 Italy's slogan is: Meglio cambiare, no? (It's better to change, isn't it?). The company's success is also due to its commercial policies (it was the 1st mobile operator which introduced mobile phone with operator lock in Italy, which has prevented customers from successfully moving to a different network) and its advertising campaigns. From November 2006 to March 2007, 3 Italy's testimonial has been Paris Hilton, followed by Luciana Littizzetto. Paris Whitney Hilton (born February 17, 1981) is an American celebrity and socialite. ... Luciana Littizzetto (born 29 October 1964) is an Italian comedy actress from Piedmont in Italy known for her raunchy sense of humour. ...

Possible sale of 3 Italia

Recent press speculation from the UK newspaper, The Times, claims that 3 Italia has sent out an information memorandum in the hope of attracting potential bidders. Hutchison tried to sell up to 25% of 3 Italia in an initial public offering (IPO) in 2005 that it hoped would value the operator at around EUR10bn. However, the planned listing was cancelled in early 2006 after valuations failed to live up to Hutchison's expectations.^[3] It is also speculated that this sale, if it goes ahead could lead to further selling of other assets of 3 Group, including 3(UK) and 3 Ireland.

United Kingdom

The 3 service was launched in the UK on 3 March 2003 (3/3/3). After 32 months of operations, 3 acquired 3.2 million UMTS customers, more than the other UK mobile operators combined. In 2003, 3 launched the UK’s first video mobile network to bring new services to the mobile media market. Given 3G was a new technology, 3 undertook one of the fastest network rollouts in UK history and met their licence regulatory requirements three years ahead of schedule. 3 has a roaming agreement with Orange which allows its customers to use their handsets on the 2G network when they move out of 3G coverage. Before January 2007, their partner network was O2.^[4] is the 62nd day of the year (63rd in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 2003 (MMIII) was a common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... It has been suggested that this article or section be merged into 3G. (Discuss) A 3G phone is a third generation mobile phone usually with video recording, camera and face-to-face talking. ... Orange UK is a mobile network operator and internet service provider in the United Kingdom which is owned by Orange SA, a subsidiary of France Télécom // Orange (founded in 1994 by Hutchison Whampoa using its subsidiary Hutchison Telecom) is a telecommunications company specialising in mobile phones and subsequently... The O2 plc logo. ...

At the end of 2005, 3 UK had nearly 4 million customers on its network and was the largest 3G network in the UK with more 3G subscribers than all the other networks together. The UK offers both pre- and post-pay (contract) services.

3 has used a number of different TV, print and radio advertising campaigns since their launch. Their current slogan is "Welcome to our Network".

3's first retail stores (3Stores) opened at the same time as the network launched, on Oxford Street and High Street Kensington, both in London, and at the Birmingham Mailbox. 3 has an agreement with Superdrug, which stocks exclusively 3's mobile phones. Many Superdrug stores also host a ThreePoint, a separately-staffed, glass-walled kiosk. This agreement came about after Superdrug was purchased by Watson's, a large Asian retailer also owned by Hutchison Whampoa. 3's handsets and contracts are also sold by mobile telephony chains and independents throughout the UK, as well as online retailers. In October 2005, the second wave of 3Stores opened in larger malls throughout the UK, such as the Harlequin shopping centre in Watford, the Bluewater shopping centre, and The Mall in Bristol Cribbs Causeway. These stores are now 3's flagship high street shops. On October 24, 2006, 3 announced that it had purchased 95 high street shops from O2, 274 The Link outlets, and 22 shops branded under the O2 banner. 3 announced that these would be rebranded as 3Stores "within weeks", in time for the important Christmas season. Oxford Street, with Centre Point in the background Oxford Street in 1875, looking west from the junction with Duke Street. ... This article is about the capital of England and the United Kingdom. ... This article is about the British city. ... Superdrug on Oxford Street Superdrug is the UKs second largest health and beauty retail chain (behind Boots) and the sixth largest overall (behind Boots, Tesco, Sainsburys, ASDA and Morrisons). ... Watsons is the retail and manufacuring division of Hutchison Whampoa, the Hong Kong Based Conglomerate with intrests in businesses as diverse as shipping and telecommunications. ... Hutchison Whampoa Limited or HWL (Traditional Chinese: , SEHK: 0013) of Hong Kong is a Fortune 500 company and one of the largest companies listed on the Hong Kong Stock Exchange. ... Watford is a town and district in Hertfordshire, United Kingdom, situated 34 km (21 miles) northwest of London and within the bounds of the M25 motorway. ... , Bluewater interior This article is about a shopping mall. ... This article is about the English city. ... The Mall. ... It has been suggested that this article or section be merged with Main Street. ... The Link logo The Link is a mobile phone retailer in the United Kingdom. ...

3 launched SeeMeTV at the end of 2005, allowing its customers to submit their own video content that other subscribers could watch. Users pay a small micropayment (the price decided by the video's creator) to watch these videos. The user who created the videos will get paid 10% of the amount of money that is paid by other users to watch the video. This service does allow some adult content, but this is protected by a PIN to prevent minors accessing it. Users are paid once they have made £10 using PayPal. It is the most popular user-generated mobile service created - since launch there have been over four million downloads of videoclips and it is set to be launched through MSN Spaces. Micropayments are means for transferring money, in situations where collecting money with the usual payment systems is impractical, or very expensive, in terms of the amount of money being collected. ... PINs are most often used for ATMs but are increasingly used at the Point of sale, especially for debit cards. ... eBay North First Street satellite office campus (home to PayPal) PayPal is an e-commerce business allowing payments and money transfers to be made through the Internet. ... This article or section does not cite its references or sources. ... MSN Spaces is Microsofts free Social Networking platform. ...

3 currently has the highest level of 3G coverage in the UK and went live with HSDPA in September 2007. 3 currently has with full HSDPA coverage in place in north of Manchester, Northern Ireland and in London. Other UK locations will gradually be HSDPA enabled, with completion in July 2008. 3UK subscribers can use their service on 3 networks around the world for no extra charge (Ireland, Austria, Italy, Denmark, Sweden, Hong Kong and Australia) with '3 Like Home.'

Ownership

Hutchison Whampoa owns direct majority interests in all 3-networks except 3 Hong Kong and 3 Indonesia. These networks are majority-owned by the publicly listed Hutchison Telecommunications International Limited, in which Hutchison Whampoa has a 50.003 percent majority interest. Hutchison Telecommunications International Limited provides mobile and landline telecommunication products in Hong Kong, and operates mobile telecommunications products in Ghana Macau, Indonesia, Israel, Sri Lanka, Thailand, and Vietnam. ...

Australia

• Hutchison Telecommunications (Australia) Limited: 100%^[5]

In turn, Hutchison Telecommunications (Australia) Limited's ownership is made up of:

• Hutchison Whampoa: 52.04%
• Public shareholders: 26.69%
• Telecom NZ: 10% (with an option for a further 9.94%)
• Leanrose Pty Limited: 11.27%

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Austria

• Hutchison Whampoa: 100%

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Denmark, Sweden

• Hutchison Whampoa: 60%
• Investor AB: 40%

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Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina

• Hutchison Whampoa: 99%
• BH Telecom: 1%

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Ireland

• Hutchison Whampoa: 100%

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Italy

• Hutchison Whampoa: 95.4%
• NHS Investments (San Paolo IMI): 3,9%
• Rizzoli Corriere della Sera Mediagroup: 0.5%
• Gemina: 0.2%
• 3G Mobile Investments (Franco Bernabè): 0.0002%

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Hong Kong, Macau

• HTIL: 70.9%
• NTT DoCoMo: 24.1%
• NEC: 5%

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Indonesia

• HTIL: 60%
• Charoen Pokphand: 40%

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United Kingdom

• Hutchison Whampoa: 100% (20% and 15% equity interests were re-purchased from NTT DoCoMo and KPN Mobile respectively in 2005 when both decided to bail out of the UK venture shouldering heavy investment losses).

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References

1. ^ [1]
2. ^ TIO Annual Report 2005-2006 - Part 6
3. ^ The UK Times - "Italian mobile sale may signal Hutchison Whampoa’s exit from UK"
4. ^ "3 selects Orange as new national roaming partner", 2006-05-10. Retrieved on 2006-05-10. 
5. ^ 3 Community relations. Retrieved on November 21, 2006.

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External links

• 3's International home page