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Internet", using a model similar to that originally made popular by online banks. This business structure permits considerable cost savings, which the operator passes on in its rates. Another aspect that helps to cut costs is that they do
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On 3 January 2007, E-Plus announced the complete takeover of Simyo. Simyo does not own a wireless network but, as an MVNO, uses the network infrastructure of its parent company. In May 2010, Nicolas
Biagosch took over as CEO from Rolf Hansen. Simyo is part of the
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network. KPN sold its stake in Simyo France on
December 22, 2011 to Bouygues Telecom, KPN's main mobile partner in France. KPN lost control of the German Simyo operations in 2014 when it sold E-Plus to Telefonica, although it retained a financial investment in
227:"The simyo offer was not simply a new tariff, but a new product. In light of its commercial, technical and marketing philosophy which has renounced costly, hitherto widely found features, it differed in essential details from conventional prepaid products."
212:) and Simyo's entry into the German mobile telephony market in early 2005 were followed by several similar offers from other low-cost providers around mid-2005 resulting in a general price decline in the German mobile market.
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decided this case on 12 July 2005 in favor of Simyo, and justified this by saying that:
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led by
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304:"Aldi Talk en Simyo stoppen in België wegens registratieplicht"
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Group which has 22.7 million subscribers (Dec 2011).
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Simyo belongs to the Dutch telecommunications group
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The brand previously was active in France (owned by
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208:late 2004 (in a 50-50 cooperation with
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439:Friedrich Jeschke | Volt Europa
561:"KPN koopt Debitel | ZDNet.nl"
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264:not subsidise handsets.
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157:is a brand for various
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221:Federal Network Agency
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340:"Services - Products"
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994:Voiceworks
949:Lycamobile
802:(Vodafone)
790:(Movistar)
596:2023-01-21
592:(in Dutch)
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471:2012-03-14
445:14 January
419:14 January
350:2012-03-14
276:References
202:Düsseldorf
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909:AH Mobiel
906:88 Mobile
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754:Vodafone
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389:cite web
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182:Bouygues
101:in Spain
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679:Telekom
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188:History
109:Website
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964:Simpel
958:Raffel
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