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Hutchison's shareholders have agreed to the company's plan to merge with Vodafone's Australian operations.
Australia's competition watchdog tonight issued a strongly worded statement of concern that the proposed merger of mobile carriers Hutchison and Vodafone could lead to increased retail prices on mobile telephony and broadband services.
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Stolen or lost mobile phones will be blocked across all GSM networks in Australia from September 15.
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