1.   And Langer said he expects mobile operators, such as Vodafone, to market their brand names on handsets, giving Nokia extra competition.

2.   Arguably, having dozens of mobile operators in Europe makes no more sense than having dozens of car makers.

3.   Brazil plans to sell Telebras as three fixed-line operators, nine mobile operators and a long distance carrier.

4.   A subscriber gets only a restricted set of proprietary text-based services, such as news and weather, that have been bundled together by the mobile operator.

5.   But the chance to impose tolls on the Internet may prove too tempting for mobile operators to resist.

6.   Similarly, many mobile operators bid huge sums for radio-spectrum licenses to support even more advanced digital services that have yet to be fully developed.

7.   The Communications Ministry has said it plans to split Telebras into three fixed line companies, nine mobile operators and one long distance carrier for sale.

8.   The Communications Ministry has said it plans to split Telebras into three fixed-line companies, nine mobile operators and one long distance carrier.

9.   A former state-owned monopoly, BT has struggled as Vodafone Group PLC and other mobile operators have grabbed large chunks of the British market.

10.   Analysts say mobile operators offering packages at a loss to win market share could struggle to claw back that outlay later as clients make fewer calls than forecast.