Largest telecoms company merger

According to Official Guinness Records,

A merger between British cellular communications company Vodafone Group Plc, formerly known as Vodafone Airtouch Plc, and German telecoms company Mannesmann AG, valued at £103.4 billion ($171.1 billion), was completed on April 12, 2000. The company reported more than 59 million subscribers worldwide in July 2000. It operates in 25 countries, on five continents.

For a complete list of 2000 records, please visit 2000 Guinness Records in United Kingdom.

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