Both the international service provider and the telephone company that serves Delhi and Mumbai, the two biggest cities, are to be privatised.

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If you travel to Canada and want cellular service for more than emergency use, then plan on purchasing a local SIM card and perhaps using Telestial or another International virtual GSM network provider for inbound service.

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In addition, France Telecom is majority owner of Wanadoo, Europe' second-biggest Internet service provider, and controls Equant, which provides international data and voice services to business customers.

CNN: Telecom operators: France Telecom