Article: United Kingdom: Companies to bid for Orascom's Internet subsidiary.

Byline: shiv03

Mobinil, Vodafone Egypt, Telecom Egypt, Etisalat among firms vying for Linkdotnet. Bids from interested companies for Orascom Telecom's Internet subsidiary Linkdotnet will be considered, a Linkdotnet official told Dow Jones Newswires Wednesday.

The Egyptian Company for Mobile Services, or Mobinil, Vodafone Egypt, Telecom Egypt, and Etisaltat are among some of the companies competing for Linkdotnet, said the official, who asked not to be named.

"The idea of selling the company was about six months ago," the official said."But the dispute between Oracom Telecom, or OT, and France Telecom over the shares of Mobinil made OT postpones ...

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