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Athens News Agency: News in English, 09-08-01
CONTENTS
[01] Summer mass exodus
[02] Vodafone, HOL deal
[01] Summer mass exodus
Residents of Athens leave the city on Saturday for their summer
vacations. Greeks use every kind of transport to flee to the islands,
especially to the Cyclades complex. On Saturday, 105 passenger ships
will depart from all the major ports of Greece. Traffic is heavy on the
national roads and police has taken extra measures to facilitate the
travelers exit from the city. According to authorities, 150,000
vehicles have passed from the national roads' tolls. Airlines flights
from Athens are near capacity.
The weather is fine and the wind velocity in the Aegean Sea will reach
6-7 degrees on the Beaufort scale.
[02] Vodafone, HOL deal
Vodafone Greece and Intracom Holdings on Friday announced the
successful completion of exclusive talks between Vodafone and Hellas
Online SA and said that the two companies have agreed on a strategic
partnership.
Under the agreement, Vodafone Greece will participate in HOL's equity
capital, acquiring a minority stake of 18.5 pct for the exchange of
offering DSL services. Both Vodafone and HOL will offer jointly, mobile
and fixed-telephony services, along with broadband services.
Caption: ANA-MPA file photo of Vodafone headquarters in Athens
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