Telecoms: Italy

As of June 2006, 3 Italia, part of Hutchison Whampoa has 6.8 million UMTS customers, 16% more than it had at the end of 2005.

Revenues in the first six months of 2006 were € 1.042 billion, 60% more than the same period a year earlier and 15% more than in the previous six months.