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Vodafone, Idea in $23bln Indian merger

Britain's Vodafone Group and Idea Cellular have agreed to merge their Indian operations in a $23 billion deal, creating the country's biggest telecoms business after the entry of a new rival sparked a brutal price war. As Ivor Bennett reports, the combined entity would have almost 400 million customers.