Dont you believe it!

The actual winning bid was from a Vodaphone/Qatar Foundation joint venture (ie QF own 51%).

QF is in effect a Qatar goverment organisation, so now the gov owns 100% of Q-tel and a controlling stake in the new provider.

Cartel anyone. There will be no true competrition between them.

What will happen is that both organisations will offer slightly differrent services at the same high cost.

"only mad dogs and englishmen go out in the midday sun"