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Former O2 boss tells UK court it was closer to Phones4U's rival as it tried to trim indirect sales

By Simon Zekaria ( July 5, 2022, 16:52 GMT | Insight) -- A former O2 chief executive told a UK judge today that the British mobile telecom operator had a deeper business relationship with retailer Carphone Warehouse than rival Phones4U as it aimed to loosen its ties with the powerful indirect phone retail market. Cross-examined in the ongoing trial over the 2014 bankruptcy of Phones4U, Ronan Dunne also said the UK telecom market was seen as a "poor return" one due to its competitiveness.A former O2 chief executive told a UK judge today that the British mobile telecom operator had a deeper business relationship with retailer Carphone Warehouse than rival Phones4U as it aimed to loosen its ties with the powerful indirect phone retail market....

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