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960725 France Telecom has won the first GSM licence for mobile phone services in Slovakia through its subsidiary France Telecom Mobiles International (FTMI). The licence was awarded to the consortium Slovtel, led by FTMI. Slovtel plans to invest over one billion French francs over the next ten years, creating 250 posts in the next two years and employing 500 more people in the next ten years.