Just out of curiosity I searched for a reference and apparently T-Mobile spend 1.9 bn USD in 2008 in Europe on capital expenditures for its mobile segment. Not sure if those numbers are comparable though.<p>(url: <a href="http://www.geschaeftsbericht2008.telekom.de/en/konzernlagebericht/geschaeftsentwicklung-der-operativen-segmente/mobilfunk-europa-und-mobilfunk-usa/index.php?page=75" rel="nofollow">http://www.geschaeftsbericht2008.telekom.de/en/konzernlagebe...</a> )