It looks like the three biggest cable companies in the US: Comcast, Time Warner, and Cox, are all working up deals with Sprint Nextel for including cellphone service in their all-in-one packages that already cover TV, internet, and a new push into VOIP phone service.
Keeping all government funds in one place should push up interest earned by 30 billion-40 billion escudos a year, and give the finance ministry a tighter grip on individual ministries' spending.