He is both a savvy media operator, and a shrewd negotiator - two attributes his supporters say he is using to good effect in the BA dispute.

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Other deployment partnerships in the U.S. include Charter, RCN, Suddenlink and Grande Communications, and European operators include Virgin Media, the largest cable operator in the UK, and ONO, the largest cable operator in Spain.

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Millennial Media, the largest independent mobile ad operator, saw their market value drop huge after a disappointing financial disclosure to analysts.

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