Canada lends Telefónica £170m to buy BlackBerry phones

Charlee Gothard
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Government loan helps Spanish telecoms group to buy BlackBerry's latest technology

The Canadian government has handed Spanish telecoms giant Telefónica a US$257m (£170m) loan to assist in buying BlackBerry products and services. The decision was taken after BlackBerry financia...

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