[Orange withdraws from Swedish 3G market due to "pressures placed upon it by the UMTS license requirements and current market conditions."]

"Orange SA gave its rivals in Sweden an early Christmas present on Friday, when it announced it was pulling its plans to roll out a 3G operation in the country.

Operators in Sweden have become increasingly nervous about the costs of setting up 3G in the country. In November the government rejected pleas from Orange Sverige and Vodafone's Swedish subsidiary for extensions to the deadlines for rolling out their networks."

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