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Yahoo! News - 3G Phones Get Attention at France Show

PARIS - In the French Riviera town of Cannes, the mobile industry is weighing a tough challenge as it struggles to maintain profitability: how to sell more expensive, sophisticated phones — while making them simpler.

This year's 3GSM World Congress marks a coming of age for faster third-generation mobile services in much of the industrialized world, and 39,000 visitors registered ahead of Monday's opening — 10,000 more than last year.

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