Vodafone, the world's largest mobile phone group by revenue, put in a bid for Hutchison Essar that gave it an enterprise value of ~$19 Billion. It made an indicative offer of $16.5bn for Hutch around Christmas to Hutchison Telecommunications International, which owns 67 per cent of the Indian mobile operator.
Ok, for aspiring individuals who wants to try this out and is in India, you may be surprised that both are rather affordable. Vodafone (erstwhile Orange/Hutch) give you unlimited access for Rs. 499 (at the time of writing this article).