Vodafone Greece
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Vodafone Greece is the Greek subsidiary of Vodafone. It's headquarters are located in Halandri - one of the northern suburbs of Athens.
The network was launched in 1993 under the name Panafon Hellenic Telecommunications and operated under this name until 2001 when the name 'Panafon Vodafone' was adopted. During 2001, a major advertising campaign was launched using the slogan "Vodafone, a new era for Panafon and for you" which aimed to familiarize the public with the Vodafone name and branding. This was successful as on 21 January 2002, the Panafon name was dropped completely from the branding and the company became Vodafone Greece.
Vodafone subscriber numbers in Greece begin with the 3 digit code 694 followed by a seven digit subscriber number. Although due to the advent of number portability in Greece, it's possible for customers to take their number to another network with them.
\"Vodafone-gate\" scandal
During February of 2005, Vodafone Greece found itself in the headlines after it was revealed that top government ministers as well as public and private figures had their Vodafone mobiles wiretapped for six months during and after the Athens 2004 Olympic Games. The case is currently being investigated by the Greek government and verdicts as to who is responsible are expected shortly.
The Greek media adopted the suffix "-gate" to describe that scandal.
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