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'''Orazio Lomi Gentileschi''' was an [[Italy|Italian]] painter. He was born in [[1563]] in [[Pisa]] (in [[Tuscany]]) and he died in [[1639]] in [[London]]. He was the father of the painter [[Artemisia Gentileschi]].

A '''mobile phone operator''' (also '''wireless carrier''') is a [[telephone company]] that provides [[GSM services|phone services]] for [[mobile phone]] subscribers.

He is generally named Orazio Lomi de Gentileschi; it appears that De Gentileschi was his correct surname, Lomi being the surname which his mother had borne during her first marriage. He was born at Pisa, and studied under his half-brother Aurelio Lomi, whom in course of time he surpassed. He afterwards went to [[Rome]], and was associated with the landscape-painter [[Agostino Tasi]], executing the figures for the landscape backgrounds of this artist in the [[Palazzo Rospigliosi]], and it is said in the great hall of the [[Quirinal Palace]], although by some authorities the figures in the last-named building are ascribed to [[Lanfranco]].

The process of becoming a mobile phone operator within a country usually begins by acquiring a [[radio spectrum]] licence from the Government. The precise spectrum obtained does depend on the type of [[mobile phone]] technology the operator intends to deploy. For example, a [[GSM]] phone will require a [[GSM frequency ranges|GSM frequency]].

His best works are ''Saints Cecilia and Valerian'', in the [[Palazzo Borghese]], Rome; ''David after the death of Goliath'', in the Palazzo Doria, [[Genoa]]; and some works in the royal palace, [[Turin]], noticeable for vivid and uncommon coloring. At an advanced age Gentileschi went to [[England]] at the invitation of [[Charles I of England|Charles I]], and he was employed in the palace at [[Greenwich]]. [[Van dyck]] included him in his portraits of a hundred illustrious men. His works generally are strong in shadow and positive in color. He died in England in 1646.

The Government may allocate spectrum using whichever method it chooses, although the most common methods are a beauty contest, or an auction. Recent allocation of [[3G]] licences in [[Europe]] have been sold by auction to the highest bidder.

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Another category of mobile phone operator is emerging in some markets called the [[MVNO|Mobile Virtual Network Operator]] or MVNO. As far as the subscriber is concerned, they seem identical to regular mobile phone operators. The critical difference is that they do not own the underlying network, but lease it instead from another incumbent operator in that country.

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==See also==

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[[Category:Italian painters|Gentileschi, Orazio]]

* [[Largest mobile phone companies]]

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