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Mon 12 Dec 2002Digifone, Lowry and the avoidance of mischiefThe Moriarty tribunal resumes tomorrow amid fears the State could be sued for hundreds of millions of euro. ColmKeena reportsThe awarding of the State's second mobile phone licence was one of the largest commercial decisions ever made by an Irish government. The shareholders in Esat Digifone, the company which won the licence, made literally billions of euros from the decision.