<prompt> Translate the following text to EnglishMkataba wa kuondoa udhibiti wa huduma za mawasiliano ya simu ulifanyika mwaka 1999 na kampuni ya Belgacom iliuza asilimia 45 ya hisa zake kwa shirika linaloongozwa na kampuni ya Ameritech.  <response>: Supposedly, the European telecom market will deregulate in 1999, and in anticipation of being phaser-blasted by true competition, Belgacom just sold 45 percent of itself to a consortium led by Ameritech. 