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UK launches antitrust probe into planned $19B Vodafone, Three merger


The U.K.'s Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) is launching a formal probe into the proposed merger between Vodafone and Three UK. The news hardly

“This deal would bring together two of the major players in the U.K. telecommunications market, which is critical to millions of everyday customers, businesses and the wider economy,” CMA chief executive Sarah Cardell said in a statement. “Our commitment to invest £11 billion will build capacity to meet the exponential growth in demand for data and accelerate the roll out of Advanced 5G across the UK, delivering benefits to consumers and businesses throughout the nation.” “This allied to the UAE company e&’s recent 14.6% stake in Vodafone, which has already undergone a security review by UK government under the Act, means that the merging parties now face high level governmental as well as regulator scrutiny of the deal.”

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