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Vodafone eyeing Liberty Global, TalkTalk - report

2014-12-01 08:53:00| Telecompaper Headlines

(Telecompaper) Vodafone is reviewing potential acquisitions, including cable group Liberty Global, which owns Virgin Media in the UK amongst a dozen European cable companies, to counter the pending consolidation of rivals in the UK, people close to the matter told Reuters. The acquisition of Virgin Media would bolster the broadband network Vodafone acquired from Cable & Wireless in 2012. BT group recently revealed that it was in talks to buy either mobile operator EE or Telefonica-owned mobile operator O2. Hutchison Whampoa, which owns mobile operator 3 UK, is also reported to be preparing a bid for either EE or O2. One person familiar with the matter said Vodafone approached Liberty Global earlier this year, but found too great a difference on price. Vodafone is open to all options in the UK, including a deal for TalkTalk, according to another person who spoke to Reuters, although it is seen as a weaker option as TalkTalk has few fibre lines. Vodafone and Liberty Global declined to comment.

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Vodafone eyes Liberty Global, TalkTalk to boost UK fixed assets

2014-12-01 01:00:00| Total Telecom industry news

Telco giant reportedly planning to get out the chequebook after BT discloses merger talks with O2, EE.

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TalkTalk ditches Vodafone for full MVNO deal with O2

2014-11-17 01:00:00| Total Telecom industry news

U.K. telco eyes indoor small cell service running on its guard band spectrum in bid to drive quad-play scale.

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Three, TalkTalk call for gaining provider led switching

2014-09-30 08:19:00| Telecompaper Headlines

(Telecompaper) UK mobile operator Three, broadband and mobile provider TalkTalk, the Federation of Communication Services and consumer portal LetsSaveMoney.com have written to Ofcom CEO Ed Richards to urge the telecom regulator to move towards a Gaining Provider Led process when customers switch operators. At present UK mobile customers have to go to their existing provider to ask permission to move to a new operator. This can be very frustrating for the customer as they often have to face an annoying and lengthy call with their old provider. According to the companies, the UK mobile switching process is almost unique in Europe in requiring customers to deal with two providers, making it harder to secure better deals, undermines competition and leads to considerable consumer harm. Ofcom launched a consultation on the switching process in July and is due to publish its findings in the first half of next year.

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