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O2Virgin Media merger gets go-ahead
2021-05-20 02:00:00| Total Telecom industry news
The CMA has today given their approval for the mammoth UK merger between Telefonica’s mobile operator O2 and Liberty Global’s fibre player Virgin Media. The £31 billion merger, a 50:50 joint venture, is now expected to be conclude by the start of June this year. The CMA took over regulatory duties related to the merger from the European Commission at the end of…read more on TotalTele.com »
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O2, Virgin Media win provisional merger approval from UK competition regulator
2021-04-14 08:54:00| Telecompaper Headlines
(Telecompaper) The merger of Virgin Media and O2 UK has received provisional approval from the UK's Competition and Markets Authority...
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Is the O2Virgin Media merger bad for customers? CMA investigates
2021-01-22 01:00:00| Total Telecom industry news
Back in May 2020, mobile operator O2 and fixed operator Virgin Media announced they were seeking to merge their operations for an enormous £31 billion. The move seemed like a natural fit – each operator could provide the other with the infrastructure and customer base that they were missing, allowing O2 to enter the fixed market and Virgin to begin mobile operations…read more on TotalTele.com »
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Virgin Media and O2 strike 31bn merger, shaking BT
2020-05-07 02:00:00| Total Telecom industry news
Today, Liberty Global (Virgin Media) and Telefonica (O2) have announced the merger of their UK businesses in a deal worth £32 billion. The deal was first reported on at the weekend, but discussions have apparently been ongoing for the past five months. The 50…read more on TotalTele.com »
O2Virgin Media merger talks confirmed
2020-05-04 02:00:00| Total Telecom industry news
The UK telecoms market could be in for a massive shake up, with Telefonica confirming rumours that it was in talks with Liberty Global over the potential merger of their UK businesses, O2 and Virgin Media. While Telefonica said that there was &ldquo…read more on TotalTele.com »
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