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O2, Virgin Media win provisional merger approval from UK competition regulator

Wednesday 14 April 2021 | 08:54 CET | News
The merger of Virgin Media and O2 UK has received provisional approval from the UK's Competition and Markets Authority. Following an in-depth investigation, the regulator concluded that the merger would not significantly reduce competition in the mobile market. 

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Companies: Liberty Global / O2 UK / Telefonica / Virgin Media
Countries: United Kingdom
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