Malaysia's communications regulator approves Celcom and Digi merger
FILE PHOTO: A general view of the Axiata headquarters building in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, October 1, 2019. REUTERS/Lim Huey Teng/
KUALA LUMPUR : Malaysia's communications regulator on Wednesday said it has approved a merger between Axiata Group's Celcom and DiGi to create the country's biggest mobile service operator.
Digi and Celcom are Malaysia's second- and third-largest mobile service operators, respectively, and the merger will result in the country's largest mobile service operator, the Malaysian Communications and Multimedia Commission (MCMC) said in a statement.
Source: Reuters
