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LONDON, April 14 — Britain’s competition regulator today approved a blockbuster £31-billion merger of telecoms giant O2 and pay-TV company Virgin Media. O2, owned by Spanish group Telefonica, and Virgin Media-run Liberty Global of the US announced in May plans to merge their rival British...

Britain’s competition regulator on April 14, 2021, approved a blockbuster £31-billion telecoms merger of Telefonica’s O2 and Liberty Global’s Virgin Media divisions. — AFP picLONDON, April 14 — Britain’s competition regulator today approved a blockbuster £31-billion merger of telecoms giant O2 and pay-TV company Virgin Media.

O2, owned by Spanish group Telefonica, and Virgin Media-run Liberty Global of the US announced in May plans to merge their rival British units in a massive shake-up of the UK telecommunications and home entertainment market. The deal was unlikely to adversely affect services, the Competition and Markets Authority said in a provisional decision today.

“A thorough analysis of the evidence... has shown that the deal is unlikely to lead to higher prices or a reduced quality of mobile services — meaning customers should continue to benefit from strong competition,” noted CMA panel inquiry chairman Martin Coleman.O2’s network in the UK is used by its 34 million mobile-phone customers and millions more via other operators.

 

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