Almunia Had ‘Zero Discussions’ With Operators on New Phone Deals
2014-07-02 12:10:34.317 GMT
By Gaspard Sebag
July 2 (Bloomberg) -- EU Competition Commissioner Joaquin
Almunia says he has had “zero discussions” with companies
about future mergers in the telecommunications industry.
* “You can ask the players in this market if they want to
merge or not,” Almunia tells reporters in Brussels after
press conference concerning approval of Telefonica/KPN
German deal
* SEE: Telefonica Wins Conditional EU Approval for E-Plus
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Peter Chapman
2014-07-02 12:10:34.317 GMT
By Gaspard Sebag
July 2 (Bloomberg) -- EU Competition Commissioner Joaquin
Almunia says he has had “zero discussions” with companies
about future mergers in the telecommunications industry.
* “You can ask the players in this market if they want to
merge or not,” Almunia tells reporters in Brussels after
press conference concerning approval of Telefonica/KPN
German deal
* SEE: Telefonica Wins Conditional EU Approval for E-Plus
Takeover NSN N831J76KLVS4 <GO>
For Related News and Information:
First Word scrolling panel: FIRST<GO>
First Word newswire: NH BFW<GO>
To contact the reporter on this story:
Gaspard Sebag in Brussels at +32-2-285-4317 or
gsebag@bloomberg.net
To contact the editors responsible for this story:
Anthony Aarons at +44-20-7673-2227 or
aaarons@bloomberg.net
Peter Chapman