(BFW) Liberty, Ziggo Deal May Cost Hundreds of Jobs: Dutch Minister

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Liberty, Ziggo Deal May Cost Hundreds of Jobs: Dutch Minister 2014-01-30 16:51:30.644 GMT

By Elco van Groningen Jan. 30 (Bloomberg) -- Ziggo and Liberty Global have about 4,000 workers in the Netherlands, Dutch Economy Minister Henk Kamp tells lawmakers in The Hague. * Liberty repeats it’s too early to comment on possible job losses: spokesman Bert Holtkamp says in phone interview * Liberty Global’s UPC unit has ~1,700 full-time employees in the Netherlands: Holtkamp * Ziggo had 2,257 FTEs at end of 4Q: Ziggo earnings report

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