Vodafone, Telekom Seek Remedies in O2/E-Plus Merger, Focus Says
2014-01-25 12:46:41.653 GMT
By Richard Weiss
Jan. 25 (Bloomberg) -- Germany’s federal network agency
received “several” comments from competitors of O2 on planned
merger, Focus reports, citing companies.
* Vodafone said if merger proceeds w/o remedies it would
result in “massive distortion of competition:” Focus
* Deutsche Telekom said combined companies would operate 61%
of country’s fast data networks if no changes made
* NOTE: Telefonica Deutschland will face probe by EU
regulators over bid for E-Plus, which would combine two of
Germany’s four mobile-phone operators.
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2014-01-25 12:46:41.653 GMT
By Richard Weiss
Jan. 25 (Bloomberg) -- Germany’s federal network agency
received “several” comments from competitors of O2 on planned
merger, Focus reports, citing companies.
* Vodafone said if merger proceeds w/o remedies it would
result in “massive distortion of competition:” Focus
* Deutsche Telekom said combined companies would operate 61%
of country’s fast data networks if no changes made
* NOTE: Telefonica Deutschland will face probe by EU
regulators over bid for E-Plus, which would combine two of
Germany’s four mobile-phone operators.
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Richard Weiss in Frankfurt at +49-69-92041-287 or
rweiss5@bloomberg.net
To contact the editor responsible for this story:
Benedikt Kammel at +49-30-70010-6230 or
bkammel@bloomberg.net