On Friday, February 22, EU antitrust regulators accused Spanish telecoms operator Telefonica of breaking a promise made five years ago to help rivals enter the German market, in return for regulatory approval for its E-Plus acquisition.
The European Commission announced it had sent a statement of objections, or a charge sheet, to Telefonica, giving it until April 5 to respond to the charge.
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