Tag: Vodafone
EU: EC opens US$22B Vodafone, Liberty Global deal inquiry
Vodafone’s purchase of Liberty Global’s assets in Germany and east Europe may damage competition in Germany and the Czech Republic, EU antitrust regulators announced...
EU: Vodafone’s US$22B Liberty Global deal to get full antitrust scrutiny
Vodafone's proposed US$21.8 billion acquisition of Liberty Global’s assets in Germany and Eastern Europe is headed for a full EU antitrust probe, Reuters reported.
According...
Australia: ACCC concerned over Vodafone billing services
The Australian Competition and Consumer Commission (ACCC) has probed Vodafone about the telecoms company’s content services and billing, months after slugging competitor Telstra with...
UK: Ofcom to investigate Vodafone, BT on data
UK's telecoms regulator Ofcom said it would separately investigate if Vodafone Plc and the country's biggest mobile operator EE had provided accurate information in...
Australia: ACCC warns telcos against ‘unlimited’ services
The Australian Competition and Consumer Commission (ACCC) has taken a dim view of mobile telcos' "unlimited" data services that came partially impaired by a...
Australia: Vodafone and TPG announce US$15b merger, ACCC cautions
Vodafone Australia and TPG Telecom have agreed to merge into a single AU$15 billion (US$10.9 billion) telecommunications company that could provide a serious competitor...
Germany: Mundt believes fourth mobile operator is needed
Germany needs a fourth mobile network operator to inject fresh competition into its stagnating telecoms market, according to the country's antitrust regulator.
A report by...
Australia: TPG and Vodafone consider merger
Vodafone Australia and TPG have announced that they have entered discussions on a possible merger of the two mobile and fixed-line telecom companies, reported...
India: Vodafone/Idea merger wins conditional approval
Vodafone India, along with Kumar Mangalam Birla-owned Idea Cellular, settled government dues worth 72 billion rupees (US$1 billion) earlier this week to get the...
EU: Vodafone to buy Liberty Europe assets for $23B
Britain's Vodafone Group is close to announcing a $23 billion cash deal to buy operations in four European countries from John Malone's Liberty Global,...