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Competition Czar to investigate Apple and Google ecosystem dominance

The Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) is investigating Apple and Google’s dominant positions in the mobile ecosystem. The investigations, scheduled to end in October, will examine impact on end-users and the thousands of businesses developing apps “Apple and Google are able to exert considerable influence over much of the content, services, and technological development provided

Staff Reporter
27 January 2025

News, Operators

Vodafone and Three merger gets the go ahead from CMA but with strings attached

The Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) has cleared Vodafone’s historic merger with Three. The deal will be completed in the first half of next year and is conditional on both companies signing binding commitments to invest billions to roll out a combined 5G network across the UK and cap tariffs and offer preset contractual terms

Staff Reporter
5 December 2024

News

Sky Raises Alarm Over Vodafone-Three Merger Remedies Citing Risks to Competition and MVNOs

Sky has expressed strong opposition to the proposed remedies to safeguard competition resulting from a merger between Vodafone UK and Three UK Sky has called the remedies suggested by the Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) “weak” and “temporary.” The company argues that the measures fail to adequately safeguard competition in the mobile wholesale market, leaving

Staff Reporter
26 November 2024

News, Operators

Vodafone and Three pledge to freeze prices for their MVNO’s if merger is approved by the CMA

Vodafone and Three have pledged to maintain tariffs for their SMARTY and VOXI MVNO customers.at £10 or below for two years from the completion of the proposed merger of the two networks. They say they will also provide a pricing framework that encourages other MVNOs to access their additional network capacity. Upon approval of the

Staff Reporter
30 September 2024

News, Operators

CMA needs another three months to make Vodafone and Three merger decision

The Competition and Markets Authority needs another three months to produce its findings on the proposed Vodafone and Three merger. The original period for the CMA’s report to be prepared and published was September 18. This has now been extended to December 7. Inquiry group chair Stuart McIntosh stated that this was because the Inquiry

Staff Reporter
2 August 2024

News, Operators

BT does a hatchet job on proposed Vodafone and Three merger.

BT has torn apart the proposed Vodafone and Three merger in its response to the Competition and Markets Authority investigation into the planned merger and driven a coach and horses through any claim that the deal would be good for consumers. BT claims a merged network would have a disproportionate share of capacity and spectrum

Staff Reporter
13 June 2024

News

CMA orders further six-month probe into Vodafone and Three proposed marriage

The proposed merger of Vodafone and Three deal could leave consumers and businesses worse off, lead to higher prices for customers and affect investment in UK mobile networks says the Competition and Markets Authority The CMA has ruled the merger now requires further investigation with a six-month probe run by a panel of outside experts.

Staff Reporter
22 March 2024

Analysis, Operators, Operators

What could the Vodafone Three merger mean for the UK telecoms market?

Vodafone and Three’s deal will create the biggest single mobile network. Hamish White, CEO of telecoms provider Mobilise explains how the merger could affect the UK’s mobile market. While the merger seems to be beneficial, it’s far from approved yet. And it’s a process that could take as long as 18 months, with approval from

Staff Reporter
2 July 2023

Billing, Government, MVNOs, News, Operators, Operators

Vodafone and Three pledge £11 billion investment over next decade

The combined Vodafone and Three network will invest €11 billion over 10 years to create the UK’s biggest network and boosting economic growth and employment. Three UK CEO, Robert Finnegan, and Vodafone UK CEO, Ahmed Essam (main pic) have put more flesh on the bone of the historic merger. Both confirmed there will be no

Staff Reporter
14 June 2023

Analysis, Analysis, Comment, Government, News, Operators

Vodafone and Three deal ‘poised on a knife edge’ – analyst

Vodafone and Three have agreed their marriage. But they still require regulatory approval and there is already precedent for the authorities rejecting such massive consolidation.

Staff Reporter
14 June 2023