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Three and Vodafone’s $19B merger hits the skids as UK rules the deal would adversely impact customers and MVNOs

TechCrunch: M&A

.’s antitrust regulator has delivered its provisional ruling in a longstanding battle to combine two of the country’s major telecommunication operators.

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Three’s £2bn dividend payout sparks row over Vodafone merger

The Guardian: Mergers & Acquisitions

The Unite union said the dividend paid to the Hong Kong-listed conglomerate of the billionaire Li Ka-shing, which owns Three, revealed that the firm was highly profitable as an independent business and could remain viable without a merger. Continue reading.

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Vodafone-Three merger: tens of millions could face higher bills, says UK watchdog

The Guardian: Mergers & Acquisitions

CMA fears customers least able to afford mobile services would be most affected by deal A proposed merger between the telecoms companies Vodafone and Three in the UK could lead to higher mobile bills for tens of millions mobile customers, the UK competition watchdog has warned.

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Vodafone merger ‘could leave 1m Three customers unable to find cheaper deals’

The Guardian: Mergers & Acquisitions

Unite union makes claim as it calls on CMA to block tie-up that would bring 27m customers under one provider Business live – latest updates A planned £15bn merger between Vodafone and Three UK, which is aimed at creating the UK’s largest mobile phone operator, could leave up to 1 million Three customers unable to choose a cheaper alternative operator, (..)

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Vodafone-Three merger could mean higher prices, UK watchdog warns

The Guardian: Mergers & Acquisitions

CMA plans in-depth investigation into deal that would create UK’s largest mobile phone operator The planned merger between Vodafone and Three UK, which would create the UK’s largest mobile phone operator, has been referred to an in-depth investigation by the competition regulator.

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UK regulator launches investigation into Vodafone-Three merger

The Guardian: Mergers & Acquisitions

CMA will assess impact proposed deal could have on competition for consumers and businesses Business live – latest updates The UK competition regulator has launched an investigation into the proposed merger of Vodafone and Three to create the UK’s largest mobile phone operator.

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AERKOMM and Nasdaq-Listed IX Acquisition Corp. Announce Merger Agreement and US $35 Million Private Placement

Global Newswire by Notified: M&A

(Euronext: AKOM, OTCQX: AKOM, “AERKOMM”), an innovative satellite technology company providing multi-orbit broadband connectivity solutions, and IX Acquisition Corp (Nasdaq: IXAQU, “IXAQ”), a SPAC focused on the technology, media and telecommunications industries, have entered into a definitive Business Combination Agreement (“BCA”) and raised US $35 (..)