Brussels Commissioner of Competition Requested to Transfer Merger Enquiry to the UK Government
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Consumer groups have been arguing that it is imperative that the possible consequences of the merger are studied in advance. Consumer Focus and the Communications Consumer Panel have raised the issue of competition being hindered because of the merger. They claimed that the merger would discourage innovation, considering the fact that the new company would control a very large part of market share and broadband spectrum.
These groups believe that the merger can stall the development of new 3G technology. Mobile virtual network operators may also suffer, considering they do not own any network but lease network from others.
All these concerns were raised by these groups in a joint letter sent to
Before this, consumer body Which? had also stated that such an investigation has become a great necessity in the context of this deal.
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