#1 – The EC’s negative view and ruling on market consolidation stalls M&A activity
The EU’s competitions chief Margrethe Vestager, Ofcom and EU’s digital commissioner Andrus Ansip have indicated a harder stance against in-market consolidation and preference for four-player mobile markets. These anti-consolidation views will discourage investment in advanced telecommunication networks and will put European operators into cost-cutting mode. Reduced CAPEX, even more network sharing, streamlining and out-sourcing will […]Read more