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

By: Paul Sawers

13 September 2024 at 09:18

The U.K.’s antitrust regulator has delivered its provisional ruling in a longstanding battle to combine two of the country’s major telecommunication operators. The Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) says that Three and Vodafone’s planned $19 billion merger — announced 15 months ago — could lead to higher prices for consumers, diminished service such as smaller […]