Hutchison 3G UK/Telefonica UK (M.7612) [Archived]

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Hutchison 3G UK/Telefonica UK (M.7612) [Archived]

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CASE HUB (appeal lodged against prohibition decision by CK Telecoms UK Investments Ltd in Case T- 399/16 CK Telecoms UK v Commission)

ARCHIVED–this archived case hub reflects the position at the date of the decision of 11 May 2016; it is no longer maintained.

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Case facts

Outline	European Commission merger investigation into the proposed acquisition by Hutchison 3G UK (owner of Three UK) of Telefonica UK (owner of O2) (Case M.7612). The transaction involves horizontal overlaps in the mobile telecommunications market and other telecommunications markets in the UK.
Latest developments	On 11 May 2016, the Commission prohibited the transaction. The proposed commitments offered did not adequately address the Commission's concerns. In particular, the proposed commitments did not resolve the Commission's concerns in relation to the disruption to the current network sharing agreements in the UK, were not capable of replacing the weakened competition in the retail and wholesale markets and the, largely behavioural, measures raised significant uncertainty as regards their effective implementation and Monitoring.
Parties	Hutchison 3G UK is a UK

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United Kingdom

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Investments definition

What does Investments mean?

A product specified in the FSA Regulated Activities Order.

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