B_B schreef op 8 augustus 2013 13:23:
Concessions Seen for Telefonica-KPN German Merger
By Manuel Baigorri, Stephanie Bodoni & Adam Ewing - Aug 7, 2013 9:48 AM GMT+0200
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Already Germany’s phone regulator has given Telefonica’s O2 and KPN’s E-Plus units two weeks to turn over details of wireless frequencies so it can determine they’d be “efficiently used,” and that the merger won’t hamper competition, according to a July 25 letter from the Bonn-based agency.
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EU Competition Commissioner Joaquin Almunia has indicated that he sees consolidation in the industry could be helpful, saying earlier this year the fragmentation “preoccupies” him.
“Our merger control in this sector therefore becomes especially important,” said Almunia in a speech in February. “We have to ensure that the market structures that result from the mergers we control remain competitive.”
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“Regulators are now the biggest risk to the E-Plus deal,” Furnes said, adding that it will probably be approved at the end. “We’re likely to see more inner-market deals in the larger mobile markets if this one goes through.”
www.bloomberg.com/news/2013-08-06/con...Kans is groot dat de merger wordt goedgekeurd.
AT&T en America movil moeten voor 19 augustus (minder dan twee weken) hun slag slaan, anders is het te laat.
Carlos Slim is op 15 en 16 augustus in Paraguay.
Blijft nog 5 werkdagen over voor goed nieuws van Carlos Slim en AT&T.
Als Telefonica en E-Plus VOOR de deadline van 2 weken met een voorstel komen, dan moet AT&T en America Movil nog sneller actie ondernemen.