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U.K. Antitrust Body Requests Right to Investigate Proposed Merger of Virgin Media, Virgin Mobile and O2

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Leo Barraclough Senior International CorrespondentU.K. antitrust organization the Competition and Markets Authority has submitted a request to the European Commission for the proposed merger in the U.K.

of broadband and mobile-phone operators Virgin Media and Virgin Mobile with cell-phone company O2 to be referred to the CMA for investigation.The European Commission was notified about the proposed merger by Liberty Global, which owns Virgin Media and Virgin Mobile, and Telefónica, which owns O2 on Sept.

30.The proposed merger falls under the remit of the EC to review but can, subject to the agreement of the EC, be transferred to the CMA.The CMA believes that the case should be transferred given its potential impact on competition in.

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