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Old 24-05-2015, 11:10
old bill2
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Vodafone are considering a merger with Liberty Global the owners of Virgin Media.
http://www.ispreview.co.uk/index.php/2015/05/vodafone-moots-monster-120bn-merger-with-virgin-media-uk-parent.html
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Old 24-05-2015, 11:19
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Its getting silly now though as the lack of competition and oligopolistic trends will really hike up prices.
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Old 24-05-2015, 11:49
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Its been talked about as a possibility for a while. First speculation dates back to at least 2013.

http://www.thisismoney.co.uk/money/n...AT-T-over.html
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Old 24-05-2015, 15:11
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I think they would be crazy sell of India to fund this specially just after them spending so much in latest spectrum auction there and finally gaining 100% ownership of it.

This deal has more benefit on the continent then in the UK surely.
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Old 24-05-2015, 18:40
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Its getting silly now though as the lack of competition and oligopolistic trends will really hike up prices.
How many players do you need to avoid an oligopoly? 3 at least I would say and then good regulation. UK is heading this way in reality.
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