T-Mobile and Orange Merger Gains Approval But Faces Hurdles Ahead
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Published:
Week 9
March 2010 -
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T-Mobile/Orange
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On 1 March 2010, the European Commission approved the proposed merger of Orange and T-Mobile in the UK after obtaining concessions on spectrum usage from the network operators' parent companies. The UK Office of Fair Trading has withdrawn its request for a review by national competition authorities.
A joint venture intends to start trading in the UK in April 2010. The new entity will become Britain's largest mobile operator, with over 30 million customers.

