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    • Sunday, 5 September, 2021
      Serious Fraud Office probes telecoms giant O2

      Group has made financial provisions against potential violations but has not disclosed amounts

    • Wednesday, 14 April, 2021
      Virgin Media Ltd
      O2-Virgin Media £31bn merger cleared by UK competition watchdog

      Telecoms deal agreed last year judged unlikely to lead to higher prices

    • Thursday, 25 February, 2021
      Telefonica SA
      Telefónica cuts dividend as restructuring continues

      Spanish telecoms group slashes debt as it slims down and gears up for O2-Virgin Media merger

    • Friday, 12 February, 2021
      O2 fined £10.5m for overcharging departing customers

      Regulator lambasts poor customer service after 250,000 were incorrectly billed

    • Thursday, 21 January, 2021
      UK watchdog to probe O2-Virgin deal over risk of higher prices

      Competition regulator outlines areas of potential harm in proposed £31bn telecoms merger 

    • Thursday, 19 November, 2020
      Mergers & Acquisitions
      UK competition watchdog to have final say over £31bn O2-Virgin deal

      Brussels’ decision to refer tie-up to CMA is a blow to telecoms groups hoping for a swift decision

    • Friday, 3 July, 2020
      Competition & Markets Authority
      UK and EU watchdogs battle for final say on O2-Virgin deal

      Looming fight over which authority will have control over review of £31bn tie-up 

    • Friday, 8 May, 2020
      Due Diligence
      A £31bn merger and a master dealmaker in action Premium content

      John Malone shows his adroitness in deal between Liberty Global and Telefónica

    • Tuesday, 5 May, 2020
      Due Diligence
      The Cable Cowboy gets back in the saddle Premium content

      Liberty Global’s buccaneering owner sets his sights on Telefonica’s O2

    • Monday, 4 May, 2020
      Telefonica SA
      Telefónica confirms UK merger talks with Liberty Global

      Combining Virgin Media and O2 would reshape British telecoms market

    • Monday, 4 May, 2020
      Telefonica UK Ltd
      O2 threatens legal challenge to UK 5G auction

      Mobile operator’s move could potentially delay sale already affected by coronavirus upheaval

    • Sunday, 19 May, 2019
      5G networks
      UK telecoms win case against regulator over spectrum fees

      Mobile phone groups could claw back more than £220m after high court ruling

    • Wednesday, 23 January, 2019
      Telecoms
      Vodafone and O2 signal potential sale of mast joint venture

      Telecom groups agree to expand tower controller CTIL to build 5G network

    • Friday, 21 December, 2018
      Huawei Technologies
      O2 to test Huawei 5G equipment in London

      UK mobile operator presses ahead with Chinese manufacturer despite recent security concerns

    • Friday, 7 December, 2018
      Telecoms
      O2 offers credits and discounts for network failure

      Mobile phone operator tries to appease millions of customers

    • Friday, 7 December, 2018
      O2 says 4G network service restored after outage

      Millions of UK customers were left without data access

    • Thursday, 6 December, 2018
      Telecoms
      Millions hit by smartphone outage after Ericsson software problem

      Users in UK and Japan left without service as O2 and SoftBank networks go down

    • Wednesday, 31 October, 2018
      Telefonica SA
      Telefónica lifts sales growth outlook on UK strength

      Spanish telecoms groups now expects revenues to be 2 per cent higher in 2018

    • Wednesday, 15 August, 2018
      Personal & Household Goods
      O2 in deal with revolutionary LiFi company

      Technology uses light as data transmitter and ‘paves way’ for 5G in the UK

    • Sunday, 12 August, 2018
      European companies
      Europe’s telecoms landscape warms to ‘maverick’ operators

      Regulators are showing themselves increasingly open to allowing more competition

    • Tuesday, 10 July, 2018
      News in-depthEU business regulation
      European telecoms industry pins hopes on US-style consolidation

      Executives talk up merger prospects in France while CK Hutchison returns to dealmaking

    • Monday, 9 July, 2018
      Sport
      Are telecoms companies losing the brand battle? 

      ‘What’s next?’ moment as sector seeks connection with younger customers

    • Friday, 1 June, 2018
      Telecoms
      Dixons Carphone risks loss of big mobile groups in contracts row

      Retailer faces backlash as new chief seeks to review contracts with phone groups

    • Sunday, 22 April, 2018
      News in-depthThe Big Read
      European telecoms: crossed wires over Vodafone-Liberty deal

      Tie-up could challenge US and Chinese giants, but it faces fierce German opposition

    • Thursday, 5 April, 2018
      LexTelecoms
      5G spectrum auction: Olé Premium content

      Quick as a flash, Telefónica’s O2 has managed to play catch-up

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