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VimpelCom confirms move to merge unit with arm of Hutchison Whampoa
Partnering to finance the O2 deal makes sense
Hong Kong billionaire convinces funds from Canada, Middle East, Brazil and Singapore to back deal
Consolidation may come to the country’s mobile market — eventually
Hue to function as single point of entry for access to global markets
Heinz-Kraft leads trend for large US-based acquisitions
Market consolidation has implications for prices
Deal will create Britain’s largest mobile network
HK group plans to merge Telefónica arm with Three
Deal to join Wind and Three part of broader consolidation in European mobile market
Margrethe Vestager shows little patience for flaky anti-competitive arguments
Mobile phone provider remains committed to single service model
Pay-TV operator is latest big UK broadband provider to offer ‘quadplay’
Far from clear how UK subscribers will benefit from merger, writes Jonathan Ford
Hutchison Whampoa union with Telefónica will ease competitive pressures between operators
O2 deal would add to sprawling portfolio of assets from power to ports
Spanish owner Telefónica set to agree cash deal with Li Ka-shing-owned telecoms group
Concerns rise about owning a shrinking mobile-only business as rivals bolster broadband and TV
Asian tycoon-backed investment vehicles to buy group that owns 28% of UK passenger-train fleet
Deal would push satellite group into Europe’s mobile market
UK mobile consolidation is set to continue, if regulators allow it
Spanish telecoms group considers its options in the UK after a missed opportunity last year
Investors tolerate the foibles of a founder who displays talent, but are suspicious of his successors
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