German mobile market consolidation not necessary - BNA

Nieuws Mobiel Duitsland 11 JUN 2010
German mobile market consolidation not necessary - BNA
Consolidation in the German mobile market would not be welcome and is unlikely as all mobile operators have been able to double their spectrum during the frequency auction which ended on 20 May, according to the president of the German telecommunications regulator BNA, Matthias Kurth, cited by Dow Jones Newswires. Kurth said that the regulator would not welcome the prospect of fewer mobile operators as the German market is balanced. Currently, there are four mobile operators in Germany: T-Mobile Germany, Vodafone Germany, O2 Germany and E-Plus. Kurth said that a joint-venture similar to that of T-Mobile and Orange in the UK would also come under the regulator's definition of consolidation, as it would reduce the number of operators competing against each other. After the auction ended, speculation grew about possible cooperation between E-Plus, which missed out on 800 MHz spectrum, and the other operators for using the latter's 800 MHz-based networks.

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E-Plus,  BNA,  O2 Germany,  T-Mobile Germany,  Vodafone Germany

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