EC extends deadline for T-Mobile/UPC Austria merger review

News General Austria 25 JUN 2018
EC extends deadline for T-Mobile/UPC Austria merger review

The European Commission has extended the deadline for the competition review of the proposed merger of T-Mobile Austria and UPC Austria, from 25 June to 9 July, after the submission of concessions by T-Mobile. T-Mobile Austria announced the planned acquisition of UPC Austria in December 2017. Deutsche Telekom's subsidiary wants to acquire Liberty Global's subsidiary for EUR 1.9 billion.

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