Government and Legal

Liberty Global (NASDAQ:LBTYK) has submitted commitments with the European Commission relating to its acquisition of Belgian mobile operator Base, which is being sold...

The European Commission has until 16 October to finish its Phase I review of Hutchison Whampoa’s (SEHK:0013) bid to acquire British...

Bharti Airtel’s (NSE:BHARTIARTL) Airtel-Vodafone and state-owned JT have submitted their merger proposal to the Channel Islands Competition and Regulatory Authorities (CICRA). Bharti Airtel’s (NSE:BHARTIARTL) Airtel-Vodafone and...

TeliaSonera (OMX:TLSN) and Telenor (OSL:TEL) have scrapped plans for a Danish joint venture after failing to agree antitrust remedies with the European Commission. TeliaSonera (OMX:TLSN) and Telenor (OSL:TEL) have scrapped...

The Indian government has approved spectrum trading between telcos in a move it contends will boost competition, improve service quality...

European Commission approval of TeliaSonera (OMX:TLSN) and Telenor’s (OSL:TEL) proposed Danish mobile merger appears no closer after new proposals met a cool reaction from...

The French mobile market could witness new M&A attempts following this year’s upcoming 4G spectrum auction, Orange (EPA:ORA) CEO Stephane Richard has...

As Canada’s Manitoba Telecom Services (TSX:MBT) closes in on the sale of B2B unit Allstream, analysts view Bell Canada (TSX:BCE) and Telus (TSX:T) as the most...

Poland is reportedly looking at ending its auction of 4G spectrum early as bids have crossed the PLN6.6bn (US$1.74bn) mark,...

US regional telco Frontier Communications (NASDAQ:FTR) has won FCC approval for its US$10.54bn acquisition of Verizon Communications’ (NYSE:VZ) wireline operations in California, Florida...