ExclusiveVodafone and Three plan to merge their UK businesses Networks and operators Mark - June 20, 2023 Vodafone Group plc and CK Hutchison Group Telecom Holdings Limited have agreed to combine their UK telecommunication businesses, respectively Vodafone UK and Three UK. The merger will create a large new network operator to compete with Virgin Media O2 and EE.
ExclusiveInternational roaming charges return in 2022 News Mark - January 7, 2022 Mobile phone customers from the UK have been warned about the increasing cost of making calls in Europe.The UK's post-Brexit trade deal with the EU opened the door for mobile operators to reintroduce 'roaming' charges when customers travel abroad.
ExclusiveOfcom publishes customer satisfaction figures for UK mobile networks News Mark - August 21, 2020 Ofcom, the UK's communications regulator, has published its annual customer satisfaction ratings for mobile networks.
ExclusiveO2 and Virgin Media to merge in UK News Mark - May 17, 2020 Two of the world's communications giants have agreed to merge their UK operations. Liberty Global will combine its Virgin Media UK broadband network with Telefonica's O2 UK mobile business.
ExclusiveEuropean Commission blocks O2/Three merger News Mark - May 12, 2016 The European Commission has blocked the proposed merger of Telefonica UK’s O2 network with Hutchison’s Three. It said it was concerned that the deal would have harmed innovation, reduced consumer choice and caused prices to rise.