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  • Thursday, 25 February, 2021
    Telefonica SA
    Telefónica cuts dividend as restructuring continues

    Spanish telecoms group slashes debt as it slims down and gears up for O2-Virgin Media merger

  • Friday, 12 February, 2021
    O2 fined £10.5m for overcharging departing customers

    Regulator lambasts poor customer service after 250,000 were incorrectly billed

  • Thursday, 21 January, 2021
    UK watchdog to probe O2-Virgin deal over risk of higher prices

    Competition regulator outlines areas of potential harm in proposed £31bn telecoms merger 

  • Thursday, 19 November, 2020
    Mergers & Acquisitions
    UK competition watchdog to have final say over £31bn O2-Virgin deal

    Brussels’ decision to refer tie-up to CMA is a blow to telecoms groups hoping for a swift decision

  • Friday, 3 July, 2020
    Competition & Markets Authority
    UK and EU watchdogs battle for final say on O2-Virgin deal

    Looming fight over which authority will have control over review of £31bn tie-up 

  • Friday, 8 May, 2020
    Due Diligence
    A £31bn merger and a master dealmaker in action Premium

    John Malone shows his adroitness in deal between Liberty Global and Telefónica

  • Tuesday, 5 May, 2020
    Due Diligence
    The Cable Cowboy gets back in the saddle Premium

    Liberty Global’s buccaneering owner sets his sights on Telefonica’s O2

  • Monday, 4 May, 2020
    Telefonica SA
    Telefónica confirms UK merger talks with Liberty Global

    Combining Virgin Media and O2 would reshape British telecoms market

  • Monday, 4 May, 2020
    Telefonica UK Ltd
    O2 threatens legal challenge to UK 5G auction

    Mobile operator’s move could potentially delay sale already affected by coronavirus upheaval

  • Promoted Content
  • Sunday, 19 May, 2019
    5G networks
    UK telecoms win case against regulator over spectrum fees

    Mobile phone groups could claw back more than £220m after high court ruling

  • Wednesday, 23 January, 2019
    Telecoms
    Vodafone and O2 signal potential sale of mast joint venture

    Telecom groups agree to expand tower controller CTIL to build 5G network

  • Friday, 21 December, 2018
    Huawei Technologies
    O2 to test Huawei 5G equipment in London

    UK mobile operator presses ahead with Chinese manufacturer despite recent security concerns

  • Friday, 7 December, 2018
    Telecoms
    O2 offers credits and discounts for network failure

    Mobile phone operator tries to appease millions of customers

  • Friday, 7 December, 2018
    O2 says 4G network service restored after outage

    Millions of UK customers were left without data access

  • Thursday, 6 December, 2018
    Telecoms
    Ericsson glitch hits millions of smartphone users

    Users in UK and Japan left without service as O2 and SoftBank networks go down

  • Wednesday, 31 October, 2018
    Telefonica SA
    Telefónica lifts sales growth outlook on UK strength

    Spanish telecoms groups now expects revenues to be 2 per cent higher in 2018

  • Wednesday, 15 August, 2018
    5G networks
    O2 in deal with revolutionary LiFi company

    Technology uses light as data transmitter and ‘paves way’ for 5G in the UK

  • Sunday, 12 August, 2018
    5G networks
    Europe’s telecoms landscape warms to ‘mavericks’

    Regulators are showing themselves increasingly open to allowing more competition

  • Tuesday, 10 July, 2018
    News in-depth5G networks
    European telecoms industry pins hopes on consolidation

    Executives talk up merger prospects in France while CK Hutchison returns to dealmaking

  • Monday, 9 July, 2018
    Telecoms
    Are telecoms companies losing the brand battle?

    ‘What’s next?’ moment as sector seeks connection with younger customers

  • Friday, 1 June, 2018
    Telecoms
    Dixons Carphone risks loss of big mobile groups

    Retailer faces backlash as new chief seeks to review contracts with phone groups

  • Sunday, 22 April, 2018
    News in-depthThe Big Read
    Crossed wires over Vodafone-Liberty deal

    Tie-up could challenge US and Chinese giants, but it faces fierce German opposition

  • Thursday, 5 April, 2018
    Lex5G networks
    5G spectrum auction: Olé Premium

    Quick as a flash, Telefónica’s O2 has managed to play catch-up

  • Thursday, 5 April, 2018
    5G networks
    Mobile groups bid £1.35bn as 5G auction beats forecasts

    Proceeds are long way from £22.5bn 3G windfall for Treasury in 2000

  • Thursday, 5 April, 2018
    Telecoms
    Mobile networks pay £1.4bn for spectrum in 5G race
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