Virgin and O2 merger greenlit by UK regulator
The merger between two of the UK’s biggest telcos has been confirmed - O2 and Virgin Media will become one company after the dealwas approvedby the Competition and Markets Authority (CMA). O2 is the UK’s largest mobile network, with around 34 million customers. Virgin Media has over 5 million customers, but its fibre network is coveted. First proposed around a year ago, the joining together of the UK’s biggest mobile network by customer base and the biggest cable provider hasn’t brought up the same issues that other mobile networks have faced when wanting to merge....