The latest news is that British mobile operators Vodafone and Three UK have reached an agreement to merge their operations in the United Kingdom. If British regulators approve the motion, the merger would make the two companies the largest operator in the UK.
Note: The largest mobile operator in the UK is Virgin Media O2, with 24 million customers, followed by EE, with 20 million subscribers.
Vodafone and Three UK, ranked third and fourth respectively, will become the UK’s largest mobile operator with 27 million customers after the merger, surpassing Virgin Media O2.
The Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) has stepped in to investigate, in particular to see if the merger will push up prices for customers. Vodafone and Three claim the deal will be “good for customers, good for the country and good for competition”, but the CMA may not think so.
