Towercast's antitrust complaint against TDF to be re-examined by French authority
( September 24, 2026, 14:11 GMT | Official Statement) -- MLex Summary: Towercast's complaint against TDF's 2016 acquisition of Itas Tim will be re-examined by France's competition authority after France's highest civil court annulled a lower court's plan to issue its own decision on the case. The authority's original decision in 2020 led to a seminal judgment from the EU's top court, holding that an acquisition that does not need merger approval can still be examined under EU antitrust law. TDF is an operator of broadcasting and telecoms infrastructure. The judgment is attached....
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