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Proximus takeover of Edpnet suspended by Belgian antitrust watchdog

By Natalie McNelis and Matthew Newmann ( June 21, 2023, 19:22 GMT | Insight) -- Evidence that Proximus may have committed an abuse of its dominant position when it took over its broadband rival Edpnet is strong enough to merit interim measures suspending the deal, the Belgian competition authority decided today, MLex has learned. It's the first pursuit of a non-notifiable deal on the basis of abuse-of-dominance rules after a judgment in March by the EU's top court over Towercast that confirmed the availability of that legal avenue.Evidence that Proximus may have committed an abuse of its dominant position when it took over its rival Edpnet is strong enough to merit interim measures suspending the deal, the Belgian competition authority decided today, MLex has learned....

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