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Telecom giants seek EU antitrust criteria for network sharing so they can ‘self-assess’ deals

By Matthew Newman and Andrew Boyce ( October 7, 2021, 14:04 GMT | Insight) -- Orange, Telefónica, Deutsche Telekom and other operators want the European Commission to spell out specific competition and technical criteria so they can assess by themselves whether network-sharing agreements violate antitrust rules. Telecom companies argue that even though they are encouraged to share networks, they face legal uncertainty under the current antitrust rules and a “strong presumption of restriction of competition.”Orange, Telefónica, Deutsche Telekom and other operators want the European Commission to spell out specific competition and technical criteria so they can assess by themselves whether network-sharing agreements violate EU antitrust rules....

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