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Vodafone to shut down one-way paging business after UK antitrust decision

( May 10, 2017, 11:00 GMT | Insight) -- Vodafone will close its one-way paging business after the UK's Competition and Markets Authority raised concerns over its planned sale to Capita, BBC News reports. The watchdog said that there were competition concerns since both companies are the...Vodafone will close its one-way paging business after the UK's Competition and Markets Authority raised concerns over its planned sale to Capita, BBC News reports. The watchdog said that there were competition concerns since both companies are the only suppliers of wide-area one-way paging services in the UK, and that the deal would be referred to a phase 2 investigation unless undertakings were provided. Vodafone has now abandonded the deal and will close its business, citing the regulatory decision as well as its outdated technology....

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