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Telecom giants' online advertising JV needs thorough EU investigation, BEUC tells Vestager

( January 30, 2023, 15:13 GMT | Official Statement) -- MLex Summary: A joint venture between Orange, Vodafone, Telefónica and Deutsche Telekom to create a “secure and privacy-friendly” platform that will support digital advertising should be reviewed with “caution,” according to a letter by European consumer group BEUC to antitrust chief Margrethe Vestager. It's crucial that the JV doesn’t hinder the emergence of rivals offering a “more-privacy friendly” option, BEUC said. “We assume that the [European] Commission will be thoroughly investigating whether this joint venture between four leading telecommunications companies, (and which could potentially also include further telcos), will not be able to use their vast reach with consumers to foreclose rivals,” the letter reads.The letter is attached....

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