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European telecom CEOs call for easing of merger rules to allow 'scale'

By Matthew Newman ( March 3, 2025, 16:20 GMT | Insight) -- CEOs from Telefónica, Vodafone, Deutsche Telekom and Orange urged European regulators today to allow them to merge operations in national markets to unleash innovation, investment and “scale” to address their falling fortunes in the 27-nation EU. The comments come as the European Commission prepares the Digital Networks Act, a catch-all regulation that will update the EU’s telecom rules and include proposals on spectrum and network security.CEOs from Telefónica, Vodafone, Deutsche Telekom and Orange urged European regulators today to allow them to merge operations in national markets to unleash innovation, investment and “scale” to address their falling fortunes in the EU....

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