Telecom sector will cheer EU merger guidelines' championing of scale
By Andrew Boyce ( May 4, 2026, 13:39 GMT | Comment) -- The telecom sector was one of the loudest voices in a review of the European Commission's merger guidelines, saying they need room to consolidate national markets to compete with larger rivals in the US and China. Now that a draft of the new guidance is out, will it open the floodgates to a new wave of dealmaking? While it's too early to tell, operators will appreciate how the draft explicitly notes the positives of larger EU companies, as well as its recognition that some merger benefits will only emerge in the future.Will the EU’s new merger guidelines open the floodgates to a new wave of telecom mergers?...
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