Telecom companies see positive signal in EU merger guidelines, but want more
By Andrew Boyce ( July 2, 2026, 08:22 GMT | Insight) -- Telecom companies say the EU has made a “meaningful step forward” towards enabling consolidation and the “scale” needed to invest, but they highlighted a litany of shortcomings in the European Commission’s new draft policy on mergers, asking for a broader understanding of economic resilience and transaction benefits.Telecoms companies say the EU has made a “meaningful step forward” towards enabling consolidation and the “scale” needed to invest, but they highlighted a litany of shortcomings in the European Commission’s new draft policy on mergers, asking for a broader understanding of economic resilience and transaction benefits....
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