CK Hutchison, EU scrap over closeness of O2, Three in competing for UK customers
By Lewis Crofts ( June 3, 2026, 17:20 GMT | Insight) -- CK Hutchison and the European Commission have clashed in court over how the degree of competition between O2 and Three was analyzed in a 2016 decision blocking a merger between the two operators. The EU's lower-tier court is assessing the legality of the veto, with judges probing the cogency of evidence on the likely effects on prices and how consumers would react to increases.CK Hutchison and the European Commission clashed in court on Wednesday over how the degree of competition between O2 and Three was analyzed in a 2016 decision blocking a merger between the two operators....
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