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    • Sunday, 5 September, 2021
      Serious Fraud Office probes telecoms giant O2

      Group has made financial provisions against potential violations but has not disclosed amounts

      The O2 offices in Slough
    • Wednesday, 14 April, 2021
      Virgin Media Ltd
      O2-Virgin Media £31bn merger cleared by UK competition watchdog

      Telecoms deal agreed last year judged unlikely to lead to higher prices

      The O2 and Virgin Media logos
    • Thursday, 25 February, 2021
      Telefonica SA
      Telefónica cuts dividend as restructuring continues

      Spanish telecoms group slashes debt as it slims down and gears up for O2-Virgin Media merger

    • Friday, 12 February, 2021
      O2 fined £10.5m for overcharging departing customers

      Regulator lambasts poor customer service after 250,000 were incorrectly billed

    • Thursday, 21 January, 2021
      UK watchdog to probe O2-Virgin deal over risk of higher prices

      Competition regulator outlines areas of potential harm in proposed £31bn telecoms merger 

    • Thursday, 19 November, 2020
      Mergers & Acquisitions
      UK competition watchdog to have final say over £31bn O2-Virgin deal

      Brussels’ decision to refer tie-up to CMA is a blow to telecoms groups hoping for a swift decision

      According to two people directly involved in the discussions Virgin and O2 have requested that the deal be fast-tracked so it goes straight to an in-depth probe
    • Friday, 3 July, 2020
      Competition & Markets Authority
      UK and EU watchdogs battle for final say on O2-Virgin deal

      Looming fight over which authority will have control over review of £31bn tie-up 

    • Friday, 8 May, 2020
      Due Diligence
      A £31bn merger and a master dealmaker in action Premium content

      John Malone shows his adroitness in deal between Liberty Global and Telefónica

    • Tuesday, 5 May, 2020
      Due Diligence
      The Cable Cowboy gets back in the saddle Premium content

      Liberty Global’s buccaneering owner sets his sights on Telefonica’s O2

    • Monday, 4 May, 2020
      Telefonica SA
      Telefónica confirms UK merger talks with Liberty Global

      Combining Virgin Media and O2 would reshape British telecoms market

    • Monday, 4 May, 2020
      Telefonica UK Ltd
      O2 threatens legal challenge to UK 5G auction

      Mobile operator’s move could potentially delay sale already affected by coronavirus upheaval

    • Sunday, 19 May, 2019
      5G networks
      UK telecoms win case against regulator over spectrum fees

      Mobile phone groups could claw back more than £220m after high court ruling

      KD42TY mobile-phone base station on The Lawley, Shropshire, UK
    • Wednesday, 23 January, 2019
      Telecoms
      Vodafone and O2 signal potential sale of mast joint venture

      Telecom groups agree to expand tower controller CTIL to build 5G network

      An attendee uses his mobile device as he passes the Vodafone Group Plc stand on the second day of Mobile World Congress (MWC) in Barcelona, Spain, on Tuesday, Feb. 28, 2017. A theme this year at the industry's annual get-together, which runs through March 2, is the Internet of Things. Photographer: Pau Barrena/Bloomberg
    • Friday, 21 December, 2018
      Huawei Technologies
      O2 to test Huawei 5G equipment in London

      UK mobile operator presses ahead with Chinese manufacturer despite recent security concerns

      FILE PHOTO: The logo of the Huawei Technologies Co. Ltd. is seen outside its headquarters in Shenzhen, Guangdong province, April 17, 2012. REUTERS/Tyrone Siu/File Photo
    • Friday, 7 December, 2018
      Telecoms
      O2 offers credits and discounts for network failure

      Mobile phone operator tries to appease millions of customers

      6/12/2018 An O2 phone without signal this morning .
    • Friday, 7 December, 2018
      O2 says 4G network service restored after outage

      Millions of UK customers were left without data access

    • Thursday, 6 December, 2018
      Telecoms
      Millions hit by smartphone outage after Ericsson software problem

      Users in UK and Japan left without service as O2 and SoftBank networks go down

      O2’s 4G network crashed around 5am local time in the UK
    • Wednesday, 31 October, 2018
      Telefonica SA
      Telefónica lifts sales growth outlook on UK strength

      Spanish telecoms groups now expects revenues to be 2 per cent higher in 2018

      O2 Mobile Phone Stores Ahead Of Telefonica Deutschland Holding AG Earnings...The O2 logo sits on a sign outside a mobile phone store operated by Telefonica Deutschland Holding AG in Berlin, Germany, on Monday, Nov. 2, 2015. Inflation unexpectedly returned to Germany this month, raising the chances that a spell of consumer-price declines in the 19-nation euro region may also prove temporary. Photographer: Krisztian Bocsi/Bloomberg
    • Wednesday, 15 August, 2018
      Personal & Household Goods
      O2 in deal with revolutionary LiFi company

      Technology uses light as data transmitter and ‘paves way’ for 5G in the UK

    • Sunday, 12 August, 2018
      European companies
      Europe’s telecoms landscape warms to ‘maverick’ operators

      Regulators are showing themselves increasingly open to allowing more competition

    • Tuesday, 10 July, 2018
      News in-depthEU business regulation
      European telecoms industry pins hopes on US-style consolidation

      Executives talk up merger prospects in France while CK Hutchison returns to dealmaking

    • Monday, 9 July, 2018
      Sport
      Are telecoms companies losing the brand battle? 

      ‘What’s next?’ moment as sector seeks connection with younger customers

      Berlin, Germany - March 05: The logo of vodafone is displayed on a smartphone with splintered glass on March 05, 2018 in Berlin, Germany. (Photo llustration by Thomas Trutschel/Photothek via Getty Images)
    • Friday, 1 June, 2018
      Telecoms
      Dixons Carphone risks loss of big mobile groups in contracts row

      Retailer faces backlash as new chief seeks to review contracts with phone groups

      Carphone Warehouse And Dixons Agree å£3.8bn Merger...LONDON, ENGLAND - MAY 15:  A woman uses her mobile phone as she walks past a branch of Carphone Warehouse on May 15, 2014 in London, England.  Dixons Retail, the parent group of PC World and Currys have announced  a å£3.8 bn merger with mobile phone retailer Carphone Warehouse.  (Photo by Peter Macdiarmid/Getty Images)
    • Sunday, 22 April, 2018
      News in-depthThe Big Read
      European telecoms: crossed wires over Vodafone-Liberty deal

      Tie-up could challenge US and Chinese giants, but it faces fierce German opposition

    • Thursday, 5 April, 2018
      LexTelecoms
      5G spectrum auction: Olé Premium content

      Quick as a flash, Telefónica’s O2 has managed to play catch-up

      O2 Mobile Phone Stores Ahead Of Telefonica Deutschland Holding AG Earnings...The O2 logo sits on a sign outside a mobile phone store operated by Telefonica Deutschland Holding AG in Berlin, Germany, on Monday, Nov. 2, 2015. Inflation unexpectedly returned to Germany this month, raising the chances that a spell of consumer-price declines in the 19-nation euro region may also prove temporary. Photographer: Krisztian Bocsi/Bloomberg
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