Times: EU Set to Approve Orange UK + T-Mobile Merger

The European Commission is expected to approve the proposed merger between Orange UK and T-Mobile. according to The Sunday Times. The joint venture would have 30 million customers, making it the largest mobile operator in the UK.


In November 2009, Deutsche Telekom and France Telecom signed the final agreement to combine their UK operations, T-Mobile and Orange, into a 50:50 joint venture company. The deal was first announced on 8 September 2009http://business.timesonline.co.uk