This was announced about 18 months ago. About a year and a half ago, back in June 2023, the UK’s Vodafone and Three announced their intention to merge,.
About a year and a half ago, back in June 2023, the UK’s Vodafone and Three announced their intention to merge, thus creating the UK’s biggest mobile network operator. This merger has today finally been cleared by the UK’s Competition and Markets Authority, with some legally binding commitments.
For three years, the new operator will have certain mobile tariffs capped and will have to give virtual mobile providers (MVNOs) access to pre-set wholesale prices and contract terms, in order not to negatively impact competition in the space.
