by 21st Century Competition | Jun 17, 2014 | Global Blogs
Austria’s telecommunications regulator followed in the path of competition authorities in approving Mexican mogul Carlos Slim’s plan to pool his shares in Telekom Austria with the Austrian government’s holdings, reports say. The regulator, RTR,...
by 21st Century Competition | Jun 17, 2014 | Global Blogs
Two sources have informed reporters that the proposed $6.38 billion merger between two of Europe’s largest mobile phone retailers will soon be given approval by the European Commission. According to reports, The UK’s Carphone Warehouse and Dixons Retail...
by 21st Century Competition | Jun 17, 2014 | Global Blogs
Spain’s competition authority, the CNMC, announced Tuesday it is launching an investigation into the pricing patterns of energy firm Iberdrola to investigate possible price-manipulation, reports say. Iberdrola confirmed the probe and said it will focus on...
by 21st Century Competition | Jun 17, 2014 | Global Blogs
Siemens’ joint bid to acquire French turbine operator Alstom has now topped General Electric’s offer, according to reports. Germany-based Siemens announced last week it was partnering with Japan’s Mitsubishi Heavy Industries to acquire Alstom’s...
by 21st Century Competition | Jun 17, 2014 | Global Blogs
Switzerland’s largest telecommunications carrier Swisscom has raised its bid to acquire advertising group PubliGroupe, reports say, as the telco looks to establish a new competitor against Google in the search industry. According to reports, PubliGroupe has...
