Author: 21st Century Competition

US: Tough road ahead for Sprint, T-Mobile (Competition Policy International)

Experts warn wireless rivals Sprint and T-Mobile have a tough road ahead to secure antitrust clearance for their proposed merger that appears to be in the works, reports say.

According to analysts, share drops experienced by both companies show how competitive issues surrounding the merger, which would reduce the number of …read more

Italy: Hutchison merger spree resumes with Vimpelcom talk (Competition Policy International)

Hutchison Whampoa’s 3 Group only recently received clearance by the European Commission to acquire Ireland’s O2 wireless competitor, but that deal won’t slow Hong Kong telco’s merger plans.

According to reports, Hutchison Whampoa is in talks with Russia’s Vimpelcom to merge the companies’ units in Italy. Unnamed sources told reporters the …read more

Colombia: Antitrust dispute may cause World Cup programming blackout (Competition Policy International)

Confusion surrounding Colombian antitrust regulators’ ruling about World Cup broadcasting is threatening a total blackout of the esteemed soccer event’s programming in the nation, according to reports.

Competition regulator SIC issued a ruling last week that ordered operators to secure permission from broadcasters to carry World Cup signals. The ruling has …read more

US: Antitrust partner takes over as new Vinson & Elkins manager (Competition Policy International)

Vinson & Elkins has announced a new managing partner for its office Houston, according to reports.

Antitrust lawyer and V&E partner Karl S. Stern will take on the new role, replacing Marie Yeates, who served as managing partner for more than six years.

According to reports, Stern has been at the firm …read more