{"id":174275,"date":"2021-01-22T11:42:14","date_gmt":"2021-01-22T11:42:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.mobileworldlive.com\/?p=307408"},"modified":"2021-01-22T11:42:14","modified_gmt":"2021-01-22T11:42:14","slug":"uk-outlines-wholesale-worries-of-liberty-telefonica-jv","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/itteacheritfreelance.hk\/wordpress\/index.php\/2021\/01\/22\/uk-outlines-wholesale-worries-of-liberty-telefonica-jv\/","title":{"rendered":"UK outlines wholesale worries of Liberty, Telefonica JV"},"content":{"rendered":"

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\tThe UK’s competition authority set out the scope of a probe into the proposed merger of O2 UK with fixed provider Virgin Media, with a focus on the impact on MVNOs and provision of fibre backhaul.<\/p>\n

In a consultation document released yesterday (21 January), the UK Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) outlined the full extent of its detailed investigation [1] into the deal between Liberty Global-owned Virgin Media and Telefonica’s O2 UK announced in May 2020 [2].<\/p>\n

One of the main potential sticking points cited by the CMA was the position of Virgin Media as the second largest provider of fibre backhaul to the country\u2019s mobile operators behind BT\u2019s Openreach.<\/p>\n

The regulator said there were concerns the new business would have the incentive and ability to alter agreements with other MNOs, including upping prices, changing terms or reducing service quality.<\/p>\n

Regarding the MVNO market, it will investigate similar risks of O2 changing terms or cutting supply of wholesale mobile services, and how these actions would change the competitive outlook for virtual operators and consumers.<\/p>\n

Declining share
\nThe CMA does not plan to look into the direct impact on consumers of O2 and MVNO Virgin Mobile being owned by the same business.<\/p>\n

\u201cEvidence we have seen to date suggests that Virgin Mobile has a low and declining market share at the retail level.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cWe have also seen evidence that suggests that O2 and Virgin Mobile are not close competitors, in particular Virgin focuses on attracting mobile customers by cross-selling its mobile offering as an add-on to its fixed services.\u201d<\/p>\n

Comments on the CMA\u2019s investigation scope close on 4 February.<\/p>\n

[1] https:\/\/www.mobileworldlive.com\/featured-content\/top-three\/uk-ups-scrutiny-of-liberty-global-telefonica-deal
\n[2] https:\/\/www.mobileworldlive.com\/featured-content\/home-banner\/telefonica-liberty-global-agree-massive-uk-merger<\/p>\n\n

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