Telefonica and Liberty Global in talks over UK telecomms merger

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New venture would capture an estimated 34 per cent of Britain's telecom service revenues
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New venture would capture an estimated 34 per cent of Britain's telecom service revenues

O2 / Virgin Media combination would be serious competition for BT and Sky

Spanish telecommunications firm Telefonica said on Monday that it was in talks with Vergin Media owner Liberty Global over a potential merger of their telecom businesses in the UK. In a stock market...

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