Lamport Bassitt Solicitors - Legal News - Orange and T-Mobile merger to be scrutinised


	LATEST LATEST LEGAL NEWS ARCHIVE		LATEST NEWS & EVENTS Orange and T-Mobile merger to be scrutinised There will be delays to the proposed merger between Orange and T-Mobile as watchdogs wish to analyse the implications of the deal. If it goes ahead, the move would lead to the creation of the UK's biggest mobile network. The Office of Fair Trading - which aims to make markets work well for consumers and is a non-ministerial government department established by statute in 1973 - intends to scrutinise the merger. A spokesman for the organisation said: "Our view is that the joint venture threatens significantly to affect competition in mobile telecommunications in the UK." The decision by the regulator has been welcomed by consumer groups such as Which?. Its chief executive Peter Vicary-Smith pointed out that a merger between Orange and T-Mobile would have a significant impact on the mobile market in the UK and would reduce the number of networks available to phone users in the country to four. Related Articles: 22/9/2011 - Manufacturers targeting strategic acquisitions to drive growth 21/9/2011 - Mergers and acquisitions rule changes take effect 14/9/2011 - Govt wants to make London a 'legal hub' for the world 12/9/2011 - ICB banking reforms: banks set to be given until 2019 to prepare 8/9/2011 - Banking reforms in danger of being 'watered down' More Corporate Law News