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United Kingdom: Closed CMA Investigation Approving Viasat and Inmarsat Merger

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Closed CMA Investigation Approving Viasat and Inmarsat Merger

On 9 May 2023, the UK Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) approved the merger of satellite connectivity providers Viasat and Inmarsat following a Phase 2 review and closed its respective investigation. The CMA found that while the two companies …

Scope

Policy Area
Competition
Policy Instrument
Merger control regulation
Regulated Economic Activity
infrastructure provider: internet and telecom services
Implementation Level
national
Government Branch
executive
Government Body
competition authority

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2022-08-09
under deliberation

On 9 August 2022, the UK Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) announced it was opening an invest…

2022-10-14
under investigation

On 14 October 2022, the United Kingdom Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) opened an in-depth i…

2023-03-01
in consultation

On 1 March 2023, the UK Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) published its provisional findings …

2023-03-21
processing consultation

On 21 March 2023, the UK Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) closed its public consultation con…

2023-05-09
concluded

On 9 May 2023, the UK Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) approved the merger of satellite conn…