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United Kingdom: Investigation announced into Viasat and Inmarsat merger

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Investigation announced into Viasat and Inmarsat merger

On 9 August 2022, the UK Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) announced it was opening an investigation into the anticipated acquisition of Inmarsat by Viasat, two of the largest satellite communications companies that supply satellite connectivi…

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…