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United Kingdom: Closed consultation on CMA provisional findings in investigation into Viasat/Inmarsat merger

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Closed consultation on CMA provisional findings in investigation into Viasat/Inmarsat merger

On 21 March 2023, the UK Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) closed its public consultation concerning the provisional findings of the Viasat and Inmarsat merger. The CMA provisionally found that, while the companies compete closely in the suppl…

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…