Organisation: Orange SA

EU launches in-depth probe into four-to-three Orange/MasMovil deal

The European Commission has opened a Phase II probe into a joint venture between Orange and MasMovil, while still deciding whether to refer the transaction to Spain’s antitrust enforcer.

04 April 2023

Orange acquisition wins conditional EU approval

The European Commission has cleared Orange’s €1.8 billion acquisition of Belgian rivals Voo and Brutélé subject to the buyer giving the country’s largest cable broadband provider access to two of its internet services networks for the next decade.

20 March 2023

Top French court dismisses Orange's damages appeal

France’s top court has upheld a ruling ordering Orange to pay damages for abusing its dominance in several French territories but the judgment remitted the case back to a lower court to recalculate interest payments.

03 March 2023

Orange grants Belgian rival access to appease EU in Phase II probe

Orange has promised to give Belgium’s largest cable broadband provider Telenet access to its fixed internet services network in hopes of convincing the European Commission to clear its €1.8 billion acquisition of rivals Voo and Brutélé.

03 February 2023

Belgium ends probe into joint venture after “remarkable” cooperation with sector regulator

The Belgian Competition Authority has closed an investigation into a network-sharing agreement between two of the country’s biggest telecommunications companies after the businesses implemented several recommendations from the country’s telecoms regulator to assuage its competition concerns.

01 February 2023

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