Asia’s richest person Li Ka-shing is in talks to buy
Britain’s second-largest mobile provider O2 for up to £10.25bn ($15.4bn) from Spain’s
Telefonica.
His firm, Hong Kong-based Hutchison Whampoa, already owns
the Three mobile network, and combining it with O2 would create the UK’s
biggest mobile group.
the Three mobile network, and combining it with O2 would create the UK’s
biggest mobile group.
However the move would reduce the number of major operators
in the UK from four to three, which might not benefit consumers. Currently the
UK mobile market is dominated by O2, EE, Vodafone and Three
in the UK from four to three, which might not benefit consumers. Currently the
UK mobile market is dominated by O2, EE, Vodafone and Three
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