In a provisional ruling, the CMA says Vodafone and Three's planned $19B merger could lead to higher prices, diminished service, and reduced investment in the UK (Paul Sawers/TechCrunch)

Paul Sawers / TechCrunch:
In a provisional ruling, the CMA says Vodafone and Three's planned $19B merger could lead to higher prices, diminished service, and reduced investment in the UK  —  The U.K.'s antitrust regulator has delivered its provisional ruling in a longstanding battle to combine two of the country's major telecommunication operators.

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