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Vodafone–Three merger cleared to proceed with commitment to invest heavily in UK 5G rollout

The UK’s competition watchdog has cleared Vodafone’s proposed merger with Three. The Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) ruled that Vodafone’s merger with Three should be allowed to proceed if both companies sign binding commitment to invest millions to roll out a combined 5G network across the UK. After an 18-month long deliberation, the £16.5 billion merger will go ahead, constituting…