The deal also extends the agreement to the new entity that may be formed by Vodafone's planned UK merger with Three, though that deal is under CMA investigation.

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Multinationals' UK arms pair up to take on Voda and former state-owned telco

Telcos Telefónica and Liberty Global today confirmed plans to join their O2 UK and Virgin Media subsidiaries into one combined entity in a deal analysts branded a "blockbuster merger".…

VIRGIN Media and O2 are to merge to create a £31billion media and telecoms giant, their parent firms have announced. Liberty Global and Telefonica - the owners of Virgin Media and O2 respectively - had confirmed on Monday that they were in discussions over a possible combination.

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O2 and Virgin media sign a £31.4 billion merger agreement to form a telecom giant in the UK. The new company will boast 46 million total subscribers and revenue of £11 billion. The joint venture plans on making a £10 billion investment in the United Kingdom in five years. Earlier this week on Thursday, Spain’s Telefonica (EBR: TFA) and UK’s Liberty Global (NASDAQ: LBTYA) announced to have signed a £31.4 billion...

Virgin Media, one of the UK's largest internet providers, has apologised after its broadband service crashed for thousands of customers.

Virgin Media customers are still complaining about issues with their broadband despite the provider saying the issue has been fixed.

Millions of people had difficulty accessing the internet yesterday as Virgin Media had a series of outages across the country.

The two firms have announced plans to bring together their mobile, broadband and pay-TV services.

A tie-up is agreed that will create one of the UK's largest mobile, broadband and media firms.

The combined group could put pressure on rival telecommunications firms BT, Vodafone and Sky.

Cable company added Three as a new customer for so-called ‘backhaul’ network

Deal’s architects say it will improve connectivity, choice and value, but consumers have heard that before

Proposed deal would create strong UK competitor to challenge BT

The regulators said “NO” when Telefonica tried to combine its O2 operations in the UK with rival carrier, Hutchison-owned Three, back in 2015. But Telefonica didn’t let go of the idea of divestment, and five years later, in the middle of a health pandemic with related threats of a global economic depression looming over us, […]

Having spent plenty of time backstage in the VIP Louder Lounge mixing with the likes of Union J, Conor Maynard and Olly Murs, Niall enjoyed some less familiar but no less welcome company as Saturday’s proceedings drew to a close. In pictures posted on Twitter, the Irish heartthrob is seen giving one lucky fan a welcome kiss on the cheek as he hung out in the event’s VIP Louder Lounge that evening.

I decided to cancel my contract with Virgin Media and sign up to broadband with Plusnet. However, after this, I received a letter from Virgin saying I owe them nearly £100. What can I do?

The tie-up would transform the telecoms market overnight, creating a powerhouse to challenge former state monopoly BT.

The British telecoms giant has long been seen as a potential suitor for broadband provider Virgin after it previously held unsuccessful takeover talks with parent Liberty Global.

Liberty Global and Telefonica - parent firms of Virgin Media and O2 respectively - said they had agreed a deal after announcing talks were under way on Monday.