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Phase 2

Administrative timetable

Referral date: 4 April 2024

Statutory deadline: 7 December 2024

• Administrative timetable (PDF, 117KB) (2.8.24)

Contact

Vodafone.Three@cma.gov.uk

Provisional findings

13 September 2024: The CMA has provisionally found competition concerns as part of its in-depth investigation of the anticipated joint venture between Vodafone Group Plc and CK Hutchison Holdings Limited concerning Vodafone Limited and Hutchison 3G UK Limited.

• Provisional findings report (PDF, 4.6MB) (16.9.24)
• Appendices and glossary (PDF, 1.9MB) (16.9.24)
• DJS report, customer list survey (PDF, 8.6MB) (16.9.24)

• DJS Report, general population survey (PDF, 10.8MB) (16.9.24)

• Summary of provisional findings (PDF, 199KB) (13.9.24)
• Notice of provisional findings (PDF, 144KB)?(13.9.24)
• Notice of possible remedies (PDF, 249KB) (13.9.24)
• Press notice: CMA sets out provisional view on Vodafone / Three merger (13.9.24)

Other third party submissions

• Company Cs response to the parties initial submission (PDF, 279KB) (21.8.24)
• Unites polling submission (PDF, 482KB) (21.8.24)

Notice of extension of statutory period

• Notice of extension (118KB) (2.8.24)

Initial submission

• Parties initial submission (PDF, 1,212KB) (14.6.24)

Responses to the issues statement

• BTs response to the issues statement (PDF, 1184KB) (13.6.24)
• BTs supplemental response to the issues statement (PDF, 177KB) (12.7.24)
• Cadents response to the issues statement (PDF, 111 KB) (13.6.24)
• Company As response to the issues statement (PDF, 38KB) (13.6.24)
• Company Bs response to the issues statement (PDF, 102KB) (13.6.24)
• Company Zs response to the issues statement (PDF, 389KB) (13.6.24)
• Communications Chambers response to the issues statement (PDF, 108KB) (13.6.24)
• Ericssons response to the issues statement (PDF, 73KB) (13.6.24)
• Professor Stephen Temples response to the issues statement (PDF, 354KB) (13.6.24)
• Unites response to the issues statement (PDF, 130KB) (13.6.24)
• Which?s response to the issues statement (PDF, 467KB) (13.6.24)

Notice of extension of inquiry period

• Termination of extension under Section 39(4) (PDF, 104KB) (3.6.24)
• Notice of extension under Section 39(4) (PDF, 109KB) (10.5.24)

Issues statement

2 May 2024: The issues statement sets out the scope of the inquiry. It outlines initial theories on what might be adversely affecting competition, but it does not set out findings or conclusions. The deadline for submissions on the issues statement is 5pm on Thursday 16 May 2024.

• Issues statement (PDF, 240KB) (2.5.24)

Inquiry group appointed

4 April 2024: The CMA has appointed the inquiry group:

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