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Phase 2

Administrative timetable

Referral date: 4 April 2024

Statutory deadline: 12 October 2024

• Administrative timetable (PDF, 102KB) (3.6.24)

Contact

Vodafone.Three@cma.gov.uk

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:

• Stuart McIntosh (Chair)

• Stephen Rose

• Ashleye Gunn

• Crispin Wright

Terms of reference

4 April 2024: The CMA has referred the anticipated joint venture between Vodafone Group Plc and CK Hutchison Holdings Limited concerning Vodafone Limited and Hutchison 3G UK Limited for an in-depth investigation.

• Terms of reference (PDF, 104KB) (4.4.24)

Phase 1

Statutory timetable

Reference decision

4 April 2024: The CMA has referred the anticipated joint venture between Vodafone Group Plc and CK Hutchison Holdings Limited concerning Vodafone Limited and Hutchison 3G UK Limited for an in-depth investigation, on the basis that, on the information currently available to it, it is or may be the case that this merger may be expected to result in a substantial lessening of competition within a market or markets in the United Kingdom.

• Decision to refer (PDF, 109KB) (4.4.24)

Reference unless undertakings accepted

22 March 2024: The CMA has decided, on the information currently available to it, that it is or may be the case that this merger may be expected to result in a substantial lessening of competition within a market or markets in the United Kingdom. This merger will be referred for a phase 2 investigation unless the parties offer acceptable undertakings to address these competition concerns.

• Full text decision (PDF, 2,558KB) (29.4.24)
• Summary of phase 1 decision (PDF, 161KB) (22.3.24)
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