_MoveSwiftly@lemmy.world to The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland@lemmy.mlEnglish · 1 year agoVodafone and Three plan to merge into the UK's largest mobile networkwww.engadget.comexternal-linkmessage-square4fedilinkarrow-up11arrow-down10
arrow-up11arrow-down1external-linkVodafone and Three plan to merge into the UK's largest mobile networkwww.engadget.com_MoveSwiftly@lemmy.world to The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland@lemmy.mlEnglish · 1 year agomessage-square4fedilink
minus-squareAntifa NI@lemmy.mllinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·edit-211 months agoUpside: Might lead to (marginal) coverage improvements for users of either network as the infrastructure is consolidated. Downsides: Less competition/choice for consumers. Risk of job losses as some positions deemed surplus. Vodafone have a reputation for tax-avoidance. A previous attempt to merge Three and O2 was blocked by regulators but they allowed the Orange/T-Mobile merger.
Upside: Might lead to (marginal) coverage improvements for users of either network as the infrastructure is consolidated.
Downsides: Less competition/choice for consumers. Risk of job losses as some positions deemed surplus. Vodafone have a reputation for tax-avoidance.
A previous attempt to merge Three and O2 was blocked by regulators but they allowed the Orange/T-Mobile merger.