ACCC accused of harming competition in TPG, Vodafone merger decision

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ACCC accused of harming competition in TPG, Vodafone merger decision

Hearing begins in Federal Court.

Australia's antitrust regulator has hurt competition, not helped it, by blocking a $15 billion merger between the third- and fourth-largest telecoms providers, a lawyer for one of the companies told a court on Tuesday. The Australian Competition and Consumer Commission (ACCC) opposed a ...

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