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- A Vodafone-Three merger has been announced.
- This would take the UK’s two smallest carriers by revenue and combine them into the new largest carrier.
- The merger still needs approval from the Competition and Markets Authority (CMA).
In the United Kingdom, there are four major wireless carriers. The largest by revenue is EE (owned by BT) with around 31.6% of the market. Coming in hot in second is O2 (owned by Virgin Media), with 31.3% of the market. Trailing behind in third is Vodafone with 24.1%, and way back in fourth place is Three, with just 12.9%.
Today, Vodafone and Three announced a merger proposition (via CNBC). Combined, the two carriers would command 37% of the market to become the new dominant player. The number of major wireless carriers would drop to three, and those carriers would be on equal ground.