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GENERAL NEWS / (eu) eu/competition

Commission authorises British Telecom to acquire stake held by E.ON in VIAG Interkom

Brussels, 19/02/2001 (Agence Europe) - On 16 February, considering that the operation did not raise any competition problems, the European Commission authorised British Telecom (BT) to acquire the 45% stake held by E.ON in VIAG Interkom. The Commission's approval allows BT to acquire exclusive control of the German telecommunications company.

VIAG Interkom is a German services and fixed and mobile telecommunications infrastructures provider. The company is currently Germany's fourth largest...

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