Norwegian competition authority negative to Telia Company’s acquisition of Phonero
The Norwegian competition authority has today communicated a negative preliminary notice in regards to Telia Company’s acquisition of Phonero. Telia Company will now assess the preliminary notice and respond to the authority shortly.“We disagree with the competition authority’s preliminary notice and we are very surprised by their assessment of the dynamics of the Norwegian enterprise segment. If their decision stands, only the dominant operator in the market will benefit”, says Abraham Foss, CEO of Telia Company’s Norwegian operation. Telia Company’s market share in the enterprise