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Deutsche Telekom Would Object to Vodafone-Liberty Linkup
- Combination would be too dominant in German TV market
- Deutsche Telekom expects regulators to `take a view' as well
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Deutsche Telekom AG would protest against a merger between Liberty Global Plc and Vodafone Group Plc in Germany, arguing that the two rivals would control too much of its domestic TV market.
“We would definitely have some remedies and protests against a merger, but we also expect the authorities to have a view on that,” said Niek Jan van Damme, the head of Deutsche Telekom’s German business. Liberty Global and Vodafone’s broadband Internet businesses don’t overlap and wouldn’t hurt competition, he said.