UK competition watchdog clears O2 and Virgin Media deal Britain's competition watchdog said today it has provisionally cleared a merger between Virgin Media's UK operations and Telefonica's mobile network O2 after an investigation into … Business • 14 Apr 21
Virgin Media-O2 merger to get in-depth investigation Britain today said it had referred the merger between broadband company Virgin Media and Telefonica's UK mobile network O2 to an in-depth competition investigation. Business • 11 Dec 20
Telefonica to merge UK unit O2 with Virgin Media Liberty Global and Telefonica have agreed to merge their British businesses in a $38 billion deal including debt that will step up the challenge to … Business • 07 May 20
O2 and Vodafone extend UK network deal to include 5G Telefonica's O2 and Vodafone have agreed to extend their network partnership in Britain to include 5G to accelerate the deployment of the faster mobile service … Business • 23 Jan 19
O2 to compensate customers after data outage UK mobile operator O2 said today it would compensate customers with phone credit, a day after a software glitch caused smartphone users to lose internet … Business • 07 Dec 18
O2 blames data outage on third-party supplier British mobile telecoms operator O2 said a software issue at a third-party supplier caused a data outage today and it was working to fix the … Business • 06 Dec 18
Takeover of O2 by Three led to higher prices - study New research has found that the takeover of mobile operator O2 by Three here in Ireland led to higher prices for low, medium and high … Business • 03 Jul 18
EU blocks mega sale of UK's O2 to Hutchison The European Union's competition regulator has blocked CK Hutchison Holdings' plan to become Britain's biggest mobile telecoms network operator. Business • 11 May 16
UK watchdog urges block on O2-Three merger UK watchdog the Competition and Markets Authority has urged European regulators to effectively block the £10.3 billion merger of mobile phone networks Three and O2. Business • 11 Apr 16
Three extends its 4G network offer Customers of the Three Ireland mobile network, who were formerly customers of O2 prior to its acquisition, are to finally get access to its high … Business • 11 Jun 15
Telefonica first quarter profit jumps on O2 sale Spain's Telefonica today said its net profit more than doubled in the first quarter thanks to a one-off financial boost from the sale of its … Business • 14 May 15
Hutchison buys Telefonica UK unit for £10 billion Hutchison Whampoa has agreed to buy Telefonica's British mobile unit O2 for up to £10.25 billion. Business • 23 Jan 15
Hutchison ready to enter race for UK mobile firms Hutchison Whampoa, the owner of Britain's fourth largest mobile operator 3 Group, is preparing a bid for EE or O2, several sources familiar with the … Business • 28 Nov 14
BT may offer €6 billion plus shares for O2 BT Group could offer at least €6 billion to Spanish peer Telefonica on top of a 20% stake in its share capital for the O2 … Business • 25 Nov 14
Telefonica in talks to sell O2 to BT Britain's BT Group is in early stage talks with Spain's Telefonica on a deal to buy UK mobile operator O2. Business • 24 Nov 14
Three Ireland to cut 160 jobs after O2 deal Three Ireland has announced a number of redundancies as a result of its recent acquisition and integration of O2. Business • 02 Sep 14
Sky buys O2's broadband accounts in the UK Sky is to become the UK's second-largest broadband provider after agreeing a deal today to buy rival O2's half a million customer accounts. Business • 01 Mar 13
Four telecoms firms pay €854.6m for 4G licences Four telecoms companies will pay the State a total of €854.6m to buy new licences to offer next generation mobile services. News • 15 Nov 12
Four firms to pay €854m for spectrum rights Four telecoms companies will pay the State a total of €854.6m to buy new licences to offer next generation mobile services. Business • 15 Nov 12
O2 seeking 120 Irish redundancies O2 has confirmed it is seeking 120 voluntary redundancies from its Irish workforce of 1,100 people. Business • 04 Apr 12
O2 to seek 120 voluntary redundancies Mobile network O2 has said it is to seek 120 voluntary redundancies. News • 04 Apr 12
