Does The Celcom-Digi Merger Harm Consumer Interests?

P. Gunasegaram, Independent business writer

01-Jul-22 07:45

Does The Celcom-Digi Merger Harm Consumer Interests?

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The Malaysian Communications and Multimedia Commission (MCMC) has greenlighted the proposed merger of Celcom and Digi, which will see the currently second and third largest telco providers combine to dominate market share. Have all the consumer risks of the merger been factored by the regulator? Business writer P. Gunasegaram weighs in with his concerns.

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Categories: markets, Corporates

Tags: digi, axiata, merger, malaysian communications and multimedia commission (mcmc),

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