Orange & T-Mobile to hand back spectrum to ease merger (UK)

www.WirelessFederation.com/news: Orange and T-Mobile have proposed to hand back some of the mobile phone spectrum controlled by them so that it can be used by the rival firms. The move will prevent their planned merger being subjected to a probe by the Office of Fair Trading.

The news of OFT asking the European Commission to investigate the planned merger of the two mobile phone networks instead of the process being dealt with solely by Brussels was welcomed by the consumer group this month.

The merger will create the largest operator in the UK.