CMA BLOCKS NEXFIBRE'S £2BN NETOMNIA DEAL
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The UK's Competition and Markets Authority has flagged concerns that Nexfibre Networks' £2 billion acquisition of rival Netomnia could reduce competition in wholesale broadband. The deal would mark the first major consolidation in the UK's growing fiber network market.
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