Vodafone s new CEO Margherita Della Valle said the deal was a "game changer" in its home market, and that it was good news for customers, the country and competition.
Vodafone and CK Hutchison finally unveiled the £15 billion merger of their British mobile operations on Wednesday, saying the creation of a new market lead..
The long-awaited deal will now trigger prolonged scrutiny by the anti-trust regulator into whether an operator with 27 million customers can damage competition.