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The UK is cracking down on sales of fraudulent ‘anti-5G’ USB sticks
London’s Trading Standards office, along with City of London police, are attempting to stop the sale of a device a company claims can protect people against the supposed dangers of 5G spectrum. Stephen Knight, operations director for London Trading S… Source
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Liberty’s Virgin Media and Telefonica’s O2 to merge in the UK in $39B deal
The regulators said “NO” when Telefonica tried to combine its O2 operations in the UK with rival carrier, Hutchison-owned Three, back in 2015. But Telefonica didn’t let go of the idea of divestment, and five years later, in the middle of a health pandemic with related threats of a global…
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Virgin Media and O2 announce £31 billion UK merger
The rumors were true: UK broadband provider Virgin Media and telecoms operator O2 are to merge, their parent companies confirmed today. In a statement, Liberty Global and Telefonica said that the deal — which values the 50-50 venture at just over £31… Source
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Virgin and O2 might merge to create a UK telecom giant
Two of the bigger telecoms in the UK are reportedly close to uniting. The Guardian sources say the owners of Virgin Media and O2, Liberty Global and Telefonica, are in talks for a UK joint venture that would unite their mobile, internet and TV effort… Source
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UK carriers would appreciate you not setting cell towers on fire
The arson attacks against 5G masts in the UK have become serious enough that carriers are joining together to put a stop to the incidents. EE, O2, Three and Vodafone have issued a joint statement both urging people not to set fire to cellular masts,… Source
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