U.K. Carrier Three Calls for Caps on Wireless Spectrum Sales
- ‘Strategic bidding’ by Vodafone, EE denies others: Three CEO
- Three U.K.’s Dyson: Could double customers in three years
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Three U.K., the mobile-phone carrier blocked from merging with rival O2 earlier this year, called on British regulators to cap purchases of new wireless spectrum so the smaller companies can compete with Vodafone Group Ltd. and BT Group Plc’s EE.
“Strategic bidding” by Vodafone and EE, whose former-monopoly parent still controls the U.K.’s fixed-line network, denies Three and O2 access to more capacity, Chief Executive Officer David Dyson told reporters Tuesday in London. He said the two larger companies are taking advantage of weaknesses at Ofcom and said Three supports government plans to strengthen the U.K.’s telecom regulator’s mandate.