SingTel Optus Pty Limited - proposed acquisition of the remaining shares of Virgin Mobile
Summary
SingTel Optus Pty Limited - proposed acquisition of the shares it did not already own in Virgin Mobile
File number
C2005/135
Industry
Mobile telecommunications
Outcome
Not Opposed
Date completed
7th February 2006
Merger type
Horizontal
Market definition
The national market for retail mobile services including services provided on 2G, 2.5G and 3G networks and SMS services, but not including fixed-line services.
Competition analysis
The ACCC decided that the proposed acquisition would be unlikely to result in a substantial lessening of competition in the relevant market as it would only result in a small accretion of market share to SingTel Optus.
