The Australian Competition and Consumer Commission today released a Statement of Issues on the proposed acquisition by FOXTEL Management Pty Limited of AUSTAR United Communications Limited.
The Statement of Issues seeks further information on certain competition issues which have arisen from the ACCC's review to date.
The ACCC invites further submissions from the market in response to the Statement of Issues by 11 August 2011. As a result the ACCC's final decision will be deferred until 8 September 2011.
Submissions can be sent by email to the ACCC at mergers@accc.gov.au.
The Statement of Issues will be available on the public merger register on the ACCC's website, www.accc.gov.au/mergersregister.