O2 and Virgin Media to merge operations?

[pgn]

Here's an interesting snippet from the headlines this morning - what are the chances? 

https://www.theguardian.com/business/2020/may/01/virgin-and-o2-plan-merger-to-challenge-sky-and-bt

[Cleoriff]

Interesting to see if that happens @pgn 

O2's last proposed merger with Three was blocked!

[pgn]

I think Virgin Media's mobile service is a toy, lacks the coverage up here - O2/Telefonica's coverage is much better than most of the rest. As a VM broadband customer, I am not sure how I feel about being forced to put my evening entertainment and my daytime amusement into the same pot... 🤔

More here from Reuters:  https://uk.mobile.reuters.com/article/amp/idUKKBN22D5WI

[Cleoriff]

And now it's happened.

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-52570593 

[pgn]

And what it is likely to mean... 

https://bloom.bg/2W9d8Ht

(shortened due to da stoopid Forum PersonalInfoFilter that mangles the proper url😭) 

[pgn]

And this May sees the departure of the O2 chief, Mark Evans, as the O2 merger with Virgin gets the seal if approval.

• Virgin Media and O2 merger cleared by competition watchdog https://www.theguardian.com/business/2021/apr/14/virgin-media-and-o2-merger-cleared-by-competition-w...

Not sure what happens to the Telefonica bit, tbh...

Could it be called "Oxygin", or "Virgifónica" 🤔...

[Cleoriff]

According to @jonsie's post here https://community.o2.co.uk/t5/Other-Products-and-Services/O2-to-be-an-MVNO/m-p/1454300/emcs_t/S2h8ZW... 

It looks as if O2 will become an MVNO!

[pgn]

Not so sure, having read @jonsie's post aagain, and commented 😉