British regulators approve $19 billion Vodafone-Three mobile merger

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• Vodafone-Three UK merger set to ring changes on Britain’s mobile landscape

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  Vodafone-Three Merger Gets Conditional U.K. Clearance

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  Vodafone boss says prices won't rise after Three 'mega-merger'

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  UK regulator approves £16.5bn combination of Vodafone and Three

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