TeliaSonera and Telenor have submitted proposed concessions on their planned Denmark merger to the European Commission.
The pair offered concessions last week, the Commission said, without providing any further information.
Telenor and TeliaSonera, which operates as Telia in Denmark, unveiled plans to merge their Danish operations into a 50:50 joint venture late last year.
The Commission opened an investigation into the deal in April, expressing concerns that it could reduce competition in the Danish mobile market and lead to higher prices for consumers. The Commission warned that the market’s smallest player 3 and incumbent operator TDC could str uggle to compete with the merged entity.
The European Commission laid out its objections to the deal in June.
Telenor and TeliaSonera have remained upbeat throughout, insisting that the merger will be beneficial to competition in Denmark. The pair claim that together they will have the scale to invest, enabling them to compete on price, quality and innovation.
A TeliaSonera spokesman told Reuters last week that the concessions offered to the European Commission are designed to protect competition, but did not elaborate on the content of the offer.
He added that the telco expects to get the go-ahead for the deal before the end of the year.
