CMA uprates Netomnia–nexfibre investigation to Phase 2 as altnets call for ‘urgency’

Joe Purnell2026-07-01T14:33:00

Source: Netomnia

Altnet buyer nexfibre gets pragmatic and skips straight to the in-depth competition review, keeping hopes alive for completion before the end of the year. The UK’s fibre scene is set to change, but the CMA will now decide the extent.

This article includes:

Themes: Broadband competition; Competition policy; Fibre broadband; Infrastructure consolidation; Regulatory scrutiny; Telecommunications mergers and acquisitions (M&A); Wholesale broadband.
People: Allison Kirkby; Rajiv Datta; Simon Holden.
Geographic: United Kingdom (UK).
Organisations: Assembly Research; CityFibre; Competition and Markets Authority (CMA); Liberty Global; nexfibre; Netomnia; Openreach; Substantial Group; Telefónica; Virgin Media O2 (VM O2); YouFibre.

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