Liberty’s Fries dismisses CityFibre ‘sour grapes’ over £2bn nexfibre bulk-up

Richard Agnew2026-03-25T15:54:00

Source: Liberty Global

UK altnet tensions continue to heighten over the competitive implications of planned acquisition of Substantial Group, as Liberty Global CEO hits back at CityFibre over calls for in-depth CMA inquiry.

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Themes: Broadband market; Consolidation; Duopoly; Fibre-to-the-home (FTTH); Game theory; Hybrid fibre-coaxial (HFC); Infrastructure; Merger and acquisition (M&A); Regulation; Wholesale competition.
Events: Global Connectivity Leaders Conference.
People: James Ratzer; Luisa Affuso; Mike Fries; Simon Holden.
Geographic: United Kingdom (UK).
Organisations: Boston Consulting Group (BCG); BT; CityFibre; Competition and Markets Authority (CMA); Global Competition Review; InfraVia; Liberty Global; Netomnia; New Street Research; nexfibre; Ofcom; Openreach; Substantial Group; Telefónica; Virgin Media O2 (VM O2); VodafoneThree.

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