Orange and T-Mobile are in talks that could end up with them becoming merged with a customer base of over 28.4 million and a 37% mobile market share throughout all mobile networks within the UK, overtaking the likes of O2.

France Telecom’s Orange and T-Mobile owned by Deutsche Telekom AG have stated that the integration would cost around £600-£800 million, this would cover decomissioning phone masts, streamlining operations and cutting back on their joint network of high-street shops.

Orange and T-Mobile said their deal – due to be signed by November – would “bring substantial benefits to UK customers”, and promised expanded network coverage, better network quality and improved customer services.

However it is likely that competition authorities in the UK and EU will probe the deal.

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