# C_2017052EN.01000601.xml

| 18.2.2017 | EN | Official Journal of the European Union | C 52/6 |
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18.2.2017

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

C 52/6

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Prior notification of a concentration

(Case M.8323 — AT&T/Time Warner)

Candidate case for simplified procedure

(Text with EEA relevance)

(2017/C 52/06)

| 1. | On 10 February 2017, the Commission received notification of a proposed concentration pursuant to Article 4 of Council Regulation (EC) No 139/2004 (1) by which the undertaking AT&T Inc. (‘AT&T’, United States) acquires within the meaning of Article 3(1)(b) of the Merger Regulation control of the whole of the undertaking Time Warner Inc. (‘Time Warner’, United States) by way of purchase of shares. |
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On 10 February 2017, the Commission received notification of a proposed concentration pursuant to Article 4 of Council Regulation (EC) No 139/2004 (1) by which the undertaking AT&T Inc. (‘AT&T’, United States) acquires within the meaning of Article 3(1)(b) of the Merger Regulation control of the whole of the undertaking Time Warner Inc. (‘Time Warner’, United States) by way of purchase of shares.

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| 2. | The business activities of the undertakings concerned are:
  —   for AT&T: provision of global telecommunications and digital entertainment services in the United States and Latin America and of global telecommunications services for business customers in the EEA,
  —   for Time Warner: provision of global media and entertainment services, including pay-television services and production and distribution of television services, feature film and videogames. |
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The business activities of the undertakings concerned are:

—   for AT&T: provision of global telecommunications and digital entertainment services in the United States and Latin America and of global telecommunications services for business customers in the EEA,

for AT&T

—   for Time Warner: provision of global media and entertainment services, including pay-television services and production and distribution of television services, feature film and videogames.

for Time Warner

| 3. | On preliminary examination, the Commission finds that the notified transaction could fall within the scope of the Merger Regulation. However, the final decision on this point is reserved. Pursuant to the Commission Notice on a simplified procedure for treatment of certain concentrations under Council Regulation (EC) No 139/2004 (2) it should be noted that this case is a candidate for treatment under the procedure set out in this Notice. |
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On preliminary examination, the Commission finds that the notified transaction could fall within the scope of the Merger Regulation. However, the final decision on this point is reserved. Pursuant to the Commission Notice on a simplified procedure for treatment of certain concentrations under Council Regulation (EC) No 139/2004 (2) it should be noted that this case is a candidate for treatment under the procedure set out in this Notice.

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| 4. | The Commission invites interested third parties to submit their possible observations on the proposed operation to the Commission.
  Observations must reach the Commission not later than 10 days following the date of this publication. Observations can be sent to the Commission by fax (+32 22964301), by email to COMP-MERGER-REGISTRY@ec.europa.eu or by post, under reference M.8323 — AT&T/Time Warner, to the following address:





  European Commission |
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| Directorate-General for Competition |
| Merger Registry |
| 1049 Bruxelles/Brussel |
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The Commission invites interested third parties to submit their possible observations on the proposed operation to the Commission.

Observations must reach the Commission not later than 10 days following the date of this publication. Observations can be sent to the Commission by fax (+32 22964301), by email to COMP-MERGER-REGISTRY@ec.europa.eu or by post, under reference M.8323 — AT&T/Time Warner, to the following address:

European Commission

Directorate-General for Competition

Merger Registry

1049 Bruxelles/Brussel

BELGIQUE/BELGIË

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(1)  OJ L 24, 29.1.2004, p. 1 (the ‘Merger Regulation’).

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(2)  OJ C 366, 14.12.2013, p. 5.

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