# C_2017047EN.01000701.xml

| 14.2.2017 | EN | Official Journal of the European Union | C 47/7 |
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Prior notification of a concentration

(Case M.8284 — Deutsche Telekom/Orange/BuyIn)

(Text with EEA relevance)

(2017/C 47/07)

| 1. | On 6 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 undertakings Deutsche Telekom AG (‘DT’) (Germany) and Orange S.A. (‘Orange’) (France) convert their existing non-full-function joint venture, BuyIn SA/NV (‘BuyIn’) (Belgium) into a joint venture performing on a lasting basis all the functions of an autonomous economic entity, within the meaning of Article 3(4) of the Merger Regulation. |
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| 2. | The business activities of the undertakings concerned are:
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DT is a provider of telecommunication services at both wholesale and retail level (fixed and mobile telephony, fixed broadband internet services) in more than 50 countries. —
Orange is a provider of telecommunication services at both wholesale and retail level (fixed and mobile telephony, fixed broadband internet services) in more than 30 countries. —
BuyIn is active in the provision of procurement-related services for certain products (network technology, digital home & platform, customer equipment, IT products and services) used by DT and Orange in their respective telecommunications businesses. As a result of the Transaction, BuyIn will also provide similar services to third parties. | — | DT is a provider of telecommunication services at both wholesale and retail level (fixed and mobile telephony, fixed broadband internet services) in more than 50 countries. | — | Orange is a provider of telecommunication services at both wholesale and retail level (fixed and mobile telephony, fixed broadband internet services) in more than 30 countries. | — | BuyIn is active in the provision of procurement-related services for certain products (network technology, digital home & platform, customer equipment, IT products and services) used by DT and Orange in their respective telecommunications businesses. As a result of the Transaction, BuyIn will also provide similar services to third parties. |
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| — | DT is a provider of telecommunication services at both wholesale and retail level (fixed and mobile telephony, fixed broadband internet services) in more than 50 countries. | | | | | | |
| — | Orange is a provider of telecommunication services at both wholesale and retail level (fixed and mobile telephony, fixed broadband internet services) in more than 30 countries. | | | | | | |
| — | BuyIn is active in the provision of procurement-related services for certain products (network technology, digital home & platform, customer equipment, IT products and services) used by DT and Orange in their respective telecommunications businesses. As a result of the Transaction, BuyIn will also provide similar services to third parties. | | | | | | |

| 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. |
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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.8284 — Deutsche Telekom/Orange/BuyIn, to the following address:
European Commission Directorate-General for Competition Merger Registry 1049 Bruxelles/Brussel BELGIQUE/BELGIË | European Commission | Directorate-General for Competition | Merger Registry | 1049 Bruxelles/Brussel | BELGIQUE/BELGIË |
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| 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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