# C_2013072EN.01001701.xml

| 12.3.2013 | EN | Official Journal of the European Union | C 72/17 |
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12.3.2013

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

C 72/17

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Prior notification of a concentration

(Case COMP/M.6880 — Liberty Global/Virgin Media)

(Text with EEA relevance)

2013/C 72/09

| 1. | On 6 March 2013, the Commission received a notification of a proposed concentration pursuant to Article 4 of Council Regulation (EC) No 139/2004 (1) by which the undertaking Liberty Global Inc. (‘LGI’, USA) through its wholly-owned subsidiary Liberty Global Corporation Limited, acquires within the meaning of Article 3(1)(b) of the Merger Regulation control of the whole of the undertaking Virgin Media Inc. (‘Virgin Media’, USA) by way of purchase of shares. |
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On 6 March 2013, the Commission received a notification of a proposed concentration pursuant to Article 4 of Council Regulation (EC) No 139/2004 (1) by which the undertaking Liberty Global Inc. (‘LGI’, USA) through its wholly-owned subsidiary Liberty Global Corporation Limited, acquires within the meaning of Article 3(1)(b) of the Merger Regulation control of the whole of the undertaking Virgin Media Inc. (‘Virgin Media’, USA) by way of purchase of shares.

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| 2. | The business activities of the undertakings concerned are:






  — | for LGI: international broadband cable operator offering video, voice and internet services to its customers, |
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The business activities of the undertakings concerned are:

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for LGI: international broadband cable operator offering video, voice and internet services to its customers,

| — | for Virgin Media: digital media and communications operator providing broadband, Pay TV, mobile telephony and fixed line telephony services to business and residential customers in the UK. |
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for Virgin Media: digital media and communications operator providing broadband, Pay TV, mobile telephony and fixed line telephony services to business and residential customers in the UK.

| 3. | On preliminary examination, the Commission finds that the notified transaction could fall within the scope the EC Merger Regulation. However, the final decision on this point is reserved. |
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On preliminary examination, the Commission finds that the notified transaction could fall within the scope the EC Merger Regulation. However, the final decision on this point is reserved.

| 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 e-mail to COMP-MERGER-REGISTRY@ec.europa.eu or by post, under reference number COMP/M.6880 — Liberty Global/Virgin Media, to the following address:





  European Commission |
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| Directorate-General for Competition |
| Merger Registry |
| J-70 |
| 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 e-mail to COMP-MERGER-REGISTRY@ec.europa.eu or by post, under reference number COMP/M.6880 — Liberty Global/Virgin Media, to the following address:

European Commission

Directorate-General for Competition

Merger Registry

J-70

1049 Bruxelles/Brussel

BELGIQUE/BELGIË

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

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