# C_2004111EN.01000601.xml

| 30.4.2004 | EN | Official Journal of the European Union | C 111/6 |
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30.4.2004

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

C 111/6

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Prior notification of a concentration

(Case No. COMP/M. 3271-Kabel Deutschland/ish)

(2004/C 111/06)

(Text with EEA relevance)

| 1. | On 20 April 2004, the Commission received a notification of a proposed concentration pursuant to Article 4 of Council Regulation (EEC) No 4064/89 (1), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 1310/97 (2), by which the undertaking Kabel Deutschland GmbH, Germany (‘KDG’) acquires indirectly within the meaning of Article 3(1)(b) of the Council Regulation control of the undertakings ish GmbH & Co. KG, Germany, and ish KS NRW GmbH & Co.KG, Germany (the latter two ‘ish’) by way of purchase of shares. |
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On 20 April 2004, the Commission received a notification of a proposed concentration pursuant to Article 4 of Council Regulation (EEC) No 4064/89 (1), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 1310/97 (2), by which the undertaking Kabel Deutschland GmbH, Germany (‘KDG’) acquires indirectly within the meaning of Article 3(1)(b) of the Council Regulation control of the undertakings ish GmbH & Co. KG, Germany, and ish KS NRW GmbH & Co.KG, Germany (the latter two ‘ish’) by way of purchase of shares.

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






  — | KDG: Operation of the broadband cable which formerly belonged to the Deutsche Telekom AG in the regions Hamburg / Schleswig-Holstein / Mecklenburg-Western Pommerania, Lower Saxony / Bremen, Berlin / Brandenburg, Saxony / Saxony-Anhalt / Thuringia, Rhineland-Palatinate / Saarland and Bavaria (transmission of TV-signals, internet) |
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The business activities of the undertakings concerned are:

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KDG: Operation of the broadband cable which formerly belonged to the Deutsche Telekom AG in the regions Hamburg / Schleswig-Holstein / Mecklenburg-Western Pommerania, Lower Saxony / Bremen, Berlin / Brandenburg, Saxony / Saxony-Anhalt / Thuringia, Rhineland-Palatinate / Saarland and Bavaria (transmission of TV-signals, internet)

| — | ish: Operation of the broadband cable which formerly belonged to the Deutsche Telekom AG in North Rhine-Westphalia (transmission of TV-signals, internet) |
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ish: Operation of the broadband cable which formerly belonged to the Deutsche Telekom AG in North Rhine-Westphalia (transmission of TV-signals, internet)

| 3. | On preliminary examination, the Commission finds that the notified concentration could fall within the scope of Regulation (EEC) No 4064/89. However, the final decision on this point is reserved. |
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On preliminary examination, the Commission finds that the notified concentration could fall within the scope of Regulation (EEC) No 4064/89. 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 (fax no. (32-2) 296 43 01 or 296 72 44) or by post, under reference COMP/M. 3271-Kabel Deutschland/ish, to the following address:





  European Commission |
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| Directorate-General for Competition, |
| Merger Registry |
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| B-1049 Brussels |

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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 (fax no. (32-2) 296 43 01 or 296 72 44) or by post, under reference COMP/M. 3271-Kabel Deutschland/ish, to the following address:

European Commission

Directorate-General for Competition,

Merger Registry

J-70

B-1049 Brussels

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(1)  OJ L 395, 30.12.1989 p. 1; corrigendum: OJ L 257, 21.9.1990, p. 13.

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(2)  OJ L 180, 9. 7. 1997, p. 1; corrigendum OJ L 40, 13.2.1998, p. 17.

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