# C_2015281EN.01000701.xml

| 26.8.2015 | EN | Official Journal of the European Union | C 281/7 |
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26.8.2015

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

C 281/7

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Prior notification of a concentration

(Case M.7637 — Liberty Global/BASE Belgium)

(Text with EEA relevance)

(2015/C 281/07)

| 1. | On 17 August 2015, 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 Telenet Group Holding NV (‘Telenet’, Belgium), controlled by Liberty Global plc (United Kingdom), acquires within the meaning of Article 3(1)(b) of the Merger Regulation control of the whole of the undertaking BASE Company NV (‘BASE’, Belgium), by way of purchase of shares. |
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On 17 August 2015, 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 Telenet Group Holding NV (‘Telenet’, Belgium), controlled by Liberty Global plc (United Kingdom), acquires within the meaning of Article 3(1)(b) of the Merger Regulation control of the whole of the undertaking BASE Company NV (‘BASE’, Belgium), by way of purchase of shares.

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| 2. | The business activities of the undertakings concerned are:
  —   for Telenet: Telenet is a cable network operator in Belgium specialising in the supply of fixed internet, fixed telephony services and cable television to customers throughout Flanders and parts of Brussels. It also operates a number of pay TV channels and video-on-demand (‘VOD’) services. Telenet also offers mobile telecommunications services as a virtual mobile network operator in Belgium, and supplies professional communication services to businesses in Belgium and Luxembourg,
  —   for BASE: BASE is a mobile network operator that offers mobile telecommunications services in Belgium. BASE also offers wholesales access to its network to mobile virtual network operators in Belgium. |
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The business activities of the undertakings concerned are:

—   for Telenet: Telenet is a cable network operator in Belgium specialising in the supply of fixed internet, fixed telephony services and cable television to customers throughout Flanders and parts of Brussels. It also operates a number of pay TV channels and video-on-demand (‘VOD’) services. Telenet also offers mobile telecommunications services as a virtual mobile network operator in Belgium, and supplies professional communication services to businesses in Belgium and Luxembourg,

for Telenet

—   for BASE: BASE is a mobile network operator that offers mobile telecommunications services in Belgium. BASE also offers wholesales access to its network to mobile virtual network operators in Belgium.

for BASE

| 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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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.

| 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 number M.7637 — Liberty Global/BASE Belgium, to the following address:





  European Commission |
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| Directorate-General for Competition |
| Merger Registry |
| 1049 Bruxelles/Brussel |
| BELGIQUE/BELGIË |

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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 number M.7637 — Liberty Global/BASE Belgium, 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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