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Prior notification of a concentration (Case COMP/M.3561 — Deutsche Telekom/Eurotel) — Candidate case for simplified procedure Text with EEA relevance
Date: 2004-10-07
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: Internet access provider, economic concentration, exchange of information, merger control, mobile phone, radio telecommunications, telecommunications

7.10.2004

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

C 248/3

Prior notification of a concentration

(Case COMP/M.3561 — Deutsche Telekom/Eurotel)

Candidate case for simplified procedure

(2004/C 248/03)

(Text with EEA relevance)

1.
On 27 September 2004, 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 Slovak
Telecom a.s. (‘Slovak Telecom’, Slovakia), controlled by Deutsche Telekom (‘DT’, Germany), acquires within
the meaning of Article 3(1)(b) of the Council Regulation control of the whole of the undertaking EuroTel
Bratislava a.s. (‘EuroTel’, Slovakia), currently a joint venture controlled by Slovak Telecom and Atlantic
West, in turn a joint venture between Verizon (USA) and AT & T (USA), by way of purchase of shares.

2.

The business activities of the undertakings concerned are:

— for undertaking Slovak Telecom: products and services for fixed voice and data communications,

— for undertaking DT: fixed and mobile telecommunication, internet access services, IT solutions and

communications technology,

— for undertaking EuroTel: mobile voice and data services.

3.
On preliminary examination, the Commission finds that the notified transaction could fall within the
scope of Regulation (EC) No 139/2004. 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 the Notice.

The Commission invites interested third parties to submit their possible observations on the proposed

4.
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 +32/2/2964301 or 2967244) or by post,
under reference number COMP/M.3561 — Deutsche Telekom/Eurotel, to the following address:

European Commission
Directorate-General for Competition,
Merger Registry
J-70
B-1049 Bruxelles/Brussel

(1) OJ L 24, 29.1.2004, p. 1.
(2) Available on DG COMP website:

http://europa.eu.int/comm/competition/mergers/legislation/consultation/simplified_tru.pdf.