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SUMMARY:Consolidation vs concentration : key considerations in merger con
 trol trends
DESCRIPTION:Telecommunications infrastructure transactions present compet
 ition authorities with a difficult balancing act: consolidation is often
  necessary to fund network investment and expand connectivity\, but it c
 an also entrench market concentration. Drawing on recent transactions su
 ch as Vodacom/Maziv in South Africa\, this session examines the theories
  of harm arising in the sector\, and how authorities can weigh infrastru
 cture consolidation against concentration concerns — with sector-specifi
 c examples and international perspectives.\n
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