Future Of British Business

Vodafone Confirms Potential Merger With Rival Three UK

  • Vodafone CEO Nick Read facing pressure from shareholders
  • Combination of Vodafone and Three UK has been long speculated

A sign outside a Three mobile phone store, operated by CK Hutchison Holdings Ltd., in London, UK.

Photographer: Jason Alden/Bloomberg
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Vodafone Group Plc said it’s in discussions with Three UK-owner CK Hutchison Holdings Ltd. about combining their British businesses, a long-speculated tie-up that would create the UK’s largest mobile operator.