Merger Notification - Announcement according to § 10 Cartel Act
A1 Telekom Austria AG; NTT Austria GmbH
BWB/Z-6572
On 08.05.2024 the Austrian Federal Competition Authority was notified of the following merger:
Planned purchase process
A1 Telekom Austria AG, Vienna, intends to acquire 100% of shares in NTT Austria GmbH, Vienna.
The contemplated transaction concerns the market for the distribution of IT products and related services as well as the market for the distribution of PBX systems and related services.
Activity concerned: Telecommunications, software development, IT consulting and the provision of other information technology and computer infrastructure services.
K - TELECOMMUNICATION, COMPUTER PROGRAMMING, CONSULTING, COMPUTING INFRASTRUCTURE AND OTHER INFORMATION SERVICE ACTIVITIES
Deadline for bringing in an application pursuant to § 11(1) Cartel Act will end on 05.06.2024.
Entrepreneurs whose legal or economic interests are affected by the merger can bring in a written statement at the Federal Competition Authority or the Federal Cartel Prosecutor within 14 days from publication date.
Note: The intervening party has no right to a certain treatment of the statement and will not gain a party position.
Non-prohibition of the merger
The Federal Competition Authority and the Federal Cartel Prosecutor have not applied for examination of the merger by the Cartel Court. The standstill obligation (§ 17 (1) Cartel Act) ends with effect from 06.06.2024 .