Merger Notification - Announcement according to § 10 Cartel Act
A1 Telekom Austria AG; NTT Austria GmbH
BWB/Z-5139
On 07.12.2020 the Austrian Federal Competition Authority was notified of the following merger:
Planned purchase process
A1 Telekom Austria AG, Vienna, intends to acquire essential assets of NTT Austria GmbH, Vienna. The contemplated transaction concerns the market for the distribution and servicing of PBX systems and related services.
Activity concerned: Section J – Information and communication
Industry sector: J - Information und Kommunikation
Deadline for bringing in an application pursuant to § 11(1) Cartel Act will end on 04.01.2021.
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 05.01.2021 .