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D-Day looms for TPG on Vodafone merger ban

A $15 billion merger and the ACCC's reputation for merger rulings will be riding on a three-week federal court case starting next Tuesday. Vodafone and TPG are challenging the ACCC ban on their merger.

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TPG Telecom has given a taste of what will happen next week in the much anticipated Federal Court case challenging the competition regulator’s ban on TPG’s $15billion merger with Vodafone Australia.

The case, which is being heard by competition specialist, Justice John Middleton, is a test of the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission’s ’s new approach to merger approvals.

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Tony Boyd is the former Chanticleer columnist. He has more than 35 years' experience as a finance journalist. Connect with Tony on Twitter. Email Tony at tony.boyd@afr.com

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