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Merger control
Case reference
Ccent/2022/28 - FastFiber / Fibroglobal
Acquiring
Fastfiber - Infraestruturas de Comunicações, S.A.
Description
Joint-venture between PT Portugal, SGPS, S.A., belonging to Altice Portugal, and a fund managed and advised by Morgan Stanley Infrastructure Inc. FastFiber is a fiber optic wholesale operator in Portugal, whose activity consists of providing operators with (i) FTTH (Fibre To The Home) accesses that allow them to develop, in particular, combined offers for their retail customers and differentiate broadband offers fiber broadband for business customers (PON Network - Passive Optical Network Services), and (ii) point-to-point dark fiber connections that allow operators to develop their network and provide customized solutions to their customers (Dark fiber network services).
Acquired
Fibroglobal - Comunicações Eletrónicas, S.A.
Description
Portuguese company active in the management, operation and maintenance of high-speed electronic communications networks in Portugal, operating in two regions - Central Region of Mainland Portugal and the Autonomous Region of the Azores - under public contracts. It also provides, on a more limited basis, dark fiber network services.
Sector
  • Telecommunications & Media
Activity (NACE)
  • J61 - Telecommunications
Applicable legislation
Art. 37(1)(a) and (c) (Law 19)
Notification thresholds
Market Share and Turnover thresholds
Type of merger
Horizontal
Cooperation with sector regulators
  • ANACOM - Portuguese Communications Authority
Status
Closed
Type of Investigation
Phase 1
AdC’s decision
Non-opposition
Case description

The notified concentration consists of the acquisition of sole control over Fibroglobal by Fastfiber. 

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