Japan telecom firms challenge $40 billion NTT takeover bid
Japanese telecoms firms appealed Wednesday to the communications ministry over a planned $40-billion takeover of the country’s biggest mobile carrier by its government-backed parent, warning it would “prevent fair competition”.
Date: 2020-11-11
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