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Old 10-02-2019, 19:54   #8
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Re: Virgin Media possible takeover of KCOM?

It’s an interesting one. KCom sold of their national network and metros to Cityfibre a couple of years ago.

But what they have been doing in Hull is rolling out FTTH for some time.

If they bought it, and i’ve Heard nothing about it - however LG will have some cash when the VF deals in Germany go through, and Mike Fries has intimated the money would be potentially spent on UK acquisitions - it makes sense. They’ve been looking at Hull for sometime in regards to Lightning, problem is they have some Network North Lincolnshire but nothing really in the East Riding. Ideally they would connect Hull via Scunthorpe and Leeds They could get fibre across the Humber Bridge but then it’s a long way to West Yorkshire.

If they were thinking of bringing Lightning to Hull, makes sense, and probably cheaper, to buy the incumbent.

I can see this happening.
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