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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
Business
Mark Sweney

Vodafone-Three merger could add up to £300 a year to mobile bills, says union

Vodafone and Three UK logos
Vodafone and Three UK will have more than 27 million subscribers if they merge. Photograph: Pavlo Gonchar/SOPA Images/Shutterstock

Mobile phone bills could rise by as much as £300 a year as a result of the merger of the UK operations of Vodafone and the owner of Three, a trade union has said.

Unite has been a vocal critic of the proposed deal, which would create the UK’s largest mobile operator, and said that it is a “terrible” deal that also poses risks for national security.

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