The Portuguese competition authority AdC is considering forcing Servicos de Telecomunicacoes e Multimedia SGPS to sell off part of the ZON TV Cabo cable network.
Diario Economico says ZON may be obliged to sell its infrastructure in areas where it would run two networks as part of the AdC’s approval of the €60 acquisition of regional operators Pluricanal and Bragatel.
The move would alleviate what AdC is said to believe to be a dominant position. In January media regulator ERC gave its permission for the deal to go ahead.
The purchase of 100% in Bragatel, 92% of Pluricanal Leiria and 98.7% of Pluricanal Santarem would add 164,000 subscribers to the TV Cabo network.
