Viasat/Inmarsat Raises Antitrust Worries, EC Says
The European Commission is concerned Viasat's proposed buy of Inmarsat could hurt competition in provision of in-flight connectivity to commercial airlines, it said Monday, announcing an investigation under EU merger regulations. The two geostationary orbit system operators are close competitors…
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in the European Economic Area and globally for supply of in-flight connectivity, and there are few alternative suppliers, it said. The in-flight connectivity market has high technological and regulatory barriers to entry, it said. It said its investigation would look at whether non-geostationary orbit operators are likely to represent enough competitive pressure on New Viasat. It said it has a June 29 deadline for its investigation.