Deutsche Telekom examines merger with T-Mobile US
Combined company might seek a listing in the US and Europe
Combined company might seek a listing in the US and Europe

Tim Höttges must win support from the German government to secure landmark $267bn deal for T-Mobile US

A bigger priority is completing the single market and streamlining corporate law

Document formalising last month’s deal delayed by squabbles over language on ‘non-tariff barriers’, the bloc’s officials say

In Europe the reliance on American digital services is now so profound that daily life would almost cease to function without them

The EU’s rewrite of merger guidelines has become a battleground for how much leeway companies should have on M&A

Telecoms titan could create new venture or buy virtual network operator as likes of Revolut and Monzo enter market