The first casualties of Europe’s digital decade

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Telecoms and Communications

Region:

Europe

Ben Kara

Reporter

The 'altnets' that challenged Europe’s telecoms incumbents have discovered how fine the margin for error was once interest rates rose and fibre demand fell short. In the UK and Germany, a spate of restructurings point towards the start of a wider shake-out.

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