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Trump's nemesis in Europe: Why Spain's Sanchez is calling a snap election
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Amin Nasser says ‘system is already straining’ and ‘replenishing inventories could take up to two years’ The UK’s telecoms regulator Ofcom has welcomed the deal. Dame Melanie Dawes , Ofcom’s chief executive, said: After a prolonged period of uncertainty around TalkTalk Group’s future, we welcome the prospect of a commercial solution that protects customers and secures continuity of critical communications services. The transaction will now be subject to the appropriate clearances and we’ll be working closely with the government and the Competition and Markets Authority during that process. Existing regulatory obligations will continue to apply. We’ll keep a close eye on the transition to protect consumers and competition, and we have written to BT today to underline our expectations. TalkTalk’s 1.5 million customers will want to know what this morning’s news means for them. The short ans