Malaysia’s communications regulator approves Celcom and Digi merger

MALAYSIA’S communications regulator on Wednesday said it has approved a merger between Axiata Group’s Celcom and DiGi to create the country’s biggest mobile service operator.

Digi and Celcom are Malaysia’s second- and third-largest mobile service operators, respectively, and the merger will result in the country’s largest mobile service operator, the Malaysian Communications and Multimedia Commission (MCMC) said in a statement. REUTERS