Europe has a go at fining Altice for breaking merger rules

The European Commission has cast a suspicious eye over Altice, as it begins an investigation as to whether it began the takeover process of PT Portugal prior to receiving approval from the overseer.
The Commission (hereafter known as the Gaggle of Red-tapers) has accused Altice of putting itself into a position to influence the strategy of the Portuguese telco prior to antitrust authorities giving the go-ahead for the deal. Altice informed the Gaggle of its intentions to acquire PT Portugal in F