High Court orders stay of Vodafone-Sky merger clearance

(Telecompaper) Spark New Zealand has welcomed a High Court decision to order a short-term stay in the event the New Zealand Commerce Commission gives its clearance on 23 February to the proposed merger between Sky Network Television and Vodafone New Zealand. Following applications by Spark, 2 Degrees and Internet NZ, the Court has ruled that Sky and Vodafone are prohibited from completing the merger in reliance on any clearance by the Commission until midnight on the third day after the Commissi