Save as otherwise provided in the Treaties, any aid granted by a Member State or through State
resources in any form whatsoever which distorts or threatens to distort competition by favouring
certain undertakings or the production of certain goods shall, in so far as it affects trade between
Member States, be incompatible with the internal market.
All it would take is one other telecom provider, not necessary from the UK, to take the government to court.
(, Fri 15 Nov 2019, 20:41, Reply)
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(, Fri 15 Nov 2019, 21:41, Reply)
Last time I checked, Deutsche Telekom were still state-owned, or at least in part. Same with the French and their trains.
(, Fri 15 Nov 2019, 22:25, Reply)
As theoretically, any company could, and indeed does, compete with DT, or, over here, former state owned KPN.
Public transport is a whole different kettle of shit.
(, Sat 16 Nov 2019, 0:11, Reply)