根据Caleb Mutua Bonds的报道，周一维珍媒体O2的债券价格再次创下新低，延续了近期以来的下跌趋势。
此前，英国竞争监管机构对这两家宽带网络运营商的合并计划表示担忧。
Bonds from units of Virgin Media O2 hit fresh record lows on Monday, extending recent losses after the UK’s competition watchdog expressed concerns around a proposed combination of two other broadband-network operators.
根据Trace的数据，维珍媒体金融公司发行的债券在美国高收益市场中表现最为疲软，其5%利率的债券价格下跌了8美分，至纽约时间上午9:40时为42美分。
Notes issued by Virgin Media Finance Plc were the leading decliners in the US high-yield market, with its 5% bond plunging 8 cents to 42 cents as of 9:40 a.m. in New York, according to Trace data.
在欧洲，Vmed O2 UK Financing发行的2032年到期债券价格下跌了5.8欧分，至70.7欧分（根据彭博社的数据）。
In Europe, a note due in 2032 from Vmed O2 UK Financing slumped 5.8 cents on the euro to 70.7 cents, data compiled by Bloomberg show.
英国竞争与市场管理局周五发布的初步调查结果显示，Nexfibre Networks Ltd.以20亿英镑（26.4亿美元）收购竞争对手Netomnia Ltd.的交易可能会减少英国批发宽带市场的竞争，从而威胁到这个竞争激烈的光纤市场的首次重大整合。
Interim findings published on Friday by the Competition and Markets Authority said that joint venture Nexfibre Networks Ltd.’s £2 billion ($2.64 billion) deal for rival Netomnia Ltd. could reduce competition in the UK’s wholesale broadband network — potentially threatening the first major consolidation in the crowded fiber market.
维珍媒体由Liberty Global Ltd.和Telefonica SA共同持有，这两家公司也是Nexfibre的股东之一。
Virgin Media is owned by Liberty Global Ltd. and Telefonica SA, which are two of the three owners of Nexfibre.
维珍媒体将通过此次收购获得Netomnia控股公司的服务提供商资产。
Virgin Media would buy interest service providers from Netomnia’s holding company as part of the deal.
彭博社电信分析师Erhan Gurses在报告中指出，这一初步调查结果对维珍媒体的转型计划是一个重大挫折。
The provisional finding is a significant setback to Virgin Media’s turnaround plan, Bloomberg intelligence telecom analyst Erhan Gurses wrote in a note Friday.
如果Nexfibre/Netomnia交易受阻，维珍媒体将失去约9.5亿英镑的净现金用于降低负债，同时需要增加光纤升级的资本支出，不过部分避免的批发费用可以部分抵消这一影响。
A block to the Nexfibre/Netomnia deal would forgo about £950 million of net cash available for Virgin Media’s deleveraging and leave more fiber-upgrade capital spending at the firm, though avoided wholesale fees partly offset the hit, he added.