Australia court approves $10 billion Vodafone-TPG merger, overrules regulator

SYDNEY (Reuters) - An Australian court approved a A$15 billion (£7.8 billion) merger between a unit of Britain's Vodafone Group and internet provider TPG Telecom on Thursday, overruling a regulator and enabling a huge rival to the country's top telcos.A Federal Court judge said a tie-up between Vodafone's joint venture with local telco Hutchison Telecommunications (Australia) Ltd and TPG would not harm competition, rejecting the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission's (ACCC) reason for..