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LetterOne challenges UK national security sale of broadband provider

Group backed by sanctioned Russian oligarchs seeks to reverse forced Upp divestiture
LetterOne acquired Upp in 2021 as part of a promised £1bn plan to build a regional British broadband network to compete with BT that aimed to cover 1mn premises in eastern England by 2025

LetterOne, the investment group backed by Russian oligarchs who are under sanctions, has launched a legal challenge to overturn the decision taken by the UK government on national security grounds to force the sale of its broadband business Upp.

The claim for a judicial review will be a test for the UK’s National Security and Investment Act, which has so far been used only five times to block acquisitions of a business since it came into force at the start of last year. Four of those involved Chinese companies.

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