Home Business Australia competition watchdog blocks $11 bln Vodafone unit-TPG Telecom merger Business Australia competition watchdog blocks $11 bln Vodafone unit-TPG Telecom merger By Genpie - May 8, 2019 190 0 Facebook Twitter Google+ Pinterest WhatsApp Australia’s competition regulator blocked a proposed A$15 billion ($11 billion) merger between TPG Telecom Ltd and a Vodafone Group unit on Wednesday, sending shares of companies on both sides of the deal tumbling.