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SingTel's OpenNet acquisition   The Infocomm Development
Authority of Singapore (IDA) is seeking public feedback on
SingTel's proposed acquisition of the country's fiber broadband
network builder OpenNet through its business trust.  The review
comes amid public scrutiny on whether the deal might result in
giving SingTel an unfair advantage against other Internet
service providers such as M1, StarHub and other new players.
This, despite SingTel's assurance it will only retain an
economic interest in the entity without any effective control,
and remain operationally separate.  IDA will ensure that the
proposed transaction does not result in a substantial lessening
of market competition or harms the public interest, it said in a
statement on Wednesday.  The regulator added it reserved the
right to impose conditions on the transaction, which could
include the divestiture of certain operations or assets