(Reuters) – Vodafone and CK Hutchison are close to agreeing a 15 billion pounds (about $19 billion) combination of their UK telecoms businesses that would create the country’s biggest mobile operator, the Financial Times reported on Thursday, citing three people close to the matter. ($1 = 0.7948 pounds)
(Reporting by Akriti Sharma in Bengaluru; Editing by Savio D’Souza)