M&A & Investments Verizon has been approved by regulators for its $20 billion acquisition of fiber provider Frontier Communications. The approval requires that Verizon will expand affordable voice and broadband options for its new customers. Financials Ericsson is planning another large job-cutting round and will assess 1,600 positions in Sweden. “The proposed staff reduction is part of global initiatives to improve cost position while maintaining investments critical to Ericsson’s technology leadership,” the vendor said. Rakuten Mobile is offering incentives to new subscribers by providing better deposit rates for services at Rakuten Bank. Legal & Regulatory French regulator CNIL has fined French MNO Free Mobile and sister company and fixed-line operator Free €42 million for GDPR violations, which led to a…