Australia's TPG Telecom, Vodafone's local units to merge

(Reuters) - Australia's TPG Telecom Ltd and Vodafone Group's local business units said on Thursday they had agreed to merge, with the combined entity sporting an enterprise value of A$15 billion (8.42 billion pounds), in a consolidation to take on bigger telecom rivals like Telstra and Optus.The new entity will assume TPG's name and will be listed on the Australian Securities Exchange, with TPG shareholders holding 49.9 percent and Vodafone owning the remainder.Directors of TPG backed the..