Deutsche Telekom welcomes German cartel office move on Vodafone-Liberty

FRANKFURT (Reuters) - Deutsche Telekom CEO Tim Hoettges welcomed a request by Germany's cartel office to rule on Vodafone's proposed takeover of Liberty Global's German unit, and reiterated his opposition to the deal."I expressly welcome this," Hoettges said of the request regarding the deal, which is currently before European Union regulators in Brussels, siding with other German critics of the combination.Hoettges said the $26 billion takeover by Telekom's U.S. unit T-Mobile of Sprint Corp..