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Mobile Phone Firms Referred To Competition Commission
News Oftel announced on Monday that it has formally asked the UK's Competition Commission to investigate whether Vodafone, mmO2, One2One and Orange are charging too much for mobile phone calls between their networks.
[January 7, 2002, 14:34]
EC To Clamp Down On Mobile Roaming Charges
News This issue is already in the hands of the UK's Competition Commission. The European Commission is planning to take action against some mobile phone network operators over the prices consumers are being charged to use their mobile phones when abroad.
[February 28, 2002, 11:02]
Microsoft May Delay Response To EC
News The implementation of a European Commission competition decision against Microsoft could be delayed, according to reports. Last month, the EC's Competition Commission said in a Statement of Objections that Microsoft was abusing its monopoly power...
[September 17, 2003, 14:45]
Monti Promises 'active, Not Activist' EC Competition Policy
News Mario Monti, the competition commissioner for the European Commission, said on Tuesday that European competition policy needs to be "active, but not activist" in promoting a healthy business environment in EC member states.
[November 27, 2001, 12:08]
Commission Silent On Details Of Vista Probe
News On Monday, the Financial Times reported that the European Commission had expanded an anti-competition probe into Vista, as it is concerned about the encryption and handwriting recognition software that is slated to be included in the operating...
[October 3, 2006, 17:00]
Microsoft Lifts Lid On EC Vista Probe
News A senior Microsoft executive has revealed details of the European Commission's anti-competition probe into its upcoming Vista operating system. There were four different areas where the Commission gave feedback on Vista," said Ben Fathi, corporate...
[October 24, 2006, 17:10]
Australia Sets Date For Google Keyword Case
News The Australian Federal Court has set a hearing date for the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission's allegations against Google of misleading and deceptive conduct. Last Friday, Justice James Allsop set a hearing date of 23 June for the...
[November 19, 2007, 11:17]
Intel Responds To EC Antitrust Charges
News According to Commission competition spokesperson Linda Cain, Intel gave a response to the antitrust charges on Monday morning, meeting a deadline set on Friday. The spokeswoman said the next stage in the process would be for the Commission...
[January 7, 2008, 16:35]
UK Signs Up To International Anti-spam Agreement
News The Australian Communications Authority (ACA) and the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission (ACCC) have joined forces with the US Federal Trade Commission, the UK Department of Trade and Industry, the UK Information Commissioner and the...
[July 5, 2004, 10:40]
Pricing Scuppers Media Player-free XP
News The European Commission's attempt to increase competition by forcing Microsoft to offer a version of Windows XP without its Media Player looks increasingly forlorn, with many retailers and computer resellers now having indicated they won't sell...
[June 27, 2005, 17:15]
Outsourcing Deals To Face Greater EC Scrutiny
News New competition guidelines are set to put outsourcing deals under greater scrutiny from European Commission regulators. Suppliers will also need to factor these likely delays into their planning but McDonnell also warned that the Commission may...
[August 30, 2007, 9:00]
EC To Drop Intel Antitrust Investigation
News The European Commission is to drop its competition investigation into Intel, according to reports. An EU source told Reuters on Monday: "The European Commission will soon drop its investigation against Intel Corporation.
[February 4, 2002, 14:12]
ITC Approves NTL-C&W Deal
News The report is a response to the Competition Commission's invitation for representations on the matter form the industry. Last month Secretary of State for Trade and Industry Stephen Byers referred the deal to the Commission over concerns that it...
[December 10, 1999, 15:05]
Groups Seek Extension In EC Microsoft Probe
News A representative for the European Competition Commission declined to comment on the delay requests. The Competition Commission is investigating whether Microsoft used its market dominance in desktop operating systems to unfairly gain share in the...
[January 9, 2002, 11:21]
Europe Won't Back Down On Vista
News The European Commission has refused to sanction Microsoft's release of Vista in Europe, despite the company's promise to make changes to its operating system to try to allay anti-competition concerns.
[October 16, 2006, 17:20]
Intel Raided By EU
News As part of the dawn raids, European Commission officials and national competition authorities from member states descended on several Intel offices, as well as a number of IT companies that manufacture or sell computers, a Commission...
[July 12, 2005, 14:05]
EC Approval Sees Google Seal DoubleClick Deal
News The Commission and the US Federal Trade Commission (FTC) said privacy was outside the scope of a competition review. Google closed its $3.1bn (£1.5bn) acquisition of online-ad delivery company DoubleClick on Tuesday, just hours after the deal won...
[March 12, 2008, 7:28]
Monti's Verdict On Microsoft - Blow By Blow
News The guilty verdict delivered to Microsoft by the European Commission on Wednesday contained three specific demands. As a result of the Commission's remedy, the configuration of such bundles will reflect what consumers want, and not what Microsoft...
[March 24, 2004, 11:30]
US Telecoms Regulators Reveal Contentious Vision
News The new regulations, collected in a massive 576-page document, spell out the Federal Communications Commission's vision for competition between the big local phone companies and their rivals in the data and voice telephony markets.
[August 22, 2003, 11:20]
RealNetworks Cries Foul Over Microsoft Antitrust Case
News RealNetworks has criticised Microsoft for failing to provide a fully functional version of Windows that is unbundled from its media player, twelve months after the European Commission (EC) ruled that Microsoft was stifling competition in the...
[March 23, 2005, 16:40]
