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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]
Capita-IBS merger sent to Competition Commission
News Capita has seen its acquisition of fellow public-sector software and services provider IBS OpenSystems referred to the Competition Commission by the Office of Fair Trading. The fact that we have referred this case, but recently cleared the parallel...
[November 24, 2008, 15:10]
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]
Mobile operators set to receive rate cuts
News The Competition Commission has decided the UK's mobile termination rates — the amount one operator pays another to connect a call over their network — should be cut. In its decision, the Competition Commission has proposed termination rates for...
[January 26, 2009, 7:22]
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]
Project Kangaroo axed by regulators
News Project Kangaroo, a proposed single platform for viewing BBC, ITV and Channel 4 programmes on a computer, has been blocked by the Competition Commission. Commission chairman Peter Freeman said in a statement that the cross-channel, video-on-demand...
[February 4, 2009, 13:33]
Kangaroo technology may bounce back
News The technology developed for the now defunct Kangaroo online TV service could still be used despite the project being blocked by the Competition Commission. Speaking to ZDNet UK's sister site, silicon.com, an ITV spokeswoman said the three...
[February 9, 2009, 8:06]
EC pledges to promote open standards
News In a speech to OpenForum Europe in Brussels on Tuesday, European commissioner for competition policy, Neelie Kroes, said future Commission product procurements would be based on open standards. We all know that the Commission has found competition...
[June 11, 2008, 17:31]
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]
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]
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]
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]
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]
Google-Yahoo deal gets EC antitrust scrutiny
News The European Competition Commission decided in mid-July to open a preliminary investigation into the deal's potential effects on competition in the European market, Jonathan Todd, a spokesman for European competition commissioner Neelie Kroes...
[September 16, 2008, 11:46]
