Category: Global Blogs

Australia: Telstra slammed for dominance abuse (Competition Policy International)

Telco giant Telstra has been targeted for abusing its market dominance by rival Macquarie Telcom, reports say.

Macquarie filed a complaint with the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission against Telstra, arguing that the company has abused its market power to force sub-standard service on its customers. Specifically, the complaint says, Telstra …read more

Brazil: Oi says merger target hid debts (Competition Policy International)

Brazil wireless operator Oi is claiming that Portugal Telecom failed to disclose debts until after the companies already merged, reports say.

Portugal Telecom reportedly did not notify Oi of its investment in the holding company of a major shareholder, which is under investigation for financial irregularities. Portugal Telecom acquired $1.22 billion …read more

US: Discount retailer sues Apple, Amazon (Competition Policy International)

A discount online retailer known as Hard 2 Find Accessories is suing both Apple and Amazon, accusing the conglomerates of illegally conspiring to un-list Hard 2 Find products.

According to reports, Hard 2 Find says Amazon unfairly blocked its seller account, which listed discount Apple products. Legal documents say Apple believed …read more

Germany: Probe launched into Berlin gas network license (Competition Policy International)

Germany’s Federal Cartel Office announced last week that it has opened an investigation into plans to award Berlin Energie a major gas network operating license following a complaint from a private sector rival.

Private firm GASAG and its subsidiary NBB reportedly filed a complaint with regulators over the license, which would …read more