Category: Global Blogs

Umbrella pricing- Case C-557/12 Kone, or when effectiveness may go too far with little effective consequences (Chillin’ Competition)

Last Thursday the ECJ delivered its –once again remarkably brief (4 pages)- Judgment in Kone, Case C-557/12. In her widely discussed Opinion in this case Advocate General Kokott had raised the stakes, pointing out that “[t]he Court’s Judgment in this case will without doubts be groundbreaking …read more

Czech Republic: Vodafone attacks rivals’ network sharing deal (Competition Policy International)

Vodafone’s wireless operations in the Czech Republic have reportedly filed an antitrust complaint regarding a network sharing deal inked between two of its largest rivals.

Reports say Vodafone is fighting against Telefonica O2 and T-Mobile’s 4G LTE agreement, struck last month that will allow Telefonica O2 and T-Mobile to have access …read more

US: Google to enter disaster relief services with latest acquisition (Competition Policy International)

Google has inked its latest acquisition deal, announcing Tuesday that it plans to acquire Skybox Imagine, according to reports.

Google announced the buyout for $500 million, though is subject to adjustments.

Reports say the transaction, not entirely unexpected among industry experts, will boost Google’s mapping technologies through Skybox’s satellites. Google said the …read more

EU: Euronext spin-off could fetch $2.4B (Competition Policy International)

As IntercontinentalExchange looks to spin-off the Euronext exchange, which it acquired through its purchase of the New York Stock Exchange, reports say ICE expects an initial public offering of Euronext to fetch about $2.4 billion.

ICE first announced plans to float Euronext last month, though reports say it did not come …read more