by 21st Century Competition | Jun 30, 2014 | Global Blogs
European Commissioner Joaquin Almunia is looking to tie up loose ends before he exits the position later this year. According to reports, the Commissioner said he hopes to end cases into major banks accused of benchmark interest rate manipulation by October, when he...
by 21st Century Competition | Jun 30, 2014 | Global Blogs
Just two months after Numericable emerged victorious after a bidding war to acquire wireless operator SFR, the French cable company has reportedly struck a deal to acquire Virgin Mobile France. Reports say Carphone Warehouse, which is in the midst of its own takeover...
by 21st Century Competition | Jun 30, 2014 | Global Blogs
As summer holiday planning gets underway, the European Commission has enacted rules that cut wireless roaming fee charges, reports say. The price cuts, which come into effect today, apply to all 28 EU member states, Iceland, Norway and Liechtenstein, though do not...
by 21st Century Competition | Jun 30, 2014 | Global Blogs
Eurotunnel, which late last week said it was blindsided by a ruling by the Competition and Markets Authority ordering the ferry servicer to cease operations on certain routes, has defiantly published its MyFerryLink schedule for the rest of the year, according to...
by 21st Century Competition | Jun 30, 2014 | Global Blogs
Columbia Law School professor and coiner of the term “net neutrality,” Tim Wu,” s running for New York lieutenant governor. Wu has built his platform to focus on net neutrality, reports say, and the importance of antitrust law to reign in dominant companies. Wu will...
by 21st Century Competition | Jun 30, 2014 | Global Blogs
One week after a letter reportedly sent by European Commissioner Joaquin Almunia that hinted more Google probes could be coming, reports say the regulator publically acknowledged that even as a current case with the search giant is wrapping up, the company still faces...
