by 21st Century Competition | Jun 25, 2014 | Global Blogs
The Competition Commission of India has reportedly dismissed a complaint against medical equipment maker Wipro GE, filed by a medical practitioner accusing the company of abusing its market dominance. According to reports, the practitioner claimed Wipro sold...
by 21st Century Competition | Jun 25, 2014 | Global Blogs
Vodafone is set to win unconditional approval by the European Commission for its $9.79 billion acquisition of Spain’s largest cable operator Ono, reports say. Three unnamed sources said Wednesday that UK-based Vodafone will not likely be forced to divest assets...
by 21st Century Competition | Jun 25, 2014 | Global Blogs
Telefonica just struck an agreement with competition in Germany in efforts to secure regulatory approval for its acquisition of Royal KPN’s Germany operations. According to reports, Spain’s Telefonica agreed to divest network capacity to Drillisch if the...
by 21st Century Competition | Jun 25, 2014 | Global Blogs
The Australian Competition and Consumer Commission has called for strengthened competition rules to better fight anticompetitive behavior in its submission to the Harper Review of competition policy, reports say. The ACCC’s advocacy for stronger laws to back its...
by 21st Century Competition | Jun 25, 2014 | Global Blogs
The European Commission announced Wednesday it has updated and revised its so-called “safe harbor” rules that set the threshold for what the Commission considers an appreciable restriction of competition when companies make minor agreements between each other. The...
by 21st Century Competition | Jun 25, 2014 | Global Blogs
The head of the largest energy supplier in the UK has told reporters he would welcome a market inquiry from the Competition and Markets Authority. The head of British Gas, Rick Haythornthwait, said he acknowledges a lack of trust among energy consumers of suppliers...
