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EU opens antitrust probe into Danish telecom deal

2015-04-08 14:47:36| Telecom - Topix.net

European Union antitrust regulators have opened a detailed investigation into the planned merger of the Danish operations of Nordic telecom operators TeliaSonera and Telenor , warning the deal could lead to higher prices and less innovation. The proposed deal, announced in December, is the latest to come under scrutiny in Europe's telecom industry, which has been consolidating rapidly as operators seek to scale up and reduce costs.

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EU opens antitrust probe into Danish telecom deal

2015-04-08 13:32:04| IT Services - Topix.net

European Union antitrust regulators have opened a detailed investigation into the planned merger of the Danish operations of Nordic telecom operators TeliaSonera and Telenor , warning the deal could lead to higher prices and less innovation. The proposed deal, announced in December, is the latest to come under scrutiny in Europe's telecom industry, which has been consolidating rapidly as operators seek to scale up and reduce costs.

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Report: EU Prepping for Formal Antitrust Action Against Google

2015-04-02 22:02:33| PC Magazine Software Product Guide

The battle between Google and the EU dates back to 2010, but it might finally be coming to a close.

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EC prepares new antitrust case against Google - report

2015-04-02 08:49:00| Telecompaper Headlines

(Telecompaper) EU competition officials are showing signs of preparing a new antitrust case against Google, the Financial Times reports. In recent weeks the regulator had contact with companies that have complained in the past about unfair competition from Google. The European Commission asked for permission to publish extracts from the confidential complaints lodged by rivals, according to two people who received the requests. Gary Reback, a Silicon Valley lawyer who has represented several Google rivals, said the request to use the information publicly could only mean the EC was preparing to include it in a Commission complaint against Google. An undisclosed number of his clients had received the requests, he said. According to an executive at another company that had been approached by the EC, the extracts the regulators want to publish focus on Google's competition with so-called "vertical", or specialised, search services, such as comparison shopping sites, travel search engines and sites for finding local services. Rivals accuse Google of giving preferential treatment to search results from its own services. Google declined to comment

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The Big Implications of the Google, FTC Antitrust Scandal

2015-03-23 13:00:00| TechNewsWorld

A 160-page report that was far more complete than the FTC no doubt wanted last week was leaked to the media, clearly showcasing that the FTC staff recommended action against Google for anticompetitive practices. The FTC commissioners then decided to let Google off the hook, apparently because it made some minor changes. That move gave the impression that the FTC was effectively in Google's pocket.

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