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US DoJ preparing new antitrust probe of Google - report
2019-06-03 09:18:00| Telecompaper Headlines
(Telecompaper) The US Justice Department is preparing to launch an antitrust investigation of Google, people familiar with the matter told the Wall Street Journal. According to Reuters, the investigation may centre on whether Google favours its own services over third party providers on its search engine.
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Italian antitrust watchdog approves Sky-Mediaset pay-TV deal with conditions
2019-05-22 14:49:00| Telecompaper Headlines
(Telecompaper) Italian antitrust watchdog AGCM has given its conditional approval to Sky Italia's acquisition of the R2 unit of commercial broadcaster Mediaset but imposed conditions on Sky in view of competition concerns. Above all, AGCM said Sky would be banned from distributing exclusive content on its online video streaming platform for a total of 3 years due to its current dominance of the market and with a view to boosting competition in pay-TV.
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Qualcomm found to violate US antitrust law with excessive licensing fees
2019-05-22 12:35:00| Telecompaper Headlines
(Telecompaper) The US Federal Trade Commission has won a court ruling against Qualcomm that the company abused its dominant position in the smartphone chip market and charged excessive licensing fees. The decision by US District Judge Lucy Koh in San Jose, California was made public late on 21 May, the Wall Street Journal reports.
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SCOTUS Greenlights Apple App Store Antitrust Lawsuit
2019-05-14 14:00:00| TechNewsWorld
The U.S. Supreme Court has given thumbs up for a class action antitrust lawsuit to proceed against Apple for alleged monopolistic practices at its App Store. In the case, Apple Inc. v. Pepper et al., the consumer plaintiffs maintain the Cupertino, California, company has monopolized the retail market for the sale of apps, and that it used its position to charge higher-than-competitive prices.
US Supreme Courts allows app antitrust case to move forward against Apple
2019-05-14 09:24:00| Telecompaper Headlines
(Telecompaper) The US Supreme Court has ruled that people can sue Apple for forcing them to buy apps exclusively on its app store, the Wall Street Journal reported. The App Antitrust suit says apps could be cheaper if software developers could sell them directly and not have to use Apple's app store, where people pay inflated prices.
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