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South Korea's imposes massive fine on Google for abusing its leadership position

2021-09-14 02:00:00| Total Telecom industry news

South Korea's antitrust regulator, Korea Fair Trade Commission (KFTC), has imposed a fine of $176.64 million on Alphabet's Google for blocking access to the customized versions of its Android operating system (OS) as per a Reuters report. KFTC accuses the internet giant of using its market leadership position to restrict competition in the mobile operating systems market…read more on TotalTele.com »

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Amazon charged with abusing EU competition rules

2020-11-10 14:24:40| BBC News | Business | UK Edition

The EU says the platform is using data on third-party sellers to gain an unfair advantage.

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US takes Google to court for abusing monopoly in search market

2020-10-20 17:57:00| Telecompaper Headlines

(Telecompaper) The US Department of Justice has filed its long-awaited competition case against Google, with the backing of public prosecutors from 11 states. The lawsuit alleges the internet giant unlawfully maintained a monopoly in the search and search advertising markets by entering deals with device manufacturers to make Google the default or exclusive search engine installed on mobile phones and computers.

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TIM fined EUR 116 mln for abusing dominant position in fibre rollout

2020-03-09 09:50:00| Telecompaper Headlines

(Telecompaper) Italian antitrust watchdog AGCM has fined Telecom Italia (TIM) a total of EUR 116 million for abusing its dominant position in the expansion of its fibre-optic broadband network to underserved and rural areas across the country. In a decision issued some 3 years after the investigation was launched, Italy's antitrust authority accused TIM of purposely taking steps to slow down the process of rolling out broadband in so-called digital divide areas by appealing against the tenders launched by the government.

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