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Exploitative abuses of a dominant position

  • McDermott Will & Emery
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  • European Union
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  • August 31 2011

Although the application of Article 102 the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union (TFEU), which prohibits the abuse of a dominant position, has been concerned mainly with exclusionary abuses, two recent casesconcerning Qualcomm and Rambusappear to indicate that the European Commission is shifting its focus from exclusionary abuses to exploitative abuses

European developments impacting dominant, vertically integrated operators the TeliaSonera judgment

  • McDermott Will & Emery
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  • European Union, Sweden
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  • March 10 2011

On 17 February 2011, the European Court of Justice (ECJ) - on a reference for a preliminary ruling by the Stockholm District Court (SDC) - clarified, and indeed expanded upon, the scope of the law in relation to pricing practices of vertically integrated companies

European distribution: antitrust pitfalls arising out of warranty repair services

  • McDermott Will & Emery
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  • European Union
  • -
  • October 19 2010

In the context of its preliminary antitrust investigation into Apple's iPhone guarantee policies, the European Commission has confirmed that, in order not to infringe competition rules, suppliers should provide EU-wide warranty services, regardless of the EUEEA country where the product was purchased

Commission consults on regulatory strategy to promote broadband

  • McDermott Will & Emery
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  • European Union
  • -
  • June 19 2009

The European Commission has launched a public consultation on its revised draft Recommendation for the regulation of next generation access (NGA) broadband networks

ECJ rules that a single meeting between competitors may constitute a cartel

  • McDermott Will & Emery
  • -
  • European Union, Netherlands
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  • June 12 2009

The European Court of Justice (ECJ) has ruled that a single meeting between five Dutch mobile phone operators, in which the companies discussed cutting the fees paid to phone dealers for subscriptions, is sufficient to establish a concerted practice in breach of competition rules

Commission consults on state aid for broadband

  • McDermott Will & Emery
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  • European Union
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  • May 29 2009

The European Commission has published draft guidelines on public funding of broadband networks under the State aid rules

Commission consults on State aid for broadband

  • McDermott Will & Emery
  • -
  • European Union
  • -
  • May 29 2009

The European Commission has published draft guidelines on public funding of broadband networks under the State aid rules

Commission launches infringement case against Slovakia over independence of regulator

  • McDermott Will & Emery
  • -
  • European Union, Slovakia
  • -
  • May 22 2009

The European Commission considers that the decision of the Slovak Parliament to dismiss the chairman of the national telecoms regulator (TÚRS) represents a serious violation of its independence

ECJ dismisses Bouygues Telecom’s appeal on 3G licences

  • McDermott Will & Emery
  • -
  • European Union, France
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  • April 24 2009

The European Court of Justice (ECJ) has upheld a Court of First Instance (CFI) judgment, which found that the retroactive reduction of fees due by Orange and SFR did not constitute State aid and was not discriminatory

European Parliament approves proposal on roaming charges in the European Union

  • McDermott Will & Emery
  • -
  • European Union
  • -
  • April 24 2009

The European Parliament has voted in favour of new EU rules on SMS and data roaming, proposed by the European Commission in September 2008