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Article | 25/05/2012 Huawei files antitrust complaint with EC against InterDigital
Chinese communications equipment company Huawei Technologies has filed an antitrust complaint with the European Commission against patent company Inte...
Article | 24/05/2012 Apple claims US government sides with monopoly in e-book case
The U.S. government has sided with monopoly rather than competition in bringing a case of e-book price-fixing against Apple, the company said in a fil...
Article | 21/05/2012 EU offers Google a chance to avoid fines over four antitrust concerns
Google has "a matter of weeks" to address four antitrust issues identified by European Union antitrust regulators. If Google addresses these issues th...
Article | 21/05/2012 EU offers Google a chance to avoid fines over four antitrust concerns
Google has "a matter of weeks" to address four antitrust issues identified by European Union antitrust regulators. If Google addresses these issues th...
Article | 16/05/2012 EU to 'remain vigilant' on Microsoft's browser commitments
Regulators in Europe said Tuesday they will watch closely to make sure Microsoft complies with its commitments to ensure competition in the browser ma...
Article | 15/05/2012 New coalition opposes Verizon and cable spectrum deals
A proposed sale of mobile spectrum from a group of cable providers to Verizon Wireless, along with accompanying marketing and research agreements, wil...
Article | 8/05/2012 Senator questions whether Comcast is following NBC merger conditions
A U.S. senator has urged the U.S. Department of Justice and the U.S. Federal Communications Commission to investigate whether Comcast is violating con...
Article | 1/05/2012 Hitachi-LG Data Storage exec pleads guilty to price-fixing
An executive with Hitachi-LG Data Storage (HLDS) has agreed to plead guilty and serve time in a U.S. prison for his participation in a series of consp...
Article | 17/04/2012 EU investigates UK mobile payments plan
Europe's competition watchdog has opened an in-depth investigation into plans by three telecommunications companies to create a joint "mobile wallet" ...
Article | 12/04/2012 DOJ's antitrust case may have huge implications for publishing
The U.S. Department of Justice's antitrust lawsuit against Apple and five book publishers over alleged e-book price fixing means that the publishers h...
Article | 12/04/2012 DOJ files e-book price-fixing lawsuit against Apple, publishers
The U.S. Department of Justice has filed an antitrust lawsuit against Apple and five large publishers, accusing the companies of working together to r...
Article | 12/04/2012 DOJ files e-book price fixing lawsuit against Apple
The U.S. Department of Justice has filed an antitrust lawsuit against Apple and five book publishers for alleged e-book price fixing the Wall Street J...
Article | 10/04/2012 Consumer group: E-book price fixing costs big bucks
E-book price fixing will cost consumers more than US$200 million this year, and U.S. antitrust authorities should take action against Apple and a grou...
Article | 3/04/2012 Expedia, Tripadvisor file antitrust complaints against Google in Europe
TripAdvisor and Expedia are the two latest companies to complain to Europe's competition regulators about Google.
Article | 3/04/2012 European Commission opens antitrust investigation of Motorola Mobility
Europe's top competition regulator has launched two antitrust investigations into Motorola Mobility.