Competition Commission ec
Oracle-Sun deal draws official objections from EC
News According to a Securities and Exchange Commission filing from Sun, the EC has filed a statement of objections, which says the combination of Sun's open source MySQL database product with Oracle's... [10 Nov 2009]
Oracle-Sun deal to go under the EU's microscope
News The in-depth investigation will examine the effect the deal will have on competition in Europe's database market, the European Commission said in a statement. On Thursday, the European... [04 Sep 2009]
EC slams Intel with €1bn antitrust fine
News Intel structured its pricing policy to ensure that a computer manufacturer which opted to buy AMD CPUs for that part of its needs that was open to competition would consequently lose the rebate (or a large part of it)... [13 May 2009]
Mozilla given voice in Europe's Microsoft case
News Mozilla has been granted a seat at the table in the European Commission's antitrust case against Microsoft, an EC source said Tuesday. She wrote that she agrees with the Commission's... [11 Feb 2009]
Ericsson-STMicroelectronics match gets EC seal of approval
News The Commission said in a statement that it sees no threat to "effective competition" from the deal. Investigation revealed that the creation of the joint venture would not give rise to... [28 Nov 2008]
Intel hits back at EC over antitrust claims
News A spokesperson for the EU competition commissioner, Neelie Kroes, told silicon.com sister site ZDNet UK on Thursday that the Commission would "obviously defend [its] side of the story at the Court of... [28 Nov 2008]
EC calls for more cuts on the cost to roam
News A Commission spokesman told silicon.com sister site ZDNet.co.uk on Tuesday: "Tomorrow [Wednesday], we will go [to] the root of the problem - the lack of independence and co-ordination among national telecoms regulators,... [24 Sep 2008]
Fibre era fraught with roadblocks: EC
News The European Commission first proposed reforming the EU Telecoms rules, which have been in place since 2003, in November last year with a view to reinforcing competition and investment as well as... [04 Sep 2008]
EC shies away from data-roaming regulation
News Mobile users should be made more aware of how much data they are using while abroad in Europe, the director general for the information society and media at the European Commission has said. Speaking at a Westminster... [22 Jul 2008]
SMS roaming cuts 'could stifle competition'
News Mobile operator industry body, the GSMA, has poured cold water on plans by European Commission (EC) telecoms commissioner, Viviane Reding, to create a single market for mobile text services in Europe and... [16 Jul 2008]
Mobile operators warn over termination rate cuts
News The Commission has launched a public consultation on the future of voice call termination rates, which will run until 3 September 2008, and Reding said she hopes this will spur competition among... [30 Jun 2008]
EC pledges open standards support
News In a speech to OpenForum Europe in Brussels on Tuesday, European commissioner for competition policy, Neelie Kroes, said future Commission product procurements would be based on open standards. We all... [12 Jun 2008]
IT education organisation takes Microsoft grumbles to EC
News Becta, the organisation that advises the UK government on educational IT, has escalated its complaint over the interoperability of Microsoft's products to the European Commission. However, at the start of this year the... [14 May 2008]
EC: Oracle-BEA gets the go-ahead
News The Commission concluded that the transaction would not significantly impede effective competition in the European Economic Area (EEA) or any substantial part of it. The Commission... [01 May 2008]
EC monopoly warning after record Microsoft fine
News This followed the European Commission's announcement it was slapping a $1.35bn fine against Microsoft for failure to comply with earlier March 2004 antitrust sanctions. And while Kroes characterised the fine as... [28 Feb 2008]
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