Competition Commission
Competition Commission backs mobile price cap
News The Competition Commission has backed Oftel's attempts to cap the cost of making mobile phone calls to the other networks. Yesterday the Commission went some way to endorsing this by... [24 Jul 2002]
Project Kangaroo shot dead by Competition Commission
News Project Kangaroo, a proposed single platform for viewing BBC, ITV and Channel 4 programmes on a computer, has been blocked by the Competition Commission. Commission chairman Peter... [04 Feb 2009]
OFT refers Capita IBS deal to Competition Commission
News Capita has seen its acquisition of fellow public sector software and services provider IBS Opensystems referred to the Competition Commission by the Office of Fair Trading (OFT). The fact that we have... [21 Nov 2008]
Are you paying too much for your mobile?
News Mobile phone charges are to come under the spotlight as the Competition Commission has decided to extend its investigation into the cost of phone calls between the UK's mobile networks to include all the... [02 Apr 2002]
Oftel and mobile operators at loggerheads
News The row over mobile phone tariffs looks set to end up in a Competition Commission inquiry after Oftel and the wireless operators again failed to resolve their differences. Oftel's director general, Dave... [10 Dec 2001]
Mobile charges hang in the balance
News Oftel's proposal to cap mobile charges will be referred to the Competition Commission. The regulator will make its official referral of its proposal to the Competition... [12 Dec 2001]
Neelie Kroes
AS Profile Although Europe competition commissioner Neelie Kroes didn't earn a place in the Agenda Setters 50 last year, she's made several appearances over the years, mainly as a result of the Competition... [07 Oct 2008]
Rate cuts on the cards for mobile operators
News The Competition Commission has decided the UK's mobile termination rates - the amount one operator pays another to connect a call over their network - should be cut. In its decision, the... [23 Jan 2009]
Oftel gets heavy on mobile networks
News Oftel has called in the Competition Commission after expressing concerns that mobile phone companies are abusing their position of power in setting the prices for calls to their networks. Oftel doesn't... [07 Jan 2002]
Supermarket probe to trawl millions of emails
News The UK's Competition Commission may have to trawl through more than 12 million emails as part of its investigation into the treatment of suppliers by Asda and Tesco. Asda and Tesco, along with Morrisons... [20 Aug 2007]
EC reviews international mobile rates
News International roaming charges from BT Cellnet, One2One, Orange and Vodafone AirTouch will be investigated by the EC's Competition Commission, headed by Mario Monti, to see if they are in breach of... [10 Jul 2000]
Microsoft to reveal details of Win2000 to EC
News Microsoft has responded to demands made by the European Commission's Competition Council to reveal technical details about Windows 2000. A spokesperson for the Commission said it had... [21 Mar 2000]
Orange, T-Mobile and Vodafone stand up to regulator
News Three of the big four UK mobile operators today started their case against the Competition Commission aimed at de-railing £700m worth of price control. Orange will argue that the... [09 Jun 2003]
Kangaroo web TV faces competition scrutiny
News Kangaroo, the proposed online on-demand video joint venture between BBC Worldwide, ITV and Channel 4, has been referred to the Competition Commission. The OFT has referred the issue to the... [30 Jun 2008]
Kangaroo tech to get ITV kiss of life?
News The technology developed for the now defunct Kangaroo online TV service could still be used despite the project being blocked by the Competition Commission. Speaking to silicon.com an ITV spokeswoman... [06 Feb 2009]
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