Competition

Splitting off Google Shopping wouldn't fix the pay-to-play problem

Underdogs fail to see how that's a competition 'remedy'

Legal07 Nov 2017 | 26

FCC commish cites infamous porn ruling to slam shady US mobile competition report

How about we define the thing we're supposedly deciding on, queries Rosenworcel

Personal Tech27 Sep 2017 | 11

Google will appeal €2.9bn EU fine

But has less than three weeks to comply with Brussels

Legal11 Sep 2017 | 25

Google has some sort of plan for not favouring its own shopping service

Submits to regulators with a comfy three hours to spare

Legal30 Aug 2017 | 19

Murdoch will get EU green light for full Sky takeover – reports

Sources whisper to Reuters that it's an A-OK from Brussels

On-Prem07 Apr 2017 | 23

Algorithms no excuse for cartel behaviour, says European commish

HGTTG's Deep Thought shouldn't be used for price-fixing

Legal16 Mar 2017 | 17

Apple accused of counter-revolutionary pricing in Russia

Tovarishch Cook accused of sending retailers to gulag unless they follow price list

On-Prem15 Mar 2017 | 8

Streetmap loses appeal against Google Maps dominance judgement

'A sad day for the internet' says cartographic Brit competitor

Software07 Feb 2017 | 82

The Great British domain name rip-off: Overcharged .uk customers help pay for cheaper .vodka

Time for competition authorities to take a hard look at Nominet

On-Prem26 Sep 2016 | 32

EU waves antitrust claims in Google's face, snarls 'You want some?'

Favours its own shopping service and restricts third-party websites, claims commish

Legal14 Jul 2016 | 15

No contract protected against the risk of bid-rigging, says expert

In procurement? Read this

Channel23 Jun 2016 | 11

Telstra's CRM system breached competition undertaking: ACCC

Overall, SSU compliance is improving

Legal17 Apr 2016 | 1

Death to clunky, creaky rip-off cable boxes – here's how it will happen

FCC proposes blowing open the market to competition

Legal27 Jan 2016 | 31

Blighty competition watchdog pokes pointy finger into cloud storage

CMA probing whether price and service changes breach consumer law

Channel01 Dec 2015 | 11

Ex-competition watchdog and TalkTalk adviser calls for Openreach split from BT

Says telecoms giant needs to 'wake up' and accept divorce

Networks13 Nov 2015 | 22

Brussels paws Android map apps to see if they displace Euro rivals – report

Hey, Alphabet! How do you get from A to B?

Legal11 Nov 2015 | 24

BT Openreach boss says UK telcos need 'predictable regulation'

Parliament & Internet Conf '15 Translation: Leave us alone, Ofcom!

Networks29 Oct 2015 | 10

UK competition watchdog provisionally clears BT's £12.5bn EE gobble

Briskly waves through telco takeover bid

Legal28 Oct 2015 | 31

Google can't hide behind Alphabet, EU competition commish warns

So many cases have a common theme. It's the name 'Google'

Legal26 Oct 2015 | 32

Virgin Media boss urges UK watchdogs not to pick wrong BT battle

Broadband World Forum Meanwhile, biz wing of telco to offer SMBs a broadband boost

Legal20 Oct 2015 | 11

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Site News02 Oct 2015 | 265

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Bootnotes25 Sep 2015 | 290

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Caption comp More amusement from the message menagerie

Bootnotes04 Sep 2015 | 269

Telstra helped scupper new competition laws: report

'Big end of town' breathes sigh of relief

Legal01 Sep 2015 | 2

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Caption competition No monkeying about with this one, you guys

Storage21 Aug 2015 | 390

Commish grants Google two more weeks to work on EU antitrust defence

But rivals won’t get a chance to have their say in an oral hearing

Legal14 Aug 2015 | 2

B is for Brussels: Google's corporate rejig WON'T insulate firm against antitrust probes

Alphabet Show is diddly-squat to Commish. For now

Legal11 Aug 2015 | 8

Generous EU Commish gives Google SIX MORE WEEKS to respond to antitrust charges

Chocolate Factory nearly ready (we assume)

Legal30 Jun 2015 | 5

Sky bangs on Ofcom's door – demands BT competition probe

But former state monopoly claims Openreach split would harm UK market

Legal29 Jun 2015 | 37

Competition risk? BT faces rigorous frisking over £12.5bn EE takeover bid

UK watchdog frets about threat to mobile market

Networks09 Jun 2015 | 9

Google versus the EU: Sigh. You can't exploit a contestable monopoly

Worstall on Wednesday As the Chinese found out with those pesky rare earths

SaaS22 Apr 2015 | 155

WORLD+DOG line up to SLAM Google after anti-trust case unveiled

Lots of angry biz folk gleefully stick the knife in

SaaS16 Apr 2015 | 30

WHAT did GOOGLE do SO WRONG to get a slapping from the EU?

Analysis The Chocolate Factory just wanted to make the world a Lovelier Place

SaaS15 Apr 2015 | 83

'We STRONGLY DISAGREE' that we done WRONG, says Google

Horse-trading between ad giant and Brussels begins

SaaS15 Apr 2015 | 30

Iridium sat comms module comp goes completely TITSUP

Competition Smutronym tomfoolery in bid for RockBLOCK kit

Science08 Apr 2015 | 25

BT set to undercut rivals with return to mobile biz

Reports suggest telecoms giant will unveil plans this week

On-Prem22 Mar 2015 | 20

Google MENACED by Russian probe over 'abuse of dominance' gripe

Complaint cites Android bundling

Networks18 Feb 2015 | 12

Likes of Google to have undue influence in Brussels, say activists

'Regulatory compatibility' with U.S. a 'threat to democracy'

Legal05 Feb 2015 | 12

Lube company merger receiving second 'in-depth' probe

Durex, KY union leaving smaller players without any action - CMA

On-Prem08 Jan 2015 | 27

EU Google-bashing is making us look really bad, say Google bashers

'There is no vendetta and no bias againt US firms' – ICOMP

On-Prem13 Dec 2014 | 31

Telstra ambit claim gets ACCC pushback

Tell 'em they're DREAMING, son

Networks22 Oct 2014 | 2

Deutsche Telecom's BRATTY OFFSPRING earns parent €38m fine

Thanks for that you little ****

Legal15 Oct 2014 | 5

EU waves remote at Liberty Global's Dutch telly takeover

Compo presses OK on merger... with conditions

Legal10 Oct 2014 | 3

EU dangles $6bn threat over Google in endless search abuse probe

Sanctions the 'logical next step', warns Brussels' antitrust boss

Legal23 Sep 2014 | 41

Almunia faces GRILLING from MEPs over FAILED Google settlement deal

Politicos to demand tough action against ad giant's 'search dominance'

On-Prem20 Sep 2014 | 9

The Schmidt hits the clan: Google chief mauls publishers' 'abuse of dominance' claims

'To date, no regulator has objected to our search tactics'

On-Prem06 Sep 2014 | 43

FCC boss Wheeler: Lack of broadband choice is screwing Americans

Competition vanishes if you want faster than 10Mbps cable, says watchdog chairman

Legal04 Sep 2014 | 41

Mr Almunia, how many more times can Google rewrite Euro search 'dominance' settlement?

Analysis We count 3 so far... Are there no limits?

Legal23 Jul 2014 | 8

Yelp files competition complaint against Google search biz in EU

Updated Sharp cry comes as Almunia closes in on settlement deal with ad giant

Software09 Jul 2014 | 7

Google policy wonk patronises Brits over EU search biz probe

Downgrading rivals? Whetstone: 'I just don't think it's really true'

Software02 Jul 2014 | 42

US trading, energy watchdogs asked: Does Google's Skybox gobble pass the sniff test?

Public Citizen challenges sat firm deal

SaaS25 Jun 2014 | 3

BT and TalkTalk BOTH claim victory as Ofcom tackles fibre price row

Margin squeeze: Freedom is all relative, don't you know

Networks19 Jun 2014 | 10

Google will 'pre-select' an 'independent' competition inspector in EU search case

Update Ad giant submits candidates but Brussels has final say, apparently

On-Prem18 Jun 2014 | 14

Intel pleads for €1bn EU fine to be overturned, is denied

Couldn't, er, chip away at 5-year-old penalty either

Channel12 Jun 2014 | 27

What's up, Zuck? Facebook asks Brussels to probe its GIGANTIC WhatsApp deal

Free content ad network hopes to swerve national watchdogs

SaaS28 May 2014 | 9

MEPs demand answers from EU antitrust chief about planned Google search biz deal

Get back here and explain your actions to us

Legal20 Feb 2014 | 32