Deutsche Telekom Held Liable for Slovak Telekom Broadband Abuse and Fined
Company: Deutsche Telekom AG
Summary
The European Commission found Deutsche Telekom liable with its subsidiary Slovak Telekom for abuse of a dominant position in the Slovak broadband market. The conduct involved restrictions on access to the local loop and a margin squeeze that hindered competing broadband providers. Deutsche Telekom was also subjected to a separate fine reflecting repeated infringement. On appeal, the EU General Court upheld the core infringement but reduced the amounts. It fixed Deutsche Telekom's joint-and-several fine at €38.062 million and its separate fine at €19.031 million. Source: EUR-Lex https://eur-lex.europa.eu/legal-content/EN/TXT/?uri=CELEX:62014TA0827