EU fine against Slovak Telekom for broadband dominance abuse upheld by Court of Justice
Company: Slovak Telekom, a.s.
Summary
The European Commission found that Slovak Telekom abused its dominant position on the Slovak broadband market by refusing effective access to its local loop and applying a margin squeeze that hindered competing broadband providers. The Commission imposed a joint and several fine on Slovak Telekom and Deutsche Telekom. After partial adjustment by the General Court, the Court of Justice dismissed Slovak Telekom's appeal on 25 March 2021, leaving the infringement finding in place. Sources: https://infocuria.curia.europa.eu/tabs/redirect/juris/documents.jsf?critereEcli=ECLI%3AEU%3AC%3A2021%3A239 and https://curia.europa.eu/site/upload/docs/application/pdf/2021-02/cp210021en.pdf