Topic
Competition
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News Rules & courts
UK regulator provisionally finds a fibre deal by Virgin Media O2's owners would weaken broadband competition
The CMA says the deal would cut the share of nexfibre's network where three wholesale providers compete from about 32% to 18%. It is not a final decision; comments are due by 23 October.
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News Rules & courts
Booking.com stops using hotels' prices elsewhere to decide a discount programme, after EU dialogue
The European Commission says Booking.com no longer checks outside prices for its Sponsored Benefit programme, and has dropped 'competitive' price labels for hotels in Europe.
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News Rules & courts
UK regulator wants Google to offer a yearly choice of search service, AI assistants included
A proposal for Android phones and Chrome in the UK, where the regulator found more than 90% of searches happen on Google. Views are due by 9 October.
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News Rules & courts
Google must open its ad exchange to rival tools for six years under a monitor, unsealed opinion shows
The judge found a breakup 'neither realistic nor needed'. Google must connect AdX to the open-source Prebid and to rival ad servers, and let publishers export their data.
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News Rules & courts
US judge rejects breaking up Google's ad tech business, ordering conduct rules instead
The court refused to make Google sell its AdX ad exchange, which the Justice Department and states had sought after winning the case on liability. Most proposed behavioural remedies were accepted.
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News Rules & courts
EU fines Google €890 million for favouring its own services in Search and restricting app developers on Play
Two Digital Markets Act decisions: €460 million over Search self-preferencing and €430 million over Play's steering rules. Google has 60 days to comply.