Topic: monopoly

US slaps Google with antitrust suit, eyes possible breakup

US slaps Google with antitrust suit, eyes possible breakup

Rob Lever, Agence France-Presse
Posted at Oct 21 03:18 AM

WASHINGTON - The US government filed a blockbuster lawsuit Tuesday accusing Google of maintaining an "illegal monopoly" in online search and advertising in the country's biggest antitrust case in decades -- and opening the door to a potential breakup of the Silicon Valley titan. Read more »

In 'Ms Monopoly,' women make more than men

In 'Ms Monopoly,' women make more than men

Agence France-Presse
Updated as of Sep 11 09:05 AM

In the latest update of the classic board game Monopoly unveiled Tuesday, the trademark real estate tycoon has been replaced by his socially-minded niece: an advocate who invests in female entrepreneurs.   Read more »

How Apple stacked App Store with own products

How Apple stacked App Store with own products

Jack Nicas and Keith Collins, The New York Times
Posted at Sep 10 04:12 PM

As Apple has become one of the largest competitors on a platform that it controls, suspicions that the company has been tipping the scales in its own favor are at the heart of antitrust complaints in the United States, Europe and Russia. Read more »

Now showing: Cartels, monopolies as big screen villains

Now showing: Cartels, monopolies as big screen villains

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Apr 19 07:01 AM

The Philippine Competition Commission recently filed a case against a condominium developer based on a complaint from tenants who said they were limited to one internet service provider which is more expensive and slower than others. Read more »

Third telco contenders known during SONA

Third telco contenders known during SONA

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of May 10 11:12 AM

Telecommunications companies seeking to challenge the dominance of Globe Telecom and PLDT Inc may be named by the time President Rodrigo Duterte addresses Congress in late July, an official overseeing the search said Thursday.  Read more »

LTFRB wants Uber allowed to shut down, questions PCC order

LTFRB wants Uber allowed to shut down, questions PCC order

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Apr 08 09:07 PM

Regulatory agencies are at loggerheads over the Grab-Uber deal, with transport regulators saying Uber should be allowed to shut down after Sunday April 8, even as competition regulators ordered Uber to continue operations while its merger with Grab undergoes review. Read more »

PCC says it can block Grab-Uber deal

PCC says it can block Grab-Uber deal

Michelle Ong, ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Dec 27 09:54 AM

MANILA - The Philippine Competition Commission (PCC) on Tuesday said it can still block the Grab-Uber deal even if the transaction's value is smaller than what was set under the anti-trust regulations.  Read more »

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