The Autorità Garante della Concorrenza e del Mercato (AGCM) has fined the two main manufacturers of devices in the world for planned obsolescence, in a world-first case
Google appeals the EC’s Android fine, while setting out its plan to comply
Google is appealing the European Commission’s decision of July 2018, in which Google was fined €4.34bn for imposing “illegal restrictions” on Android device manufacturers and mobile operators, to strengthen its dominant position on the internet search market
Spotify, Deezer and other EU tech companies call for tougher rules on tech giants
Music streaming services Spotify and Deezer, alongside other EU tech companies, wrote a joint letter to EU governments to call for stronger regulatory safeguards against the largest internet platforms such as Apple, Google, and Amazon
$11bn mobile merger in Australia to challenge Telstra and Optus
TPG and Vodafone Hutchison Australia have announced they are to merge to form a new A$15bn ($11bn) integrated fixed and mobile offering to challenge Telstra and Optus
