Commission carries out inspections in the mobile telecommunications sector in Sweden
- 26/04/2017
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The Commission issued a press release confirming that on 25 April 2017 it carried out unannounced inspections at the premises of companies active in the mobile telecommunications sector in Sweden. A number of companies including Telia, Tele2 and Telenor have confirmed that they are the subject of a Commission investigation.
According to the Commission, it has concerns that Swedish mobile network operators may have engaged in anti-competitive conduct preventing entry into the consumer segment of the Swedish mobile telecommunications market, in breach of Articles 101 and 102 TFEU.
Telenor (and others) has reported that the investigation regards possible abuse of a collective dominant position and/or possible anti-competitive practices between mobile network operators in Sweden. This is interesting because cases of collective dominance are relatively infrequent.