Tag: ACCC
Australia: Regulator gives NBN formal warning
NBN Co has been given a formal warning by the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission (ACCC) for discriminating between retail service providers (RSPs) for...
Australia: Regulator investigating broadband pricing
The Australian Competition and Consumer Commission (ACCC) is launching an investigation into whether customers have access to “basic” broadband plans at fair and affordable...
Australia: Ex-competition head questions ACCC’s merger law reform
Former chairman of the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission (ACCC) Graeme Samuel has joined business groups in disputing the need for new laws to...
Australia: ACCC accused of harming competition in blocking TPG, Vodafone merger
Australia's antitrust regulator has hurt competition, not helped it, by blocking a AU$15 billion (US$10.5 billion) merger between the third- and fourth-largest telecoms providers,...
Australia: Norway’s Wallenius Wilhelmsen Ocean charged with cartel activities
Norwegian shipping company Wallenius Wilhelmsen Ocean AS (WWO) has been charged with criminal cartel conduct, reported Reuters on Friday, August 23.
The Australian Competition and...
Australia: Landmark and Ruralco services deal approved
The Australian Competition and Consumer Commission (ACCC) will not oppose the proposed acquisition of rural services company Ruralco by Nutrien, which operates in Australia...
Australia: Regulator probes Emergent, Oxford cold storage deal
The ACCC has raised preliminary competition concerns about Emergent Cold’s proposed acquisition of rival cold storage operator Oxford, outlined in a statement of issues...
Australia: Sims discusses imbalance between media and digital platforms
Disruption and dislocation in the media markets should concern all Australians, ACCC Chair Rod Sims said at the Melbourne Press Club today.
In a speech...
Australia: Regulator concerned over Saputo buying cheese business
The Australian Competition and Consumer Commission (ACCC) has preliminary competition concerns about dairy company Saputo’s proposed acquisition of the Tasmanian-based cheese business of competitor...
Australia: Medical booking app facing multi-million-dollar fines
The Australian Competition and Consumer Commission (ACCC) has launched legal action against the Perth-based HealthEngine in the Federal Court, accusing it of misleading and deceptive...
