Anti-Competitive Agreements

Need for battling regulatory hurdles faced by digital market, an unfamiliar terrain !

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It is the hoteliers lobby this time which has got upset with the price war on the online platform. The Hoteliers have been reported to allege that indiscriminate discounting offered by online portals have adversely impacted their business. Moreover, on the discounted rates, a 35% commission is being charged from the hotel owners by OTAs […]

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Unfair business practices in FM Radio Licensing

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CCI orders investigation under section 26(1) against Prasar Bharati for alleged abuse of dominance – unfair business practices with regard to Phase III FM Radio Policy. The informant / Next Radio (engaged in Frequency Modulation (FM) Radio broadcasting services) alleged contravention of section 3 and section 4 of Competition Act against Prasar Bharti (Government of

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You Don’t Want to Get a Rough Ride Like OLA

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Start Ups like OLA engage the top law firms and also have in house legal teams – so they are not living in the world of the ‘uninformed’ but its more like living in the world of ‘mis-informed’ ( usually attributed to consumers of media ) And you certainly don’t want the kart to be

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The World Wide Web Market

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The growing e-commerce platform have impacted the way competition works and the type of competition concerns that may arise. Most brands are making their presence online. Thus, today’s trading platforms and market place involves 3 important situations: 1) products that are available only on the Internet -e.g. some software, games or magazines can be bought

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Legal Hassles With Online Pharmacies

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In May 2015, Maharashtra’s Food and Drug Administration (FDA) filed a First Information Report (FIR) against Snapdeal Chief Executive Kunal Bahl and the company’s directors, in connection with the sale of prescription drugs online. That’s when the concept of online pharmacy came into light. With more customers willing to shop online for just about anything,

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CCI takes OLA for a Ride

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Most scaling businesses now are disruptive technology-based solutions – Be it the taxi aggregators like OLA/Uber or Online marketplaces or retail brands / product aggregators like Flipkart, Amazon, Snapdeal. As these technology companies / market players like OLA, Amazon, Flipkart, Snapdeal raise stakes – Will this help consumer choices or hamper rivals? The Competition Commission

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Car Makers Violate Fair Play Obligations and CCI Fines them with $420 Million for Vertical Restraints Imposed on their Authorized Dealers – Impacting (Competitive) Pricing

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CCI based its decision on Exclusive purchasing and non-compete obligations – Therefore, if a Honda consumer needs to repair or service his car, he will have to avail the services provided by Honda’s authorized dealers irrespective of the brand of car he owns. Therefore, the competitive constraints which a Honda car owner faces is in

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Market Definition in The Media Sector

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Markets where the same content is sold through different platforms – take a Digital TV Broadcaster and Internet Service – both digitalized content. TV medium would get interactive and available on the internet – with technology also converging – the difference may soon fade away. So, is the Market of TV broadcaster Different from ISP

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