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Abuse of dominance, discrimination, wrongful retention: for these practices that began a decade ago and which still persist, the Competition Authority imposed a fine of 350 million euros in Orange. Never a company been so severely punished by the entity.
The charges against the former state monopoly are important. The incumbent has, since 2003, impeded competition on the market very lucrative “business customer”. In professional fixed telephony, only two operators share the market, Orange and SFR. In mobile, Orange occupies 55% market share, ahead of SFR (30% to 35%), while the share of Bouygues Telecom is below 10%.
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Grief worst, Orange has played its former monopoly status public, by sharing its trading inside information. Indeed, the operator manages its entire copper network (the ‘local loop’), which provides data on eligibility and availability of a telephone line, as much information “crucial in Selling and marketing “ offers, the report said.
The Authority has made orders to the operator so that it leaves more room for its competitors SFR and Bouygues Telecom .
Orange, which has chosen to cooperate with the Authority, will not appeal the decision. “Only the potential effects and not the actual effects on the market were qualified. The competitive rates have not injured our clients, “, provides a spokesman.
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