The Turkish Competition Authority fines a telecom company, suspected of abusing its dominant position, for obstructing the inspection of its business premises during an ongoing investigation (TTNET)

Sahin-Şengül, Eda

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18 Jun 2013

The Turkish Competition Authority fines a telecom company, suspected of abusing its dominant position, for obstructing the inspection of its business premises during an ongoing investigation (TTNET)

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Turkish Competition Authority, TTNET, Case 13-46/601-M, 18 June 2013 (Turkish)

I. BACKGROUND TTNET is the Turkey’s largest broadband provider and a subsidiary of Turk Telekom Group. The Turkish Competition Authority (TCA) had started proceedings due to the complaints received against TTNET. These complaints focused on two main allegations. As such were, on the one hand, TTNET is precluding its customers from transferring to other internet service providers by rejecting their application or delaying the process. On the other hand, TTNET is offering tariffs and campaigns different from the existing ones to its customers who wished to cancel their internet service. Regarding the former claim, Information and Communication Technologies Authority that has policymaking, regulation, and operation functions in telecommunications sector in Turkey has already issued a

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Eda Sahin-Şengül
Boğaziçi University (Istanbul)

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Eda Sahin-Şengül, The Turkish Competition Authority fines a telecom company, suspected of abusing its dominant position, for obstructing the inspection of its business premises during an ongoing investigation (TTNET), 18 June 2013, e-Competitions June 2013, Art. N° 58561

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