French train company SNCF forced to open online ticket selling to competition Summary SNCF, which has a monopoly on rail transport in France, had to agree to let distributors other than its affiliate Voyages-Sncf.com sell its train tickets in France. Facts SNCF operates trains in France, where, as a publicly owned monopoly, it is still in a dominant position. It created a fully owned affiliate, VSC, and entered into a joint venture with its online selling partner Expedia, Agence VSC, to sell its tickets and other services online on a single website, Voyages-Sncf.com.
The French Competition Authority forces the incumbent train company to open online ticket selling to competition (SNCF)
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