Dominant firm's tied sales of internet access to phone service dismissed as not restricting competition.
Legislator summary
AI generatedThe Supreme Court dismissed the cassation appeal filed by Telekomunikacja Polska against the President of the Competition and Consumer Protection Office. The court upheld the lower court's finding that tying internet access to telephone service restricted competition by preventing consumers from choosing separate providers. The court ruled that the lack of a rational link between the services and the absence of a single provider offering only one service did not justify the anti-competitive practice.
Legislator headnote
AI generatedUstawa z dnia 15 grudnia 2000 r. o ochronie konkurencji i konsumentów; art. 8 ust. 2 pkt 4; Tying one service to another without a rational connection constitutes an abuse of dominant position if it prevents consumers from accessing the tied service from a different provider.