Electronic and Postal Communications (Competition)
G.N. No. 420 (contd)
substantial
lessening of
competition
PART IV
ANTICOMPETITIVE AGREEMENTS AND PRACTICES
Powers of the
Authority to
review
agreements
10. The Authority shall have powers to review, either on
its own initiative or on application by an interested person, the
form of agreement and related practices that have the effect of
substantially lessening competition.
Types of
agreements and
practices to be
reviewed by the
Authority
11. The Authority shall review, the following types of
agreements and practices(a)
price –fixing agreements, pursuant to which
competing licensees agree on or otherwise
manipulate consumer prices;
(b)
bid-rigging, pursuant to which, competing
licensees manipulate the prices of conditions in
what should otherwise be a competitive tender
process;
(c)
market allocation agreements, pursuant to which
competing licensees allocate geographic or
product markets amongst themselves; and
(d)
exclusive dealing agreements, pursuant to which, a
licensee enters into an agreement with another
party for the supply of products or services on an
exclusive basiswhere that exclusivity has or may
have the effect of substantially lessening
competition in related communications markets.
PART V
DETERMINATION OF DOMINANT POSITION
Powers of the
Authority on
12. The Authority shall have powers to determine the
dominant position of electronic and postal communication
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