>From Oftel's Competition Bulletin No: 13, July 1999
It seems that not everyone is happy with BT's Internet telephone
directories!
>Internet Directory Enquiry Services
>
>Complaint Against: BT
>
>Issue: Alleged anti-competitive practices in relation to the
>provision of Directory Enquiry services over the Internet.
>
>Relevant Instrument: Condition 18A BT’s Licence
>
>Case opened: June 1999.
>
>i-CD (UK) Limited, a provider of directory enquiries and related
>services via the telephone and Internet has complained that
>BT’s provision of a version of it’s directory enquiry services via
>its website and free of charge is anti-competitive, given that
>companies wishing to compete need to purchase the data on a
>wholesale basis.
>
>OFTEL is investigating the issues in order to determine if any abuse
>of dominance has taken place contrary to the competition
>provisions of BT’s licence.
>
>Case Investigator: John Naughten (extn 8810)
>
>Case Reference: BX/663/222
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