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Europe Daily Bulletin No. 7726

27 May 2000
Contents Publication in full By article 19 / 42
GENERAL NEWS / (eu) eu/competition
Commission makes known its grievances on acquisition of cable operator Telewest (gb) by Microsoft and Liberty Media

Brussels, 26/05/2000 (Agence Europe) - On Friday, the European Commission confirmed that it has forwarded a letter of grievances to Microsoft concerning its acquisition of Telewest communications (Telewest), together with Liberty Media. Opening a detailed inquiry in March, the Commission had pointed out that its concerns relate to the implications that the merger operation would have on: a) the provision of software for digital decoders in the United Kingdom; b) the choice of cable services...

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