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Europe Daily Bulletin No. 9472
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GENERAL NEWS / (eu) eu/competition

Commission ends proceedings against Hungary in cable TV services sector

Brussels, 19/07/2007 (Agence Europe) - The European Commission has withdrawn its pending case at the Court of Justice against Hungary after the latter abolished a provision of its Media Act that prevented cable operators from providing cable TV services to more than one third of the Hungarian population. The provision had limited competition on the markets for cable TV and broadband internet services in Hungary: such a lack of competition typically leads to higher prices, less innovation and...

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