The national development and reform commission antitrust bureau confirm, already of China telecom and China unicom in antitrust investigation. Reports say, find out the two companies in Internet access on market suspected of monopoly. If the facts established, the two companies or be in the billions of dollars to hundreds of millions of to a hefty fine.
Anti-monopoly law enforcement has for more than 3 years, has not been a company because monopoly and punished. If China telecom and China unicom really be fined, that will be the anti-monopoly law and the first since the tickets.
China's Internet users close to 500 million, China has become the world's largest Internet access service market. By rights, China's Internet access service should be able to get the best of the scale benefits. However, the national informatization experts committee recently issued in the 2011 years of Chinese China's information form analysis and prediction "report show that by the end of 2010, China's broadband Internet access global average rate ranking 71th, and less than the United States, Britain, Japan and so on more than 30 economic cooperation organization of the national MLB hats average level of the one over ten, but an average of 1 million net access fees per second of developed countries is the average of three to four times. That is, Chinese Internet users enjoy Internet access service not only 'ZhiLie' and 'price is high'!
China telecom and China unicom why dare to do so? Because they are on the monopoly status. In China's Internet access on the market, the two share more than two-thirds add up (there are also said more than ninety percent), and they also league hands to the existing competition between opponent of price discrimination, which does violation of anti-monopoly law too. Therefore, in after receiving reports, the state bureau of hair to antitrust investigation bureau is the responsibility of the legal start; If action isn't taken, but is not as a performance.
However, not a few net friend to the antitrust action a wait-and-see attitude or doubt. Some worry that the 'high lift' this only antitrust hand will ultimately 'gently down', some doubt this' WoLiDou 'type investigation will not' than ', someone with the question of whether the fined and bring benefits to consumers and hellip; & hellip; According to the relevant departments of the preliminary estimate, if can promote the market form an effective competition, the next five years to Internet prices fell by 27% to 38%, at least for consumers to save the cost of Internet service 100 to 15 billion yuan. However, this is just an effective competition for the premise vision just.
When asked if the facts establishment will how to deal with the two companies, the national development and reform commission antitrust bureau deputy director dubost says, 'in the annual turnover of more than a 1% to 10% fine', this means that a fine could be as high as hundreds of millions of and even billions of dollars. But, state-owned company was sent money is supposed to countries, at least most of the belong to the state. Moreover, if the fined after, the two companies still abuse of dominant market position, continue to stop other operators to enter the market, not lower the price, and improve the service, the anti-monopoly to consumers and what is the point?
In fact, deputy director of the punishment of the dubost what measure is not fully comply with the provisions of the law. Anti-monopoly law provided for in article 47: 'operators in violation of this law and abuse of dominant market position, the sunglasses shop anti-monopoly enforcement authority shall be ordered to stop illegal activities, confiscate the illegal income derived therefrom and concurrently impose a one percent sales last year for more than a fine of less than ten percent. 'original, a fine is a kind of auxiliary punishment measures, the main punishment should be "shall be ordered to stop illegal activities, confiscate the illegal income'. That is, the national development and reform commission antitrust bureau first should be ordered the two companies to fully the inter-communication and stop price discrimination, improve the service quality, reduce service prices. However, the national development and reform commission antitrust innings of his lifelong commitment just fine!
The antitrust fundamental purpose is to prevent and halt monopolistic ACTS, safeguard the interests of consumers, not to increase the incomes from fines and confiscations. Therefore, the national development and reform commission antitrust bureau in antitrust investigation should focus on promoting competition, and can't thinking of a fine.