Wednesday, December 5, 2012

Samsung, LG, Philips and others fined $1.9 billion for EU price fixing

Samsung, LG, Philips and others fined $1.9 billion for EU price fixing

Samsung, LG, Philips, Toshiba and Technicolor given $19 billion EU fine for cathoderay tube price fixing

Some of the biggest TV manufacturers have been slapped with a $1.92 billion fine by the EU after regulators found the gang had been fixing prices of cathode-ray tubes for more than 20 years. Competition chief Joaquin Alumunia said that the group were acting as a cartel, featuring "all the worst kinds of anti-competitive behavior that are strictly forbidden [...] in Europe."

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Source: Reuters


http://www.engadget.com/2012/12/05/eu-tv-cartel-fine/

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