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The competition watchdog the ACCC has raised preliminary concerns over the “substantial lessening” of competition in the accounting software market from MYOB’s proposed acquisition of GreatSoft.

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New Zealand’s competition enforcement agency and regulator The Commerce Commission has launched an online survey aimed at helping telecommunications stakeholders have their say on the next phase of regulation for fibre service providers.

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The competition regulator, the ACCC, has announced that it will not accept a long-term behavioural undertaking offered by Google that sought to address competition concerns about its proposed acquisition of wearables supplier and manufacturer Fitbit.

Australia’s competition watchdog the ACCC has instituted proceedings in the Federal Court against Facebook and two of its subsidiaries for false, misleading or deceptive conduct when promoting its Onavo Protect mobile app to Australian consumers.

Taking up the fight to Optus’ price match scheme, Telstra has started one of its own, so that “If you find a better price for an Australian retailer on a huge range of post-paid phones within 7 days of receipt of the phone, we’ll credit your bill”.

Australia’s competition watchdog, the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission, says it is keeping a close watch on global anti-trust efforts focusing on major digital platforms, including the US Department of Justice’s recent case against Google and proposed new competition laws in Europe.

While competitors have all kinds of unlimited talk and text plans with varying levels of data for any type of customer, Optus hopes its newfound flexibility fulfils its promise of "prepaid, remade".

New Zealand’s competition watchdog The Commerce Commission has warned the country’s three mobile network operators that they should provide more meaningful comparison information and guard against overspending by mobile phone consumers.

New Zealand’s competition regulator The Commerce Commission has released its first paper for fibre price-quality and information disclosure regulation, setting out the proposed process and approach to regulating telecommunications companies that provide fibre access services in New Zealand.

The war between Apple and Epic Games is heating up with Apple now stating it will remove Epic Game’s developer account, which not only affects Fortnite but the Unreal Engine too.

In the next few years, investments in Artificial Intelligence are anticipated to increase the variety and quality of AI technologies available across the economy, according to the telecommunications regulator ACMA.

Australia’s competition watchdog, the ACCC, has raised serious concerns over Google’s proposed acquisition of American digital health and fitness company Fitbit, and the potential for the deal to adversely affect market competition.

New Zealand Mobile Access Termination Service (MTAS) services should remain regulated, according to the country’s competition enforcement agency, The Commerce Commission, which has just released the draft findings of its review into MTAS wholesale services.

New Zealand competition enforcement agency The Commerce Commission has opened an investigation into the software supply company Objective Corporation’s acquisition of fellow software supplier Master Business Solutions Limited (MBS).

New Zealand’s competition enforcement agency The Commerce Commission has been inundated with a significant increase in consumer complaints about retailers selling online in recent weeks, prompting the regulator to issue a reminder to retailers of their obligations when they sell products online.

Australian Competition and Consumer Commission commissioner Cristina Cifuentes is leaving the commission after more than seven years in the role.

The COVID-19 pandemic is causing severe disruption to Australian small businesses, with many businesses “doing it tough”, according to Rod Sims, the Chair of the competition regulator the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission (ACCC).

Online marketplace Gumtree has been given the green light by Australia’s competition regulator to acquire online automotive advertising classifieds services company Cox Media Solutions, allowing Gumtree Cars to be combined with Cox’s Carsguide and Autotrader sites.