Monopoly / Conflict of interest question
Monopoly / Conflict of interest question
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puggit

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49,450 posts

272 months

Friday 23rd February 2007
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Company A has a total monopoly on a service in Town Z and the surrounding areas. The nature of this service is that it is specific to Town Z - you can't go anywhere else to use a different service.

Organisation B wholly owns Company A. Organisation B has the power to pressure people who didn't even want to use Company A to use their services.

Anything wrong here, and anything I can do about it? If anyone wants more details, I'll be happy to provide them via email

Eric Mc

124,901 posts

289 months

Friday 23rd February 2007
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You could always check up what the Competition Commission (the former Monoplies and Mergers Commission) have to say about such circumstances.