Most recently, the hottest topic on China's
Anti-monopoly Law (AML) is a piece of news
spreading on the internet, indicating that China Telecom, one of
China's largest state-owned enterprises is under antitrust
investigation conducted by a "relevant" competition
authority for its suspected abuse of dominance in broadband market.
If the abuse is successfully established, China Telecom may face
huge fines under the AML. The news is also quoted by Xinhuanet.com,
an authoritative website run by the government. However there has
been no formal response from China Telecom or any competition
authorities so far in this respect.
This article outlines details to do with China Telecom's
conduct and examines whether or to what extent such conduct would
be considered as an abuse of dominance and thus in violation of the
AML.
