EFTA – SPORTS
March 1st, 2004
BY KEITH NUTHALLAN INQUIRY has been launched by the European Free Trade Area (EFTA) Surveillance Authority into whether it should restrict the exclusive sale of key content - such as sports rights - to the Internet and third generation mobile phones. Its concern - reflecting that of the European Commission for the European Union (EU) - is that the denial of such material to most service providers in a particular market could hamstring the rollout of this nascent technology, with dominant players squeezing out competition. Said the authority: "Fair, open and ...
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