The Court of First Instance of the European Union (CFI) has today issued its Judgment in Case T-340/03.   

 

 

This is the appeal lodged by France Télécom in 2003 against the European Commission decision of 16 July 2003 (Case COMP/38.233) sanctioning an abuse of dominant position (Article 82 of the Treaty) by Wanadoo Interactive on the retail market for high-speed Internet services for residential customers in France in the period from 1 March 2001 until 15 Oct 2002. Wanadoo Interactive was a subsidiary of France Télécom prior to its subsequent merger with France Télécom.

 

The CFI Judgment upholds the European Commission decision. The CFI also upholds the amount of the fine (€10.35 million).

 

The full text of the Judgment can be accessed by clicking here.

 

A press release accompanying the Judgment can be accessed by clicking here.

 

This CFI Judgment can be appealed at the European Court of Justice.