CJEU Case C-152/19 P / Judgment

Key facts of the case:

Appeal – Competition – Article 102 TFEU – Abuse of dominant position – Slovak market for broadband internet access services – Regulatory obligation on the part of operators with significant market power to grant access to the local loop – Conditions laid down by the incumbent operator for unbundled access by other operators to the local loop – Indispensability of the access – Imputability of a subsidiary’s conduct to the parent company – Rights of the defence.

Outcome of the case: 

On those grounds, the Court (Third Chamber) hereby:

1. Dismisses the appeal;
2. Orders Deutsche Telekom AG, in addition to bearing its own costs, to pay those incurred by the European Commission.