French court upholds record fines for cellphone operators

The Cour d'Appel in Paris on Tuesday upheld record fines of €534 million against the three biggest French cellphone operators for conspiring to undermine competition. IHT reports.

"... UFC, which is leading a separate campaign for the introduction of class- action lawsuits in France, said that about 20 million cellphone users had been overbilled by at least €1.2 billion because of the cartel."

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