EETT is the exclusively competent competition authority in the markets of electronic communications and postal services, responsible for safeguarding market structure and promoting conditions of effective and undistorted competition in these sectors.
The safeguarding of effective competition in both markets generates multiple benefits, in particular:
- For undertakings: it fosters entrepreneurship, efficiency, and innovation;
- For consumers: it increases the range of available, higher-quality and innovative choices, while also contributing to lower prices for goods and services;
- For the economy: it promotes sustained growth through investment and the creation of new jobs.
Anti-competitive practices
Anti-competitive practices (Law 3959/2011-available in Greek) refer to conduct by undertakings which may restrict, distort, or prevent competition in the electronic communications and postal services markets, thereby adversely affecting a significant number of consumers.
Indicative examples include:
- practices which hinder or prevent market entry by new providers;
- practices which restrict access to new services or technologies;
- collusive agreements between undertakings relating to price fixing;
- contractual terms or conduct which may be considered abusive where an undertaking holds a dominant position.