The Office of Competition and Consumer Protection initiated the second stage of proceedings concerning the acquisition of Multimedia Polska by UPC.

The undertakings involved in the concentration scheme engage in the provision of, inter alia, pay television and Internet access services.. Insofar as such services are concerned, according to the existing case law of the Office of Competition and Consumer Protection, the market on which individual undertakings compete against one another is the area of the given town or city.

The analysis of the application has proved that, in many towns and cities, the total share held by UPC and Multimedia Polska exceeds 40% – the threshold for dominant position under competition law.It follows that there is a reasonable likelihood that concentration may lead to a significant restriction of competition; as a result, the present proceedings have been extended.

Additional information

Pursuant to the amended act on competition and consumer protection, proceedings pertaining to concentration consist of two stages. The first stage of the proceedings takes up to one month; however, in particularly complex cases where there is a probability of a significant restriction of competition or where market research needs to be carried out, such proceedings may also last longer. The adoption of a decision on the extension of the deadline for the proceedings is by no means determinative of the ruling which may be given in the future.

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