Development and Reform Commission accepted applications for Microsoft antitrust investigation

Yesterday, Wei-Dong are lawyers told reporters that he made against Microsoft for antitrust investigation, by the State Development and Reform Commission has formally accepted price Oversight Division. At the same time the admissibility of domestic commercial banks are arbitrary charges, the price of electricity and oil fuel surcharge applications such as anti-trust investigation.

July 31 this year, Wei Dong is the official from the Ministry of Commerce, Administration for Industry and Commerce, State Development and Reform Commission issued a number of "request for the protection of property rights and interests of citizens of the recommendations of applications," in addition to the proposed Microsoft antitrust investigation of applications, including the telecommunications And the basic monthly fee for the call, railway pay for fare adjustment? Refund fees, airport construction fees and fuel surcharges, oil price of electricity, domestic commercial banks arbitrary charges for anti-monopoly investigation.

August 15, against Wei Dong is the lawyer for antitrust investigation, the Commerce Department before the State Development and Reform Commission, the Administration for Industry and Commerce took the lead position, the survey suggested that foreign capital has been transferred to the Division. August 18, Dong-lawyers are once again received the official letter from the Ministry of Commerce, said six of the Microsoft antitrust investigation recommendations applications have been identified by the Ministry of Commerce "of the Law Division."

August 21, Dong-lawyers are formally received by the Secretary for the Ministry of Commerce of the handling of views. "I think the Ministry of Commerce put the six anti-trust investigation for belonging to the anti-monopoly law enforcement issues, should Development and Reform Commission, the Administration for Industry and Commerce to deal with." Wei-Dong are lawyers explained.

On the same day, Wei Dong is from the State Development and Reform Commission was informed that he put the anti-trust investigation against Microsoft applications, prices have been Development and Reform Commission Oversight Division formally accepted. At the same time there are admissible against arbitrary charges of domestic commercial banks, oil price of electricity and fuel surcharge fees for anti-trust investigation.

"Clearly, for Microsoft's antitrust investigation has entered a normal administrative enforcement proceedings." Dong lawyers said that the Microsoft antitrust is not only to promote competition in the domestic software enterprises citizens and the needs for the protection of legitimate rights and interests of computer users need.