In the broadcasting sector, there are not monopolists, but companies with a dominant position. Having a dominant position is not a violation, including according to the European norms, said the head of the Competition Council Viorica Carare. According to her, only the abusing of the dominant position represents a violation, IPN reports.

In an interview for the portal Media Azi, Viorica Carare said monopoly is when a company or firm has exclusive control over the production or sale of a product or service on a particular territory and thus can set the selling price per unit and the quantity of products or services provided. “The Competition Law, besides the notion of monopoly, also defines the notion of company with a dominant position,” she stated.

According to the Competition Council’s head, the dominant position on the market is the economic power of a company that enables it to maintain effective competition on a particular market and to behave mainly independently towards the opponents, clients or consumers.

Viorica Carare also said that the Competition Council’s duties do not include market control. The Council can yet control economic concentrations.