Ofcom to recommend detailed inquiry into UK's cloud market

Concerns raised about lack of competition, as Azure and AWS dominate

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Ofcom to recommend a detailed inquiry into the UK's cloud market by CMA, report
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Ofcom to recommend a detailed inquiry into the UK's cloud market by CMA, report

Ofcom is expected recommend the Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) probe the UK's cloud industry, amid concerns about anti-competitive practices.

"We've certainly been given some heavy hints that there will be a recommendation to the CMA to open an inquiry into the cloud market for competitive reasons," one source close to a cloud provider t...

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