Okla. Stat. tit. 79, § 79-203
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Trust in restraint of trade - Monopoly of trade - Refusal
Official statutory text
of access to essential facility - Actions by competitors.
A. Every act, agreement, contract, or combination in the form
of a trust, or otherwise, or conspiracy in restraint of trade or
commerce within this state is hereby declared to be against public
policy and illegal.
B. It is unlawful and shall be deemed a Class C2 felony offense
for any person to monopolize, attempt to monopolize, or conspire to
monopolize any part of trade or commerce in a relevant market within
this state.
C. Without limiting any other section of Title 79 of the
Oklahoma Statutes or applicable sections of Title 17 of the Oklahoma
Statutes, it is unlawful for any person in control of an essential
facility to unreasonably refuse to give a competitor or customer of
an entity controlling an essential facility access to it upon
reasonable terms if the effect of such denial is to injure
competition. An injured competitor or customer may bring an action
under Section 5 of this act to enforce the provisions of this
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section only when such injured competitor or customer does not have
a remedy before the Corporation Commission.
D. As used in this section:
1. "Monopolize" means:
a. the possession of monopoly power in the relevant
market, and
b. the willful acquisition or maintenance of that power
by exclusionary conduct as distinguished from growth
or development as a consequence of a superior product
and/or service, business acumen, or historic accident;
2. "Monopoly power" means the power to control market prices or
exclude competition; and
3. "Essential facility" means a facility:
a. which is controlled by an entity that possesses
monopoly power,
b. that a competitor would be unable to practically or
reasonably duplicate,
c. the use of which has been unreasonably denied to a
competitor or a customer of the entity that possesses
monopoly power, and
d. that it would be feasible to allow the competitor or
customer to use or have access to without causing harm
to or unreasonably interfering with the entity that
possesses monopoly power.
A. Every act, agreement, contract, or combination in the form
of a trust, or otherwise, or conspiracy in restraint of trade or
commerce within this state is hereby declared to be against public
policy and illegal.
B. It is unlawful and shall be deemed a Class C2 felony offense
for any person to monopolize, attempt to monopolize, or conspire to
monopolize any part of trade or commerce in a relevant market within
this state.
C. Without limiting any other section of Title 79 of the
Oklahoma Statutes or applicable sections of Title 17 of the Oklahoma
Statutes, it is unlawful for any person in control of an essential
facility to unreasonably refuse to give a competitor or customer of
an entity controlling an essential facility access to it upon
reasonable terms if the effect of such denial is to injure
competition. An injured competitor or customer may bring an action
under Section 5 of this act to enforce the provisions of this
Oklahoma Statutes - Title 79. Trusts and Pools Page 5
section only when such injured competitor or customer does not have
a remedy before the Corporation Commission.
D. As used in this section:
1. "Monopolize" means:
a. the possession of monopoly power in the relevant
market, and
b. the willful acquisition or maintenance of that power
by exclusionary conduct as distinguished from growth
or development as a consequence of a superior product
and/or service, business acumen, or historic accident;
2. "Monopoly power" means the power to control market prices or
exclude competition; and
3. "Essential facility" means a facility:
a. which is controlled by an entity that possesses
monopoly power,
b. that a competitor would be unable to practically or
reasonably duplicate,
c. the use of which has been unreasonably denied to a
competitor or a customer of the entity that possesses
monopoly power, and
d. that it would be feasible to allow the competitor or
customer to use or have access to without causing harm
to or unreasonably interfering with the entity that
possesses monopoly power.
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