Competition Committee Recognizes WB Taxi as a Dominant Market Operator
The Competition Committee has recognized WB Taxi as a dominant digital platform operator in the taxi aggregator services market.
The status has been formalized by an order of the Competition Committee. It applies to the market of intermediary services related to the placement of passenger transportation orders and the provision of taxi services.
For WB Taxi, a system of antimonopoly compliance—internal procedures to ensure adherence to competition requirements—will be implemented on a mandatory basis. The Committee will also monitor the operator's activities to prevent abuse of its dominant position.
Criteria for such status may include revenue exceeding 44 billion soums, over 50,000 active end-users per month, or at least 3,000 active business users. Another basis is a company's or its affiliated group's share of more than 40% in a specific market.
Companies with a dominant position are prohibited from actions that restrict competition or infringe on the rights and interests of users. Violations of these requirements may result in a fine of 5% of turnover, while officials may face administrative liability.
