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Measures designed to boost the UK’s app economy, unlocking global success and ensuring UK consumers aren’t left behind.
Statistics on driver mobile phone use and seatbelt wearing rates for 2021 (updating previous figures covering 2017).
The Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) investigated whether to designate Apple as having strategic market status (SMS) in the provision of its mobile platform.
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