29In order to calculate the fine, the Commission applied, in the contested decision, the methodology set out in the Guidelines on the method of setting fines imposed pursuant to Article 15(2) of Regulation No 17 and Article 65(5) [SC] (OJ 1998 C 9, p. 3). The Commission had regard to the nature and impact of the abusive conduct and the size of the geographic market at issue and considered that the infringement had to be classified as ‘very serious’, even though the degree of seriousness had not necessarily been consistent throughout the period under consideration. According to the contested decision, the starting point for the fine of EUR 90000000 takes account of the fact that the gravity of the abuse became clear in the period under consideration and more particularly after the adoption of Commission Decision 2003/707/EC of 21 May 2003 relating to a proceeding under Article 82 EC (Case COMP/C 1/37.451, 37.578, 37.579 — Deutsche Telekom AG) (OJ 2003 L 263, p. 9) (recitals 738 to 757 of the contested decision).
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