23In that context, the dominant position referred to in Article 102 TFEU relates to a position of economic strength enjoyed by an undertaking which enables it to prevent effective competition being maintained on the relevant market by affording it the power to behave to an appreciable extent independently of its competitors, its customers and ultimately of consumers (Case 85/76 Hoffmann-La Roche v Commission [1979] ECR 461, paragraph 38, and Case C-280/08 P Deutsche Telekom v Commission [2010] ECR I-9555, paragraph 170).
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