by Yves Blondeel | Jun 8, 2021 | EU
On 28 and 29 Sep 2004, the European Parliament held formal hearings of the Commissioners-designate with direct responsibility for telecommunications. Viviane Reding: Information Society and Media. Neelie Kroes: Competition Policy. The hearings lasted 3 hours...
by Yves Blondeel | Jun 8, 2021 | EU
The European Commission’s eCommunications Consultation Task Force (eCCTF) has today published a letter (dated 20 Aug 2004) relating to a notification made by the Swedish regulatory authority PTS in the context of Market 12: “wholesale broadband...
by Yves Blondeel | Jun 8, 2021 | EU
On 21 July 2004 we reported that the Austrian regulatory authority RTR had issued a market review consultation document, containing the proposed conclusion of the Austrian Telekom-Control-Kommission (TKK) that there is effective competition on the wholesale market for...
by Yves Blondeel | Jun 8, 2021 | EU
The European Regulators’ Group (ERG) has today announced the publication in the Official Journal of the long-awaited admendment of Decision 2002/627/EC which had formed the ERG and set its terms of reference. The new Decision 2004/641/EC clarifies the mandate of...
by Yves Blondeel | Jun 8, 2021 | EU
The European Commission has today published 77 (update: further responses are being added incrementally, there are now 82) non-confidential contributions that it received following the publication of its Information and Consultation Document on the Treatment of Voice...
by Yves Blondeel | Jun 8, 2021 | EU
The European Commission has reached decisions in the high-profile competition law cases concerning alleged State Aid to France Télécom, and alleged discriminatory financial conditions relating to 3G mobile licensing in France. The Competition Directorate found that...