On 20 November the Administrative Court in Köln upheld an earlier 2017 decision by the Bundesnetzagentur (the Federal Network Agency) that Deutsche Telekom’s zero-rated “StreamOn” offer violated net neutrality regulations. As Preiskel & Co Senior Partner and telecoms law expert Daniel Preiskel explained, “we found the court decision interesting and worth noting, especially as the…
Tim Cowen will be speaking at the Digital Policy Alliance’s round table on “How is Artificial Intelligence affecting Competition and Markets?” on Monday 3 December 2018, 2-4pm. The meeting will be chaired by Lord Clement-Jones CBE, who is the Chair of the House of Lords Artifical Intelligence Select Committee and Co-Chair of the All Party…
Final approval has been given to the European Electronic Communications Code (“EECC“) by the European Parliament. The EECC is a proposed EU Directive which aims to update and consolidate telecoms regulation under EU law, and is designed to support the rollout of full fibre networks, and 5G. It also increases consumer protection by extending rules to…
The EU Commission has recently published the full decision in the Hutchison/Wind Tre merger. The Commission confirmed in its press release of 31 August 2018 that the merger was cleared with commitments. The full decision, now available on the EU Commission website, provides further insight into how the Commission reached its decision. The commitments related…
The EU Commission has recently published the full decision in the Apple/Shazam merger. An in-depth competition investigation was carried out by the EU Commission following a Phase II referral in April 2018. The Commission confirmed in its press release of 6 September 2018 that the transaction had been cleared and they had found that it…
Ofcom has released its latest Business Connectivity Market Review Consultation (“BCMR Consultation”), outlining its provisional analysis of the Business Connectivity Market, provisional Significant Market Power (“SMP”) assessment, and proposals for remedies. Key points to note include a commitment to implementing a consolidated review of residential and business telecoms markets and physical infrastructure by 2021, introducing…
On 22 October 2018 the Competition and Markets Authority (“CMA”) launched its new campaign. The aim of the campaign is to educate businesses about what is and isn’t lawful, and encourage whistleblowing. This follows research that found that only 57% of businesses surveyed knew that price fixing was illegal, whilst 35% thought that it was…
European and American officials have recently launched the second annual review of the EU-US Privacy Shield. In a joint press release dated 19 October, the governments together reaffirmed “the need for strong privacy enforcement to protect our citizens and ensure trust in the digital economy.” However, the detailed review comes only weeks after the European…
Preiskel & Co’s Danny Preiskel moderated a discussion panel at Capacity Europe this week. The panel discussion was on the topic of “Marginalising fraud and safeguarding networks – how is the industry paving the way with novel technologies and innovative systems?” Representatives from the following companies participated in the discussion: Juniper Networks, NTT Communications, and…
Danny Preiskel was a judge at the successful Capacity Europe Telecoms Awards held on 24 Oct. Congratulations to the Preiskel & Co clients that won awards or were shortlisted, though the firm can take no credit for the Awards as Danny did not judge on client submissions. The full list of winners and highlights of…
