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Tim Cowen quoted in Bloomberg BNA’s Electronic Commerce & Law Report on damage caused by the slow moving pace of the European Commission’s antitrust investigation of Google

Bloomberg BNA’s Electronic Commerce & Law Report quoted Preiskel & Co’s Tim Cowen on the slow moving pace of the European Commission’s antitrust investigation of Google. Tim Cowen expressed the view that the Commission is taking a great deal of time to gather evidence, which does not work very well for fast-moving markets. According to…

September 3, 2015News, Tim CowenBy Preiskel & Co

Daniel Preiskel and Natalia Porto were interviewed by Lexis®PSL on market consolidation across the mobile networks

With the recent announcement of a string of high-profile mergers and acquisitions in the telecoms sector, Daniel Preiskel and Natalia Porto were interviewed by Lexis®PSL on the effects and challenges of consolidations in the industry. The full content of the interview was published on Lexis®PSL In-house Adviser on 11 August 2015.

August 12, 2015Daniel Preiskel, NewsBy Preiskel & Co

Driving market consolidation across the mobile networks

Commercial analysis: With the recent announcement of a string of high-profile mergers and acquisitions in the telecoms sector, Daniel Preiskel, partner, and Natalia Porto, associate, at Preiskel & Co LLP, take a look at the effects and challenges of consolidations in the industry. What is driving the spate of mergers in the telecoms sector? European…

August 12, 2015Blog, Daniel Preiskel, The Preiskel BlogBy Preiskel & Co

Inquiry on superfast broadband in the UK launched by the Culture, Media and Sport Committee

The Culture, Media and Sport Committee has launched in inquiry into the coverage, delivery and performance of superfast broadband in the UK. The inquiry also covers progress being made in extending and improving mobile coverage and services. Written submissions are welcome and may be sent to this link. The same Committee recently interviewed Sharon White…

August 3, 2015Blog, NewsBy Preiskel & Co

QMC Preiskel IT/IP Essay Competition 2015 Winner Announced

Preiskel & Co is proud to announce the winner and runners up of the QMC Preiskel IT/IP Essay Competition 2015. The winner of the annual Essay Competition was Giovanna Louise Bodin De Saint-Ange Comnene Carloni with her essay on the new Brazilian data protection regime. The runners-up prizes were won by Marta Loubet, Inna Poliakova, and Ningxin…

August 3, 2015News, UncategorizedBy Preiskel & Co

Tim Cowen quoted in Bloomberg’s report on EU Commission’s Statement of Objections over PayTV restrictions

The EU Commission announced yesterday that it is sending a statement of objections to six TV studios and Sky UK over PayTV restrictions. Tim Cowen was quoted in Bloomberg’s report on the subject. Click here to access the European Commission’s press release. The Statement of Objections follows a long line of cases about the lawfulness of…

July 24, 2015NewsBy Preiskel & Co

European Commission continues to focus on payment network competition law issues

On 9 July, the European Commission sent MasterCard a Statement of Objections in relation to (i) cross-border acquiring restrictions impeding cross-border payment acquisition, and (ii) inter-regional fees charged when cards from outside the EU are used within the EU. The case fits into a wider pattern of EU competition law enforcement, and indeed competition enforcement…

July 17, 2015Blog, The Preiskel BlogBy Preiskel & Co

Ofcom has launched second phase of its strategic review of digital communications

Ofcom has announced the second phase of its strategic review of digital communications. The review was launched in March to examine competition, investment, innovation and the availability of all digital communications services. Ofcom expects to receive some guidance on future regulatory approaches for the next 10 years, including to address challenges such as the future…

July 17, 2015Blog, The Preiskel BlogBy Preiskel & Co

Commissioner Vestager sets out priorities for the Competition Commission

Today Commissioner Vestager has been questioned by the Committee on Economic Affairs on the current position of the EU Commission on competition matters. She has outlined what her priorities were and then has been questioned by a few people on specific topics. Commissioner Vestager’s priorities are the following: DSM Google (android & advertising) Amazon (distribution agreements…

July 16, 2015Blog, The Preiskel BlogBy Preiskel & Co

Ofcom fines MNO for failing to comply with Ofcom’s rules on handling customer complaints

Ofcom today fined EE (trading as 4GEE, Orange and T-Mobile) £1m for failing to comply with Ofcom’s rules on handling customer complaints. The investigation is part of the communications regulator own-initiative monitoring and enforcement programme on complaints handling pursuant to General Condition 14 . Ofcom’s investigation over EE found that, over the period investigated – from…

July 3, 2015Blog, The Preiskel BlogBy Preiskel & Co

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