Bloomberg news refers to Preiskel’s Tim Cowen in its assessment of the Numericable bid for French Mobile Operator Bouygues

Bloomberg news quotes Preiskel & Co’s Tim Cowen in its assessment of the Numericable bid for French Mobile Operator Bouygues and in particular the regulatory remedies being advanced.  The full article and links are set out below http://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2015-06-23/drahi-may-need-to-leave-room-for-a-rival-in-bouygues-deal-probe   Billionaire Patrick Drahi’s Numericable-SFR may have to leave room for a new rival in order to obtain…

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Daniel Preiskel spoke on Virtual Reality & Augmented Reality at the Lexing® network conference on Robot Law

Daniel Preiskel spoke on Virtual Reality and Augmented Reality at the Lexing® network conference on “Robots : évolution ou revolution“  in Paris on June 11.  The presentations from the Lexing international member firms (www.lexing.eu), of which Preiskel & Co is the UK member, highlighted emerging legal issues within robotics, including drones, smart cars, artificial intelligence and industry…

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Tim Cowen will discuss the challenges faced by high velocity businesses in panel hosted by Burson-Marsteller in collaboration with Preiskel & Co and Mediaventura

High Velocity Businesses are disruptors – they are lean, challengers that are serving and delighting customers in new ways. They use technology to create innovative new solutions and unlock new value. They have established themselves as ‘ones to watch’. But to grow they need to become global – and that means a whole new range…

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Preiskel & Co advised the Falkland Islands Government on their telecoms strategic review

Preiskel & Co was pleased to have advised the Falkland Islands Government (FIG) on their telecoms strategic review together with leading telecoms consultancy Cartesian.   FIG engaged Cartesian and Preiskel to conduct the strategic review of the telecoms infrastructure and services in the Falkland Islands, following a successful tendering process in 2014, with the goal of…

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Competition inquiry in the e-commerce sector announced by the European Commission

The European Commission announced a proposal to launch a competition inquiry in the e-commerce sector. The inquiry will focus on identifying and tackling barriers to cross-border e-commerce in order to achieve a connected Digital Single Market. This announcement was made one day after the College of Commissioners had the first discussion on the Digital Single Market Strategy, which is…

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Tim Cowen has been appointed to the International Bar Association Telecommunications Committee

Tim Cowen has been appointed to the International Bar Association Telecommunications Committee. He will be chairing the session “Consolidation in the mobile, network and content industries” at the 26th Annual Communications and Competition Law Conference. The session will take place at the IBA Committee’s joint annual conference with the IBA Competition Committee in The Savoy, London on 11…

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