| European
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| Mergers - Invitation to Comment |
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European Mergers - Requests for comments >>>more>>>
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| Mergers - In Depth Investigation |
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SFR/TELE 2 France >>>more>>>
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| Mergers Cleared |
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Umicore/Zinifex/Neptune >>>more>>>
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Etat Français-Thalès/DCN >>>more>>>
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Thrane & Thrane/Nera Satcom AS >>>more>>>
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| State Aid |
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European Commission investigates Hungarian tax scheme relating
to intra-group transactions >>>more>>>
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European Commission opens in-depth investigation into proposed
Spanish State Aid of €27 million to ITP >>>more>>>
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| Cartels |
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Review of cartel fines from 2002 to 2007 >>>more>>>
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| Public Procurement |
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Infringement proceedings initiated against Czech Republic
and Germany regarding competitive tendering procedures >>>more>>>
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Case closed against Germany regarding, bus services, legal
services and waste management services >>>more>>>
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| Speeches |
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Neelie Kroes speech: "Developments in competition policy
since October 2006 - and a look forward into 2007" >>>more>>>
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Neelie Kroes speech: "Improving Europe's energy markets
through more competition" >>>more>>>
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Neelie Kroes speech: "Fact -based competition policy
- the contribution of sector inquiries to better regulation,
priority setting and detection" >>>more>>>
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José Manuel Barroso speech: "A stronger Europe
for a successful globalisation" >>>more>>>
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Olli Rehn speech: "Europe's frontiers a dynamic concept"
>>>more>>>
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Charlie McCreevy speech: "Priorities in the Internal
Market" >>>more>>>
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Charles McCreevy speech: "The Future of the Transatlantic
Capital Market - Regulation, Risk, Governance" >>>more>>>
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Charlie McCreevy speech: "Asset Management: Delivering
on Industry and Market Needs" >>>more>>>
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| Miscellaeneous |
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European Commission: Intention to develop an integrated approach
to trans-European transport, energy and telecommunications
networks >>>more>>>
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European Commission: New infringement package adopted >>>more>>>
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European Commission: Infringement proceedings initiated against
Denmark, Finland and Hungary regarding sports betting services
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European Commission: France referred to ECJ for fixing minimum
retail prices for cigarettes >>>more>>>
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European Parliament: Vote to reduce international mobile roaming
charges >>>more>>>
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European Commission: Public consultation to identify common
Europe-wide freephone services >>>more>>>
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European Commission: Statement of Objections sent regarding
professional videotape cartel >>>more>>>
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European Commission: Invitation for comments on proposed commitments
regarding access to information for independent car repair
shops >>>more>>>
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European Commission: Czech Republic requested to amend Czech
Competition Act >>>more>>>
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European Commission: Infringement proceedings against 7 Member
States in relation to electronic communications >>>more>>>
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European Commission: Legal action commenced against 14 Member
States relating to implementation of landfilling of waste
legislation >>>more>>>
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European Commission: Greece referred to ECJ for failure to
adopt broadcasting services legislation >>>more>>>
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European Commission: Invitation to lobbyists to register >>>more>>>
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European Court of Justice: Statistics published concerning
judicial activity in 2006 >>>more>>>
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European Commission: WTO dispute settlement proceedings initiated
relating to US subsidies to Boeing >>>more>>>
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European Commission: Consultation opened into framework for
retail investment funds (UCITS) >>>more>>>
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UK Notifications
& Publications
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| Competition Commission |
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Thermo Electron Manufacturing Limited of GV Instruments Limited:
provision findings >>>more>>>
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| CAT |
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Stericycle v Competition Commission: Order published >>>more>>>
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Emerson Electric v Morgan Crucible Company: Order published
>>>more>>>
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Terry Brannigan v OFT: Order published >>>more>>>
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| Mergers - Invitation to Comment |
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General Electric Company/Smiths Aerospace >>>more>>>
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| Mergers Cleared with Undertakings |
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Inchcape/European Motor Holdings >>>more>>>
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| Mergers Cleared - Full Text Decisions |
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Caparo Precision Tubes Limited/Hayes Tubes Limited >>>more>>>
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BET UK Limited/Target Express Holdings Limited >>>more>>>
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| Miscellaneous |
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OFT: 'Fast-track' offer of reduced penalties in construction
industry cartel investigation >>>more>>>
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OFT: Case closure summary published regarding the alleged
price-fixing of Oakley sunglasses >>>more>>>
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Ofcom: Update published relating to The Number UK/BT directory
enquiry dispute >>>more>>>
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Ofcom: Update published relating to Conduit/BT directory enquiry
dispute >>>more>>>
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Ofcom: Market investigation to be opened into the pay TV industry
>>>more>>>
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Ofcom: Update published relating to Rapture TV/Sky EPG charges
dispute >>>more>>>
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Ofcom: Public Service Broadcasting: Annual report 2007 published
>>>more>>>
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Ofcom: Inquiry into the use of premium rate telecoms services
(PRS) in television programmes announced >>>more>>>
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Postcomm: Commencement of review into Royal Mail's 'final
mile' charges to new operators >>>more>>>
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Postcomm: Guidance published on Royal Mail's participation
in competitive tendering under the public procurement rules
>>>more>>>
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Ofgem: Open letter published regarding Renewables Obligation
Orders (the Orders) from 1 April 2007 >>>more>>>
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Ofgem: Consultation on Gas Distribution Price Control Review
>>>more>>>
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Ofgem: Statement of conclusions on the Independent Gas Transporters
Network Code Governance >>>more>>>
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| European
Notifications and Publications |
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| Mergers
- Invitation to Comment |
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COMP/M.4561: GE/Smiths Aerospace - technology, aerospace systems
and equipment. Interested parties should submit their comments
by 31 March 2007. To read the notification, click
here.
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COMP/M.4518: Alcoa/Orkla/Soft Alloy Extrusion JV - aluminium,
soft and hard alloy extrusions, consumer goods, energy and
financials. Interested parties should submit their comments
by 30 March 2007. To read the notification, click
here.
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COMP/M.4569: GE/Abbot Diagnostics Division - manufacturing,
technology and services, in vitro diagnostic systems and products.
Interested parties should submit their comments by 3 April
2007. To read the notification, click
here.
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COMP/M.4613: Eurazaeo SA/Apcoa Parking Holdings GmbH - budget
hotel, car rental, real estate, parking management services.
Interested parties should submit their comments by 2 April
2007. To read the notification, click
here.
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| Mergers - In Depth Investigation |
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COMP/M.4504: SFR/TELE 2 France - media, telecommunications,
mobile telephony. To read the press release, click
here.
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| Mergers Cleared |
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COMP/M.4450: Umicore/Zinifex/Neptune - zinc and lead mining,
smelting and refining. To read the decision, click
here.
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COMP/M.4191: Etat Français-Thalès/DCN - defence
systems for naval, aerospace, transport and civil security
applications. To read the press release, click
here.
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COMP/M.4465: Thrane & Thrane/Nera Satcom AS - radio communication
equipment, equipment for land-based, maritime and aeronautical
satellite communications, terminals and land earth stations
for land mobile and maritime satellite communications. To
read the press release, click
here.
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| State Aid |
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The European Commission has opened an investigation into
the Hungarian tax scheme, relating to the taxation of interest
in the context of intra-group transactions. To read the press
release, click
here.
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The European Commission has opened an in-depth investigation
into a proposed 27 million Euro loan to Spanish company ITP
for the development of aircraft engine Trent 1000. To read
the press release, click
here.
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| Cartels |
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Statistics of cartels from 2002 to date. To read the document,
click
here.
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| Public Procurement |
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The European Commission has initiated infringement proceedings
against Czech Republic and Germany regarding competitive tendering
procedures. To read the press release, click
here.
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The European Commission has closed its infringement case against
Germany regarding, bus services, legal services and waste
management services. To read the press release, click
here.
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| Speeches |
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Neelie Kroes speech: "Developments in competition policy
since October 2006 - and a look forward into 2007". To
read the speech, click
here.
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Neelie Kroes speech: "Improving Europe's energy markets
through more competition". To read the speech, click
here.
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Neelie Kroes speech: "Fact -based competition policy
- the contribution of sector inquiries to better regulation,
priority setting and detection". To read the speech,
click
here.
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José Manuel Barroso speech: "A stronger Europe
for a successful globalisation". To read the speech,
click
here.
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Olli Rehn speech: "Europe's frontiers a dynamic concept".
To read the speech, click
here.
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Charlie McCreevy speech: "Priorities in the Internal Market".
To read the speech, click
here. |
Charles McCreevy speech: "The Future of the Transatlantic
Capital Market - Regulation, Risk, Governance". To read
the speech, click
here. |
Charlie McCreevy speech: "Asset Management: Delivering
on Industry and Market Needs". To read the speech, click
here. |
| Miscellaneous |
The European Commission has communicated its intention to develop
an integrated approach to trans-European transport, energy and
telecommunications networks. To read the press release, click
here. |
The European Commission has adopted a new infringement package.
To read the press release, click
here. |
The European Commission has initiated infringement proceedings
against Denmark, Finland and Hungary regarding sports betting
services. To read the press release, click
here. |
The European Commission is to refer France to the ECJ for fixing
minimum retail prices for cigarettes. To read the press release,
click
here. |
The European Parliament is to vote, for the first time at Committee
stage regarding the European Commission's proposal to reduce
international mobile roaming charges by up to 70% from this
summer. To read the press release, click
here. |
The European Commission has opened a public consultation to
identify common Europe-wide freephone services that could benefit
from numbers starting with the 116 pre-fix. The consultation
is to run until 20 May 2007. To read the press release, click
here. |
The European Commission has sent a Statement of Objections to
a number of alleged participants of a cartel for professional
videotape. To read the press release, click
here. |
The European Commission has invited comments on the proposed
commitments of four car manufacturers (DaimlerChrysler, Toyota,
General Motors and Fiat) to give independent car repair shops
adequate access to technical information. To read the press
release, click
here. |
The European Commission has formally requested the Czech Republic
to amend a provision of the Czech Competition Act that limits
the Czech Competition Authority's power to apply Articles 81
(prohibiting cartels and other restrictive business practices)
and 82 (prohibiting abuses of dominant position) of the EC Treaty
to anticompetitive behaviour in the electronic communications
sector. To read the press release, click
here. |
The European Commission has brought a new round of infringement
proceedings against Italy, Lithuania, the Netherlands, Portugal,
Slovakia, Estonia and Cyprus in the electronic communications
field. The proceedings against Estonia are in respect of its
failure to carry out the required market analysis under the
EU Telecom rules; those against Cyprus are in respect to rights
of way for mobile markets; and the proceedings against the five
remaining Member States are in respect of deficiencies related
to Europe's emergency number 112. To read the press release,
click here and to read a summary of the issues involved,
click
here. |
The European Commission has decided to start legal action against
14 Member States for inadequately transposing the EU's legislation
on the landfilling of waste into their national law. The Member
States concerned are Cyprus, Czech Republic, Denmark, Estonia,
Finland, Ireland, Lithuania, Malta, Poland, Slovakia, Slovenia,
Spain, Sweden and the UK. To read the press release, click
here. |
The European Commission has decided to refer Greece to the European
Court of Justice concerning its failure to adopt a new framework
for broadcasting services. To read the press release, click
here. |
As part of the European Transparency Initiative, the European
Commission has invited lobbyists and interest groups to subscribe
to a public register. To read the press release, click
here. |
The European Court of Justice (ECJ) has published statistics
concerning judicial activity in 2006 showing a significant reduction
in the duration of proceedings before the ECJ. To read the press
release, click
here. |
The EU has initiated WTO dispute settlement proceedings in relation
to a number of US government subsidies to Boeing. To read the
press release, click
here. |
The European Commission has opened a consultation into the shape
of possible changes to the EU framework for retail investment
funds (UCITS). To read the press release, click
here. |
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UK Notifications
& Publications
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| Competition Commission |
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The Competition Commission has published its provisional findings
that the completed acquisition by Thermo Electron Manufacturing
Limited of GV Instruments Limited would lead to higher prices
for customers of some Isotope Ratio Mass Spectrometry (IRMS)
instruments. To read the press release, click
here, to read the Notice and summary of provisional findings,
click
here, and to read the Notice of possible remedies, click
here.
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| CAT |
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(1) Stericycle International LLC (2) Stericycle International
Limited v Competition Commission. The CAT has published its
Order of the Tribunal. To read the Order, click
here, to read the Order of the President (formerly confidential
version), click
here, to read the Ruling on application for stay (formerly
confidential version), click
here, to read the Transcript of case management conference
held in private (formerly confidential version) click
here, and to read the Transcript of case management conference
held in public (formerly confidential version) click
here.
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Emerson Electric Co v Morgan Crucible Company PLC and others.
The CAT has published its Order of the Tribunal. To read the
Order, click
here, and to read the Transcript of a case management
conference, click
here.
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Terry Brannigan v Office of Fair Trading. The CAT has published
its Order of the Tribunal. To read the Order, click
here.
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| Mergers - Invitation to Comment |
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The General Electric Company/Smiths Aerospace - Defence
- Specified public interest consideration: National security.
Interested parties should submit their comments by 4 April
2007. To read the notification, click
here and to read the DTI press release, click
here.
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| Mergers Cleared subject to Undertakings |
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Inchcape/European Motor Holdings - Volkswagen servicing and
repairs. The OFT has accepted structural undertakings in lieu
of a reference to the Competition Commission. To read the
press release, click
here.
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| Mergers Cleared - Full Text Decisions |
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Caparo Precision Tubes Limited/Hayes Tubes Limited - steel
tubes To read the full text decision, click
here.
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BET UK Limited/Target Express Holdings Limited - domestic
and international parcel delivery. To read the full text,
click
here.
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| Miscellaneous |
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The OFT has made a 'fast-track' offer in its current bid rigging
cartel investigation in the construction industry by making
an offer of reduced financial penalties to all implicated
companies that have not yet applied for leniency but are willing
to co-operate with the OFT in certain specific ways. To read
the press release, click
here.
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The OFT has published its case closure summary regarding the
alleged price-fixing of Oakley sunglasses. To read the summary,
click
here.
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Ofcom has published an update note in relation to the dispute
between The Number UK Ltd and BT about charges for directory
enquiry information. To read the update note, click
here.
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Ofcom has published an update note in relation to the dispute
between BT and Conduit about charges for directory information.
To read the update note, click
here. |
Ofcom is to conduct a Market investigation into the pay TV industry
to consider whether it should be referred to the Competition
Commission at the request of BT, Setanta, Top Up TV, and Virgin
Media. To read the press release, click
here. |
Ofcom has published an update note in relation to the dispute
between Rapture TV and Sky about EPG charges. To read the update,
click
here. |
Ofcom has published its Public Service Broadcasting: Annual
report 2007. To read the press release, click
here and to read the Report, click
here. |
Ofcom has announced an inquiry into the use of premium rate
telecoms services (PRS) in television programmes. To read the
announcement, click
here. |
Postcomm has announced its commencement of a review into Royal
Mail's charges to new operators for use of its network and delivery
of mail over the 'final mile'. To read the announcement, click
here. |
Postcomm has published guidance on Royal Mail participation
in competitive tendering under the public procurement rules.
To read the press release, click
here. To read Postcomm's decision, click
here. To read Postcomm's guidance, click
here. |
Ofgem has published an open letter regarding changes to the
Renewables Obligation Orders (the Orders) from 1 April 2007.
To read the letter, click
here. |
Ofgem has published a consultation on Gas Distribution Price
Control Review. Responses should be received by 25 April 2007.
To read the consultation click
here. |
Ofgem has published a statement of conclusions on the Independent
Gas Transporters Network Code Governance. To read the conclusions,
click
here. |
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