National rules imposing a maximum number of taxi licenses are illegitimate if the fundamental justification is to protect the economic viability of the service: that is, the income of taxi drivers and/or the […]
Does the consolidation of telecoms start from Spain?
“MVNO” may be the magic word Europe could find itself at the beginning of a new phase in the process of consolidating European mobile operators, a process so longed for and demanded […]
The judiciary confirmation of the Google Shopping case reinforces the legislative path to stricter rules on Big Tech
Today’s ruling of the EU General Court Tribunal confirming the fine of 2.42 billion euros to Google / Alphabet is destined to have wider and more significant effects beyond the mere pecuniary […]
Too many forgetful in Brussels: the SuperLeague is a direct result of the European Bosman ruling
There is something wrong with the statements of various representatives of the European institutions who distance themselves from the football Super League project. In fact, it was precisely the disruptive force of […]
What Belgian mobile consolidation means for Europe
It looks like a small transaction in a small country, but it is more significant than one could expect: Proximus is going to buy Belgian-based MVNOs Mobile Vikings and Jim Mobile, […]
From ex-post to ex-ante: does European Internet regulation go telecom-style?
3 new consultations opened Today the European Commission published its well-awaited public consultation on the Digital Services Package. The deadline to respond is 8 September 2020. The consultation revolves around the […]
Despite Brexit, Britain leaves a formidable mark on the European telecom and digital market
While abandoning the European Union, the United Kingdom leaves behind an important legacy with regards to telecom, digital markets and their regulation. Fact is, UK has been the European member State that […]
The increasing uncertainty about mobile consolidation in Europe
Mobile consolidation within domestic markets has always been in the European telcos’ wish list. However, in the last 5 years this ambition hardly clashed with the European Commission’s approach, in the […]
Unlike the Shopping Case, now the European Commission strikes at heart Google’s dominance
Today’s decision of the European Commission strikes at the heart of the dominance of Google, namely its dominance in the Internet search, but not its business model and its ability to provide […]
The Vodafone-Liberty Global merger in Germany: the antitrust chances, pro & contra
The antitrust decision about the acquisition of several assets of Liberty Global by Vodafone will be a real dilemma for the competent offices of the European Commission, aka the Competition Directorate (“DG […]