Hou (2014), "A Review of Telecom Markets in the EU: What Did the European Commission Learn or Not from the Past?", Computer Law & Security Review 30(6), 710-719

Abstract

The EU telecom regulation relies on a market-by-market sunset approach. In order to facilitate the market review of national regulatory authorities, the European Commission has offered two successive sets of recommended markets susceptible to ex ante regulation. The inclusion or exclusion of a telecom market is analyzed on its competition conditions across the EU. Beginning 2014 the European Commission published the drafted third Market Recommendation. This article aims to give a critical evaluation of those recommended markets by surveying the competition situations on every telecom market in the EU Member States. It observes that while the drafted Third Recommendation makes a reasonable assessment for most telecom markets it may not appropriately addresses markets such as retail fixed access, wholesale call origination, wholesale fixed and mobile call termination, wholesale high-quality access, and wholesale broadcasting transmission.

Keywords

Relevant Markets, Telecom, Regulation, Competition, European Union