News & Insight
BT/EE Merger: the importance of market definition
Would a different market definition have led to different conclusions by the UK Competition and Markets Authority on the BT/EE case? Link to Richard Cadman's Blog post at the UEA Centre for Competition Policy.
Does share of Spectrum Confer Market Power in Mobile Mergers
Merging mobile operators not only combine customers, they also combine spectrum. Does an increase in the share of this natural resource strengthen market power and how should it be treated by competition authorities?
Ofcom’s New Strategic Review: Lessons from the last ten years
As Ofcom launches its new strategic review Hexagon considers the key lessons from the first review held ten years ago.
30 Years After Privatisation: Is the UK Telecoms Market Working?
Three reports for UK Competitive Telecoms Association on the UK market 30 years after the privatisation of BT
The Dynamics of Broadband Markets in Europe Realizing the 2020 Digital Agenda
SPC Network Director Richard Cadman contributes to major book on EU Broadband Markets
“The Future of Regulation”
"The Future of Regulation": A report produced by SPC Network in partnership with Webb Henderson for ECTA.
Consumer Switching in EU Broadband Markets
Switching is an important feature of a competitive market: it is both a measure and driver of competition.
Margin Squeeze in an Ex Ante Regulatory Environment - Full Report
Full report prepared for Dutch broadband operators Tele2 and T-Mobile on a specifically ex ante margin squeeze test.
Hexagon Issue 2
Non-discrimination: Thoughts on operationalizing BEREC's high level principles on non-discrimination
Hexagon Issue 1
Proposed EU regulation should create competition for mobile roaming, but will regulators be happy if some consumers pay lower prices than others?