Author: 21st Century Competition

France: Numericable secures Virgin Mobile buy (Competition Policy International)

Just two months after Numericable emerged victorious after a bidding war to acquire wireless operator SFR, the French cable company has reportedly struck a deal to acquire Virgin Mobile France.

Reports say Carphone Warehouse, which is in the midst of its own takeover process of Dixons, will sell its 46 percent …read more

EU: Roaming fees cut in time for summer holidays (Competition Policy International)

As summer holiday planning gets underway, the European Commission has enacted rules that cut wireless roaming fee charges, reports say.

The price cuts, which come into effect today, apply to all 28 EU member states, Iceland, Norway and Liechtenstein, though do not apply to Switzerland, reports say.

Roaming costs have been regulated …read more

UK: Eurotunnel defiant in wake of CMA ruling (Competition Policy International)

Eurotunnel, which late last week said it was blindsided by a ruling by the Competition and Markets Authority ordering the ferry servicer to cease operations on certain routes, has defiantly published its MyFerryLink schedule for the rest of the year, according to reports.

The CMA gave Eurotunnel six months to end …read more

US: Man who coined ‘net neutrality’ runs for NY lieutenant governor (Competition Policy International)

Columbia Law School professor and coiner of the term “net neutrality,” Tim Wu,” s running for New York lieutenant governor.

Wu has built his platform to focus on net neutrality, reports say, and the importance of antitrust law to reign in dominant companies. Wu will run alongside Fordham law professor Zephyr …read more