Category: Global Blogs

EU: Three leads fight against roaming fee rules (Competition Policy International)

UK wireless operator Three is now the first to speak out against the European Commission’s recently announced caps on roaming charges, condemning the regulation’s effects on wholesale prices.

Three is calling for a review of the rules, which aim to ban roaming fees in full by 2016. While national lawmakers will …read more

Germany: International bookseller group backs Amazon complaint (Competition Policy International)

The European and International Booksellers Federation has come out in support of a recent antitrust complaint filed in Germany against Amazon, say reports.

The group supports the German Publishers Association’s decision to approach Germany’s Federal Cartel Office accusing the online retailer of abusing its market dominance in the way it forces …read more

US: How the World Cup drives mega media mergers (Competition Policy International)

The world’s two largest merger deals were announced this year just ahead of the World Cup, which saw record-breaking audiences in the US. There’s a connection between the two, say experts.

According to reports, sports television is a major driving force between major M&A media deals. AT&T’s plans to acquire DirecTV …read more

China: M&A boom leads to big business for lawyers (Competition Policy International)

Antitrust lawyers are the new, big commodity in China now, according to reports, as mergers and acquisitions deals boom both national and across the globe.

In what’s on par to be a big year for M&A, China has seen one of the biggest influxes in antitrust matters. Just six years ago, …read more