Category: Global Blogs

US: FCC makes the call on Internet rules (Competition Policy International)

The Federal Communications Commission held a high-profile, open meeting Thursday amid disruptive protests that resulted in the regulator voting to allow companies to pay for priority Internet content delivery.

The 3-2 vote threatens to upend the entire business model of online content. Some critics – some of which protested at the …read more

The Diluted Legallity of Competition law (Chillin’ Competition)

In the past days a Commission official who ranks among my preferred legal minds expressed her/his though that our discipline may not be as legal as we often think. The thought, formulated on the fly (don’t click, very bad joke) (I told you..) , was …read more

The Diluted Legality of Competition law (Chillin’ Competition)

In the past days a Commission official who ranks among my preferred legal minds expressed her/his though that our discipline may not be as legal as we often think. The thought, formulated on the fly (don’t click, very bad joke) (I told you..) , was …read more

Art 101(3) and sustainability – new developments in the Netherlands (Kluwer Competition Law)

RBB Economics, Belgium

On 6 May, the Dutch government issued a set of policy directions (“Directions”) to the Dutch competition authority (“ACM”) concerning the application of the Dutch equivalent of Article 101(3) TFEU in respect to sustainability initiatives. Around …read more