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Competition in the communications sector is complex and fast-changing. This presents both risks and opportunities to providers, as well as challenges for public authorities.

Our competition intelligence services help organisations understand the changing face of competition. We help them grasp the commercial and policy implications of new developments, and make decisions with efficiency and confidence.

Offered on a subscription basis, the service includes alerts, reports, and a database of case summaries written in English. You can also contact our competition law experts at any time for answers to specific questions.

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antitrust & mergers

Our Antitrust & Mergers service makes it simple to follow key trends in competition law and its enforcement. Covering the telecoms, media and postal sectors, as well as the digital economy, our intelligence helps leaders:

    • Stay informed on developments in abuse of dominance cases, covering infringements such as excessive pricing, predatory pricing, margin squeeze, self-preferencing, and tying and bundling.
    • Access data on the actions taken across the EU to address potentially anti-competitive agreements, such as network co-investment and sharing, and online sales restrictions in distribution agreements.
    • Track merger control cases to understand the wider implications of market consolidation for competition in Europe.

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state aid & subsidies

Our State Aid & Subsidies service offers intelligence on EU rules designed to ensure that public support measures in telecoms and the digital economy do not unduly distort competition and private investment. The principal focus of the service lies in the application of state aid rules to subsidised broadband deployment and take-up measures.

Subscribe to our State Aid & Subsidies intelligence service to:

    • understand the allowances and limits of public funding for broadband under EU state aid rules
    • follow the enforcement of these rules in relation tother developments, such as unfair advantages in spectrum auctions and big tech taxation
    • gain insights into key EU funding initiatives in telecoms and the digital economy, such as the Recovery and Resilience Facility (RRF) and the Connecting Europe Facility (CEF)
    • understand the implications of the EU Foreign Subsidies Regulation (FSR)

     

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Latest Antitrust & Mergers intelligence

Poste Italiane margin squeeze and fidelity-inducing rebates in bulk mail market 2017
03 February 26 Janne Kalliala

Update: The Supreme Administrative Court upheld the 2017 decision of the Italian competition authority that fined the postal incumbent €23.1m for abusing its dominant position in the wholesale and retail bulk mail markets.

French competition authority consults on conversational AI agents
01 February 26 Janne Kalliala

The consultation, which is open until 6 March 2026, is part of the authority’s recently launched inquiry into competition in the conversational agents sector.

Belgacom Mobile margin squeeze on business customer on-net calls 2009
27 January 26 Janne Kalliala

Update: After years of appeal proceedings and the partial annulment of its 2009 margin squeeze decision, the Belgian competition authority issued an amended decision against Belgacom Mobile (now Proximus). The authority confirmed that the operator abused its dominant position in 2005 by engaging in a margin squeeze related to on-net mobile calls by business customers. Complying with the appeal court judgment, the authority cancelled its original margin squeeze finding for 2004 and reduced the fine from €66.3m to €51m.

Latest State Aid & Subsidies intelligence

Foreign Subsidies Regulation: European Commission’s new guidelines
18 January 26 Janne Kalliala

The guidelines aim to enhance legal certainty by explaining how the Commission assesses distortions in the EU internal market caused by subsidies granted by non-EU countries, and how it uses its investigatory powers.

Deployment of passive 5G mobile infrastructure in rural areas of the Czech Republic 2023 and 2025
10 November 25 Grégoire Henno

The Czech authorities reported to the European Commission an amendment to a CZK 300m state aid measure to support the deployment of passive 5G mobile infrastructure in rural areas. The amendment extended the deadline for aid beneficiaries to deploy the subsidised networks by three months, until 30 June 2026.

Explainer: Important projects of common European interest (IPCEI)
26 October 25 Janne Kalliala

Update: This updated report explains the concept of IPCEI, which support large-scale cross-border initiatives and investment in breakthrough innovation and infrastructure, and how EU state aid rules apply to these projects.

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For more information about our Competition services, please contact:

Janne Kalliala phone: +39 348 69 18 879 janne.kalliala@cullen-international.com