EU Communications Law : Significant Market Power in the Mobile Sector

by Valcke, Peggy; Queck, Robert; Lievens, Eva

• ISBN13: 9781845424169
• ISBN10: 1845424166
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 2005-09-05
• Publisher: Edward Elgar Pub

Author Biography

Peggy Valcke is Professor in Media Law at the K.U. Brussel, Belgium.

Table of Contents

Executive Summary	vii
1. General Context	1	(8)
2. Market Definition	9	(22)
1. Aim of this chapter	9	(1)
2. Introduction. The hidden step of `market selection'	9	(1)
3. Relevant legal texts	10	(2)
4. Description of the three criteria	12	(3)
5. Critical appraisal of the three criteria	15	(5)
6. Practical implementation of the three criteria	20	(11)
3. Significant Market Power	31	(11)
1. Alignment with competition law concept of dominance	31	(1)
2. Criteria to assess SMP	32	(10)
4. Remedies	42	(77)
1. Principles applying to regulators when imposing remedies on undertakings with SMP	42	(27)
2. Non-discrimination	69	(11)
3. Reciprocity	80	(39)
5. Sector-Specific Regulation and Competition Law: a Comparison	119	(22)
1. Introduction	119	(2)
2. Scope of application	121	(1)
3. Goals	122	(1)
4. Legal basis	123	(1)
5. Competent authorities	123	(1)
6. Characteristics of the intervention	124	(1)
7. Market definition	125	(2)
8. Market analysis	127	(1)
9. Type of remedies	128	(1)
10. Burden of proof	129	(6)
11. Closing remark	135	(6)
Annex 1: List of Regulatory Documents	141	(2)
1. Directives	141	(1)
2. Other documents	141	(2)
Annex 2: Analysis of Commission Comments on the Notification of Draft NRA Measures	143	(28)
1. List of Commission Comments on the notifications of draft NRA measures	143	(6)
2. Comments on notifications of draft NRA measures regarding market selection and SMP	149	(19)
3. Comments on notifications of draft NRA measures regarding other issues	168	(3)
Annex 3: Overview of Reciprocity in the Fixed Sector	171	(3)
Bibliography	174	(5)
Index	179