The Finnish telecom watchdog, Traficom, re-started consultation on SMP regulation in the DTT market on 3 September 2020. The draft SMP decision was originally published in March but Traficom suspended the hearing in May due to certain weaknesses in the … Read the rest
Commission published a new draft Recommendation on relevant markets
The European Commission is reviewing the Recommendation on relevant product and service markets of 2014 and published a new draft on 25 August 2020. The recommendation constitutes a sort of default set of markets that are susceptible to ex ante … Read the rest
Finnish 5G auction ended as expected
Finnish 5G auction in the 26 GHz band started and ended yesterday, 8 June 2020. With three bidders and three licences the process did not take long. The frequencies were acquired by the three incumbents, namely Elisa, Telia and DNA … Read the rest
Finnish 26 GHz auction starts on 8 June 2020
The Finnish authorities (the Ministry of Transport and Communication & Traficom, the telecom watchdog) have finalized plans to auction the 5G capacity band, 26 GHz, in June 2020. The hearing process during February-March led to no changes in the plans. … Read the rest
Commission blocks PTS’ SMP analysis in fibre networks
After having “serious doubts” in December and after conducting an in-depth investigation, the Commission decided to block PTS’ (Post- och telestyrelsen) market analysis in fibre networks in Sweden. The Commission published its decision on 7 February 2020. In particular, the … Read the rest