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In the autumn of 2014 the residents of Scotland, but not other parts of the UK, will vote on whether to leave the UK to become a separate state, with a positive vote leading to an independent parliament being elected in 2016. It would remain within the EU and in compliance with its acquis...
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This article examines the issue of the appropriate scope of review of economic evidence enshrined in the discretionary assessments of utility regulators in the US and the UK. It advances a balance of institutional competencies approach to the question of the degree of deference owed to the...
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. There is network governance economic regulation at the global, EU, ministerial and regulator levels, though generally …
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sector regulation and objectives as a context within the process of implementation of competition law in the energy sector … and third, we will investigate how sector regulation in energy sector incorporates competition law principles and affirms … combined with the need for effectiveness and focus on other than competition objectives of sector regulation and we will result …
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This paper compares and contrasts the processes used by the European, United Kingdom and Scottish parliaments in considering broadband policies, legislation, regulatory systems and outcomes, within a complex triple-tiered governance system. Broadband is of increasing importance due to the...
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the list of markets subject to ex ante regulation) would disappear, potentially requiring ‘transposition’ into domestic …
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Utilities regulation in the Member States is always subject to the application of EC competition law. However, this … undermines the effectiveness of utilities regulation and the European Courts should deploy a more flexible standard than that … demarcate the borderline between competition law and sector regulation but a case-by-case assessment should be carried out to …
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National roaming is a measure that can be agreed commercially between operators to extend coverage or can be imposed or facilitated by governments as a means to increase competition amongst networks. It has been used with varying degrees of success in a range of countries, notably in the...
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freedom in their design and operation. Markets subject to regulation would be expected to suffer some uncertainty, but efforts …
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