The paper tackles the discussion about vertical separation in the electronic communications sector, in its two main forms functional and structural. The author will argue how mandatory structural separation under certain conditions could be a possible option. The evidence is provided by the...

The European Commission (EC) and the European Courts have being reaffirming in the Deutsche Telekom and Telefónica cases that guide-prices established by sector regulators upon electronic communications incumbents cannot per se exclude that conducts with anticompetitive foreclosure effects,...

The paper tackles the discussion about vertical separation in the electronic communications sector, in its two main forms functional and structural. The author will argue how mandatory structural separation under certain conditions could be a possible option. The evidence is provided by the...

Italian Abstract: Il 2 aprile 2003 la Commissione europea ha annunciato di aver autorizzato l'operazione di concentrazione in base alla quale l'australiana The News Corporation Limited (“Newscorp”) acquisisce il controllo, in base all'articolo 3 del Regolamento (CEE) n. 4064/89 , attraverso...

1. Introduction. - 2. The European idea of a “class action”: a private enforcement remedy to re-address anticompetitive behaviours and protect consumers. - 3. The British Approach: Follow-on and standalone “representative” actions. - 4. Defensive and offensive strategies at the European...

Italian Abstract: Il presente saggio e' finalizzato ad esaminare alcuni tipi di rimedi proconcorrenziali nel settore delle comunicazioni elettroniche (in particolare, i processi di separazione funzionale e strutturale) e l’impatto che possono avere le misure di mero enforcement, tenendo in...