La decisione della Commissione Newscorp/Telepiù (COMP/M. 2876). Flessibilità nell’applicazione del concetto di dominance nella creazione di un quasi-monopolio, in considerazione degli interessi del consumatore finale e degli impegni assunti dall’acquirente

Congedo, Pierluigi (2003): La decisione della Commissione Newscorp/Telepiù (COMP/M. 2876). Flessibilità nell’applicazione del concetto di dominance nella creazione di un quasi-monopolio, in considerazione degli interessi del consumatore finale e degli impegni assunti dall’acquirente. Published in: Europa da vicino, Maggioli Ed., Rimini , Vol. I, No. 2 (September 2003)

Abstract

The article tackles the key-points of the European Commission decision clearing a complex merger in which a situation of ex-post near-monopoly was created. The article mainly deals with the counter-factual analysis where the merger would not have been cleared, in particular considering the financial situation of the acquired company (Telepiù). It also briefly mentions the 2002/2003 debate preceding the adoption of the new EC merger regulation 139/04: the scope of the EC dominance-oriented test, on one hand, and the UK Substantial Lessening of Competition test, on the other.

• Item Type: MPRA Paper
• Institution: Université Libre de Bruxelles - European Law Institute
• English Title: European Commission Decision Newscorp/Telepiù (Comp/M.2876). Flexibility of the dominance test in a situation of near-monopoly: final consumer interest and undertakings offered by the acquiring company
• Language: Italian
• Keywords: monopoly; oligopoly; pay-tv; failing firm defence; European Commission; decision; merger
• Subjects: K - Law and Economics > K2 - Regulation and Business Law > K21 - Antitrust Law

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