Competition Law in Electronic Communications - An Update
Available to view from 17 Feb 2026
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Competition Law in Electronic Communications - An Update
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Introduction
Presented by expert speaker Robert Bell, this webinar will examine the application of competition law to the UK electronic communications sector, its relationship with ex ante regulation and the impact of the UK and EU new digital platform regulatory regime.
This webinar provides a crucial introduction and an essential update for those involved in the electronic communications sector.
What You Will Learn
This webinar will cover the following:
- Competition Law
- How competition law is applied in the electronic communications sector under the Competition Act 1998 and Enterprise Act 2002 as amended by the Digital Markets Competition and Consumer Act 2024
- Effect of EU competition law contained in Article 101 and 102 of the Treaty for the Functioning of the European Union post-Brexit
- Interrelationship between competition law and ex ante regulation under the Communications Act 2002
- Sanctions, appeals and remedies for breach
- Review of enforcement cases including private actions for damages
- Merger Control
- Role of EU & UK Merger Control in controlling concentration within the electronic communications sector including the impact of the Foreign Subsidies Regulation
- Review of recent communication merger cases with a spotlight on the mobile telecoms sector including controversial Vodafone/Three merger
- EU & UK Regimes for Digital Platform Regulation
- EU Digital Markets Act
- Definition of Gatekeepers and Designation Decisions
- Duties & Responsibilities of Gatekeepers
- Enforcement mechanisms and first enforcement decisions against Meta and Apple (April 2025)
- UK digital platform regime
- SMS designation and the first SMS designation investigations on Google and Apple (Jan 2025)
- Enforceable Code of Conduct
- SMS Merger Rules
- Pro-Competitive Interventions
- Enforcement Mechanisms
This pre-recorded webinar will be available to view from Tuesday 17th February 2026
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