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 deals with the remedies that the EC Remedies notice 2008 discusses with respect to the vertical or horizontal operations of concentration. It deals both with the European practice and the Italian practice. The merger remedies are aimed at removing the competition concerns that mergers...

The paper deals with the remedies that the EC Remedies notice 2008 discusses with respect to the vertical or horizontal operations of concentration. It deals both with the European practice and the Italian practice. The merger remedies are aimed at removing the competition concerns that mergers...

The paper deals with the remedies that the EC Remedies notice 2008 discusses with respect to the vertical or horizontal operations of concentration. It deals both with the European practice and the Italian practice. The merger remedies are aimed at removing the competition concerns that mergers...

The chapter tackles the key remedies in merger operation at European and Italian level. On the basis of the 2008 Notice on remedies, the writers analyses the pros and cons of each remedy on the basis of the recurrent praxis of the European Commission and of the Italian competition authority,...

The article tackles the state-of-play of the European debate with respect to the representative action as form of enhanced antitrust private enforcement. First it takes into consideration the US precedent. Then it outlines the current debate at European level (White Paper), both on the basis of...

The article tackles the state-of-play of the European debate with respect to the representative action as form of enhanced antitrust private enforcement. First it takes into consideration the US precedent. Then it outlines the current debate at European level (White Paper), both on the basis of...

Structural v. functional separation in regulated industries, in electronic communications in particular, is still a debated issue. The article, based on the Ph.D. studies carried out by the Author at King's College London, tackles the reasons that may suggest "cooperative" solutions, such as the...

Structural v. functional separation in regulated industries, in electronic communications in particular, is still a debated issue. The article, based on the Ph.D. studies carried out by the Author at King's College London, tackles the reasons that may suggest "cooperative" solutions, such as the...