The Austrian mobile market post 4to3 merger

On 25 February 2015,  in Berne, Switzerland, BEREC held a public Workshop on oligopoly analysis and regulation, kindly hosted by hosted by the Swiss Federal Communications Commission (ComCom) and Federal Office of Communications (OFCOM / BAKOM / UFCOM).

The Workshop had the objective to trigger additional reflection regarding the application of the existing regulatory framework to oligopolistic situations and their impact on the market regulation and was split into 3 panel discussions. The first panel was dedicated to the trends leading to oligopolistic market structures in Europe, among which are the mergers and acquisitions.

This panel was organised around 3 key presentations of some European experiences (presented by the European Commission ComCom and RTR), which were used as the basis for discussion with the representatives of the some stakeholder organisations, as follows: ECTA, ETNO, GSMA, EAFM and Cable Europe.

The CEO of the Austrian Regulatory Authority for Broadcasting and Telecommunications – RTR, in his presentation made available to the public on the right hand side made an overview of the Austrian mobile market post 4 to 3 merger by putting specific emphasis on some specific post-merger facts.