Jusletter

Table of contents

• 1 Introductory Remarks
• 1.1 The Planned Merger Undertaking: Parties, Reasons and Structure
• 1.1.1 France Télécom Group and Orange
• 1.1.2 Tele Danmark Communications A/S and Sunrise
• 1.1.3 Reasons for the Planned Merger
• 1.2 Obligation to Notify the Planned Merger
• 1.3 The Proceedings
• 2 The Competition Commission’s Considerations
• 2.1 Relevant Markets
• 2.1.1 Market for fixed line telephony
• 2.1.2 Market for broadband internet
• 2.1.3 Market for (TV-) based value added services
• 2.1.4 Market for the distribution of mobile telecommunication services
• 2.1.5 Market for mobile telecommunication handsets
• 2.1.6 Retail market for mobile telecommunication services (end customer market)
• 2.1.7 Wholesale market for access and call origination on mobile telecommunication networks
• 2.1.8 Market for Mobile telecommunication termination
• 2.1.9 Wholesale Market for International Roaming
• 2.2 Anticipated position of the Merged Company in the various relevant markets
• 2.2.1 Not affected markets
• 2.2.2 Affected Markets
• 2.3 Sole market dominance (Einzelmarktbeherrschung)
• 2.3.1 Retail market for mobile telecommunication services (end customers market)
• 2.3.2 Wholesale market for access and call origination on mobile telecommunication
• 2.3.3 Market for mobile telecommunication termination
• 2.3.4 Wholesale market for international roaming
• 2.3.5 Interim conclusion: sole market dominance
• 2.4 Joint market dominance
• 2.4.1 Number of Companies, Market Shares and Market Concentration
• 2.4.2 Symmetries
• 2.4.3 Market Growth and Innovation
• 2.4.4 Market Transparency
• 2.4.5 Multi Market Relations
• 2.4.6 Sanctioning Mechanisms
• 2.4.7 Position of the market opposition and potential competitors
• 2.4.8 Potential Competition
• 2.4.9 Interim Findings and Dynamic Overall Assessment
• 2.4.10 Potential Justifications: enhancement of competition in other markets and improved efficiency
• 2.5 Potential Conditions
• 3 The Competition Commission’s decision
• 4 Aftermath
• 5 Assessment