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Spectrum Competition – War on Error?

The much-awaited exit policy in Telecom service sector is now being thought about by DoT. To remove hurdles and loss of value of assets while exiting the market and to make the sector more investor-friendly, the DoT is reviewing regulatory framework and the difficulties of transferring business. Telecom Regulatory Expert, Mahesh Uppal says that the […]

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Spectrum Pricing – TRAI Increases Base Price of Spectrum by 10 %

TRAI has recommended an overall 10% increase in the base price for spectrum in the 1800 megahertz (MHz) band, basing its valuation on the price discovered in the last auction of airwaves. It sought some recommendations which allow more spectrum’s available for commercial use along with making it as efficient as possible The recommendations are:

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Online Retailing – The World Wide Web market

Online Retailing – The World Wide Web market The growing e-commerce platform have impacted the way competition works and the type of competition concerns that may arise. Most brands are making their presence online. Thus, today’s trading platforms and market place involves 3 important situations: 1) Products that are available only on the internet – e.g. Some

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Bullish on e-commerce?

” …To have real success and roots in a society, there has to be a local champion and hence we believe in identifying a local entrepreneur. Also, when we invest we don’t try to take 51% or 80% or majority equity stake…we would very often be the largest shareholder with 30-40% equity share, but we

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Evolution of Regulatory Roles

The regulatory landscape continues to evolve with the change being the only constant. Its been a legislative journey from the “command and control” mindset that prevailed at the time of “Licence Raj” to a more modem regulatory regime with the objective to enhance consumer welfare through sustaining competition in the marketplace. In this globalized era,

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Life in Antitrust Times

What is Antitrust Law? With their potential for multimillion dollar damage awards as well as their potential for restructuring entire industries (such as the telecommunications or petro-chemical industries), antitrust cases are complex high-stakes cases that often make front page news. Antitrust law was responsible for the breakup of the Standard Oil Company into numerous competitors

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CCI On Car Industry

Competition Concerns – A Viewpoint : Exclusive distribution agreements tend to reduce intra-brand competition while refusing access to the market at large. Certain Branding agreements do not operate with the objective of restricting competition unless the supplier’s market position enables him to prevent other competitors from selling (as elaborated in EU Vertical Guidelines). Vertical agreements

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BSNL Getting Ready for a Makeover with the showstopper none other that the telecom guru, Sam Pitroda!

Can BSNL be competitive in a space dominated by private players? Yes, according to a recent Pitroda committee report which says: “Bold initiatives and hard decisions can once again position BSNL as the dominant player in telecom – by profit, revenue, market share, technology, services and social relevance.” According to the report, these ‘bold initiatives’

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The Significance of Competition Commission in India

The objective of CCI is to play an overarching role as a market regulator across all sectors with the focus on anti-competitive behaviour of enterprises that may distort competition. The success or failure of CCI will have no small significance for the Indian economy, but failure cannot be afforded India’s regulatory landscape continues to evolve

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