competition

Competition in the communications sector is complex and fast-changing. This presents both risks and opportunities to providers, as well as challenges for public authorities.

Our competition intelligence services help organisations understand the changing face of competition. We help them grasp the commercial and policy implications of new developments, and make decisions with efficiency and confidence.

Offered on a subscription basis, the service includes alerts, reports, and a database of case summaries written in English. You can also contact our competition law experts at any time for answers to specific questions.

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antitrust & mergers

Our Antitrust & Mergers service makes it simple to follow key trends in competition law and its enforcement. Covering the telecoms, media and postal sectors, as well as the digital economy, our intelligence helps leaders:

Stay informed on developments in abuse of dominance cases, covering infringements such as excessive pricing, predatory pricing, margin squeeze, self-preferencing, and tying and bundling.
Access data on the actions taken across the EU to address potentially anti-competitive agreements, such as network co-investment and sharing, and online sales restrictions in distribution agreements.
Track merger control cases to understand the wider implications of market consolidation for competition in Europe.

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state aid & subsidies

Our State Aid & Subsidies service offers intelligence on EU rules designed to ensure that public support measures in telecoms and the digital economy do not unduly distort competition and private investment. The principal focus of the service lies in the application of state aid rules to subsidised broadband deployment and take-up measures.

Subscribe to our State Aid & Subsidies intelligence service to:

understand the allowances and limits of public funding for broadband under EU state aid rules
follow the enforcement of these rules in relation tother developments, such as unfair advantages in spectrum auctions and big tech taxation
gain insights into key EU funding initiatives in telecoms and the digital economy, such as the Recovery and Resilience Facility (RRF) and the Connecting Europe Facility (CEF)
understand the implications of the EU Foreign Subsidies Regulation (FSR)

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Latest Antitrust & Mergers intelligence

4iG/Nefone merger 2025

30 October 25 Miklós Kozma

The Hungarian competition authority unconditionally cleared the acquisition of mobile virtual network operator Nefone by 4iG, the parent company of One Hungary (previously Vodafone Hungary).

DHL eCommerce Poland/APM Solutions merger 2025

26 October 25 Miklós Kozma

The Polish competition authority unconditionally cleared parcel delivery company DHL eCommerce Poland’s acquisition of parcel locker operator APM Solutions, which was previously jointly controlled by DHL and Chinese e-commerce group Alibaba.

Google Privacy Sandbox browser changes 2022

23 October 25 Miklós Kozma

Update: After Google abandoned key elements of its so-called Privacy Sandbox project, including its plan to disable third-party cookies in the Chrome browser, the UK Competition and Markets Authority released the company from the commitments it made in 2022.

Latest State Aid & Subsidies intelligence

Explainer: Important projects of common European interest (IPCEI)

26 October 25 Janne Kalliala

Update: This updated report explains the concept of IPCEI, which support large-scale cross-border initiatives and investment in breakthrough innovation and infrastructure, and how EU state aid rules apply to these projects.

What is ahead for EU competition policy

04 September 25 Janne Kalliala

This report provides a timeline for the European Commission DG Competition’s ongoing work on six important competition policy initiatives related to the EU rules on antitrust, merger control, state aid and foreign subsidies.

Deployment of backhaul networks for mobile connectivity in Spain 2022 and 2025

25 August 25 Grégoire Henno

Update: The European Commission approved under EU state aid rules an amendment to a €500m Spanish scheme to finance the deployment of fibre-based backhaul connections between mobile radio access networks and core networks. The amendment extended the deadline for aid beneficiaries to deploy the subsidised network by six months, until 30 June 2026.

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For more information about our Competition services, please contact:

Janne Kalliala phone: +39 348 69 18 879 janne.kalliala@cullen-international.com