Communications & Digital Markets
In this era of rapid technological advancements, ensuring that we have effective and functioning communication and digital markets is paramount.
Europe Economics has extensive experience in the Communications & digital markets
The effective functioning of both these markers holds increasing significance in shaping the experiences of consumers across multiple sectors. It thus imperative for us to assess how companies utilise communication and digital infrastructure and services and the impacts this has on consumers, businesses and the broader economy as a whole.
Cost of capital advisor
We are currently the cost of capital advisor to the Irish Communications Regulator (ComReg) in respect of fixed line, mobile and broadcasting, a role we have played since 2014.
ComReg advisor
We advised ComReg on the harm of scam calls and texts in Ireland, and the costs and benefits of potential interventions to address them.
Review of the cost of capital
Europe Economics was commissioned by ComReg to provide a review of the cost of capital to be applied to passive access by NBI to ducts and poles in the Intervention and Transit Areas under Ireland’s National Broadband Plan.
Conducted a cost-benefit analysis
In a study of consumer rights for parcel deliveries for Citizens Advice, we analysed existing consumer problems and conducted a cost-benefit analysis of three proposed policy options to alleviate consumer problems in the ecommerce parcel delivery sector.
Ofcom
Europe Economics advised Ofcom on market-wide cost of capital parameters and the cost of debt.
GSM Association
We advised the GSM Association (GSMA) to assess the costs resulting from ITU attempts to recover its deficit by charging operators worldwide for the allocation of International Numbering Resources (INRs).
Expert witness assistance
Europe Economics was commissioned by BSkyB and TalkTalk to provide Expert Witness assistance in an appeal against certain cost of capital points within an Ofcom price control decision.
Expert Witness assistance to Colt technologies
Europe Economics has also provided Expert Witness assistance to Colt technologies in its appeal to the Competition Appeals Tribunal regarding a decision by Ofcom not to mandate passive access for certain BT services.
Expert Witness Report
Europe Economics was commissioned by Towerhouse under instruction from Vodafone to provide an Expert Witness Report and subsequent oral testimony before the Competition Commission regarding the allocation of common costs to be applied to certain of BT’s services.
Europe Economics has extensive experience in the Communications & digital markets
The effective functioning of both these markers holds increasing significance in shaping the experiences of consumers across multiple sectors. It thus imperative for us to assess how companies utilise communication and digital infrastructure and services and the impacts this has on consumers, businesses and the broader economy as a whole.
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