Wholesale mobile voice call termination consultation - Ofcom

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Cymraeg

Phones and broadband Telecoms infrastructure Consultations and statements

Published: 19 December 2003

Consultation closes: 10 February 2004

Status: Closed (pending statement)

This review considers the markets for wholesale mobile voice call termination services. Prior to this review, these markets were reviewed as part of a Monopolies and Mergers Commission investigation in 1998, an Oftel review of the controls on Vodafone and O2 (then Cellnet) in 2000/01 and a Competition Commission (“CC”) investigation in 2002.2 This background is discussed in more detail in paragraphs 1.2 – 1.8 of the December consultation.

Supporting documents

Statement_on_Wholesale_Mobi1.pdf • PDF • 769.21 KB • 8 November 2023

chapter4.pdf • PDF • 216.75 KB • 4 October 2023

chapter5.pdf • PDF • 231.86 KB • 4 October 2023

chapter6.pdf • PDF • 156.5 KB • 4 October 2023

chapter7.pdf • PDF • 96.71 KB • 4 October 2023

chapter3.pdf • PDF • 140.39 KB • 4 October 2023

chapter1.pdf • PDF • 152.75 KB • 4 October 2023

chapter2.pdf • PDF • 159.79 KB • 4 October 2023

summary.pdf • PDF • 134.12 KB • 4 October 2023

issues_beta.pdf • PDF • 91.8 KB • 4 October 2023

annexc.pdf • PDF • 139.51 KB • 4 October 2023

annexj.pdf • PDF • 99.87 KB • 4 October 2023

annexm.pdf • PDF • 72.6 KB • 4 October 2023

annexa.pdf • PDF • 194.68 KB • 4 October 2023

annexn.pdf • PDF • 88.83 KB • 4 October 2023

annexg.pdf • PDF • 177.51 KB • 4 October 2023

annexd.pdf • PDF • 154.66 KB • 4 October 2023

annexk.pdf • PDF • 178.32 KB • 4 October 2023

annexl.pdf • PDF • 119.6 KB • 4 October 2023

annexe.pdf • PDF • 257.65 KB • 4 October 2023

annexi.pdf • PDF • 150.55 KB • 4 October 2023

annexf.pdf • PDF • 250.54 KB • 4 October 2023

annexh.pdf • PDF • 128.9 KB • 4 October 2023

annexb.pdf • PDF • 71.14 KB • 4 October 2023

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Archived: The General Authorisation Regime

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