United Kingdom abuse of dominancegrounds irrationality

Vodafone Ltd v Office of Communications

[2020] EWCA Civ 183

JurisdictionUnited Kingdom

CourtEngland and Wales Court of Appeal (Civil Division)

Year2020

StatusBinding authority

Summary

Court of Appeal considered standard of review applicable to Ofcom's economic regulatory decisions on mobile call termination charge controls.

Key Principle

telecoms regulation; Ofcom's charge controls for mobile call termination rates; standard of review of economic regulator decisions

Area of Law

competition

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