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3G definition

What does 3G mean? In legal practice, 3G refers to third-generation mobile telecommunications networks and services, used in telecoms contracts, spectrum licences and regulatory documents to describe service capability, coverage and device compatibility. It is not a defined statutory term in the UK or Ireland; it is a descriptive industry expression aligned with the ITU’s IMT‑2000 family (including UMTS/HSPA). Typical uses include: specifying minimum service levels and coverage, defining permitted technologies in site and planning agreements, and setting roaming, interconnection and consumer service terms. Practical significance: 3G is now a legacy technology. Mobile operators in the UK and Ireland are progressively switching off 3G and...

CK Telecoms UK v Commission: EU General Court annuls merger prohibition; clarifies unilateral effects, important competitive force, standard of proof, and network-sharing/wholesale analyses under the EU Merger Regulation

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CASE HUB NOTE—appeal lodged before the Court of Justice in Case C- 376/20 P ARCHIVED

This archived case hub records the position as at the judgment of 28 May 2020 and is no longer maintained. For more detail, see the timeline, commentary and related cases. An appeal was lodged before the Court of Justice in Case C‑376/20 P.

Case facts Outline

Appeal before the General Court against the European Commission’s 2016 decision to block the proposed acquisition of Telefónica Europe plc by Hutchison 3G UK Investments Limited, taken under the EU Merger Regulation (Case M.7612).

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On 28 May 2020, the General Court handed down its judgment, upholding the action and annulling the Commission’s prohibition decision. The court set aside the prohibition.

The Commission’s analysis of unilateral (non-coordinated) effects contained multiple errors of law and appraisal and did not show, to a sufficiently high degree of probability, that prices would rise markedly.
The Commission did not establish that the transaction’s impact on network-sharing agreements and on mobile network infrastructure in the UK would amount to a SIEC.
The effects of the concentration on the wholesale market were not sufficient to demonstrate the existence of a SIEC.

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