Verizon / Vodafone Appeal

The Competition Appeal Tribunal (CAT) has published the Competition Commission’s (CC’s) final determination in an appeal brought by Verizon and Vodafone, following their appeal against a price control decision by Ofcom on how much British Telecom can charge communications providers for access to some of its business connectivity services using Traditional Interface technologies.

• From: Competition and Markets Authority
• Published: 20 May 2014

• Case type: Regulatory references and appeals
• Case state: Closed
• Market sector: Telecommunications
• Outcome: Regulatory references and appeals - final determination
• Opened: 22 July 2013
• Closed: 20 December 2013

Administrative timetable

• Originally published on the 20 August 2013, as required by Rule 6 of the Competition Commission Rules of Procedure. Revision published on the 16 October 2013.

Phase 2	Action
22 July 2013	Vodafone and Verizon reference made by the Competition Appeal Tribunal
27 August 2013	Closing date for Core Submissions
September 2013	Bilateral hearings with main parties and interveners
October/early November 2013	Provisional determination published
November 2013	Submissions on provisional determination
November 2013	Hearings on provisional determination
November 2013	Submissions on provisional determination
23 December 2013	Statutory deadline for determination

Phase 2

Date of referral: 22/07/2013 Statutory deadline: 23/12/2013

Email: verizon_vodafone@cma.gsi.gov.uk

Background information

• Ofcom Business Connectivity Market Review 2012
• Verizon UK Limited and Vodafone Limited v Office of Communications Appeal 2013 

Inquiry Group

• Roger Witcomb (Chairman of the Group), Jayne Scott, Jon Stern, John Wotton

Core documents

• CAT refers leased lines appeal to CC (01.08.13)
• Administrative timetable (PDF, 28 Kb) (20.08.13 Revised: 17.10.13)  
• CC telecoms determination published (20.12.13)
• Final determination (PDF, 607 Kb) (20.12.13)

Published 20 May 2014