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Competition in transition

16. December 2021
In its 12th Sector Report on telecommunications, the Monopolies Commission makes recommendations on the copper-fiber migration process, mobile communications frequency allocation, and interpersonal telecommunications services, among other things.read more

Competition with new momentum!

16. December 2021
In its 12th Postal Sector Report, the Monopolies Commission recommends a fundamental reform of the German Postal Act and looks at Amazon's role in the parcel market.read more

Recommendations for an effective and efficient Digital Markets Act

5. October 2021
The Monopolies Commission shows how the Digital Markets Act can more specifically protect competition in digital markets to the benefit of consumers.read more

Competition for electricity exchanges, electric vehicle charging and hydrogen infrastructure

1. September 2021
In its 8th Energy Sector Report, the Monopolies Commission makes recommendations, among other things, on the development of infrastructures for electric vehicle charging points and hydrogenread more

Competition on the rail!

21. July 2021
In its 8th Rail Sector Report, the Monopolies Commission recommends, among other things, the introduction of competition-neutral measures in dealing with the Covid 19 consequences and in designing the Deutschlandtakt.read more

Policy Brief on the Digital Markets Act (DMA)

06. July 2021
In its eighth policy brief, the Monopolies Commission recommends that the proposed EU regulation for a digital markets act (DMA) should be more closely aligned with ecosystems acting across markets.Read more

China's state capitalism

29 July 2020
The Monopolies Commission makes recommendations to meet the associated challenges for the European market economy by introducing a control of third-country support measures that distort competition (so-called third-country State aid instrument).read more

Efficient structures in the German hospital sector

29 July 2020
The Monopolies Commission recommends amendments to antitrust law for mergers between hospitals, through which possible quality effects can be recorded more precisely.read more

Competition in the Corona crisis

29 July 2020
The Monopolies Commission deals with the effects of the Corona crisis on competition and makes recommendations in the field of merger and State aid control.read more

Concentration among companies

29 July 2020
According to the Monopolies Commission’s concentration report the share of value added of the 100 largest companies in Germany continues its downward trend. At the same time, the Monopolies Commission sees a slight increase in sectoral concentration as well as rising markups in the manufacturing sector.read more

Decision-making practice in competition law

29 July 2020
In its Biennial Report, the Monopolies Commission analyses the decision-making practice in competition law in the years 2018 and 2019 and makes various recommendations in this regard, inter alia, on competition problems in digital markets and in the sports sector.read more

Ministerial Authorization

19 August 2019
The Monopolies Commission is critical of ministerial authorization in Miba/Zollern case. read more

Policy Brief on the draft bill for a 10th amendment to the Competition Act

29 January 2020
In its fourth policy brief, the Monopolies Commission discusses the draft bill for a Competition Law Digitisation Act.read more

12th Sector Report Telecommunications (2021): Competition in transition

Sector Report of the Monopolies Commission pursuant to § 195 (2) and (3) of the Telecommunications Act, December 16, 2021

Today, the Monopolies Commission presents its 12th Telecommunications Sector Report.

Migration from copper to fiber-optic networks should be aligned with competition.
Mobile communications frequencies should continue to be allocated by auction.
Overregulation of interpersonal telecommunications services should be avoided.

12th Sector Report Post (2021): Competition with new momentum!

Sector Report of the Monopolies Commission pursuant to § 44 of the Postal Services Act in conjunction with § 195 (2) and (3) of the Telecommunications Act, December 16, 2021

Deutsche Post AG continues to have a strong position in most postal markets.
The German Postal Act needs a fundamental reform.
Amazon enhances competition in the parcel market, yet it should be monitored due to its ability as a platform operator to leverage market power.

Special Report 82: Recommendations for an effective and efficient Digital Markets Act

Special Report of the Monopolies Commission pursuant to § 44 (1) (4) ARC, October 5, 2021

Clearly orientating the DMA towards digital ecosystems.
Allowing regulatory exemptions which have clear benefits for consumers.
Prohibiting self-preferencing practices more comprehensively.

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