A few Thoughts on the T.R.A.I. Consultation Paper on regulatory Framework for OTT Services

IMG_20150428_110920_0Bar & Bench recently published an Article of mine expressing my views on the T.R.A.I. “Consultation Paper On Regulatory Framework for Over-the-top (OTT) services” which was released on 27th March, 2015 for comments from the general public.

You can read the full article here.

Also, in other news, while Telecom Operators have had to back off on their demands in India, they may finally get their way in Europe.

Case No COMP/M.6281 – MICROSOFT/ SKYPE

This time, during my “competition surfing sessions”,  I was fortunate enough to come across the original order of the European Commission Regulation on the approval of the Microsoft-Skype Merger. While there is nothing controversial about the Order itself, it is an interesting read, especially on the classification and sub-classification of the relevant market by the EC.

The merger garnered much attention after CISCO challenged the Merger in the EU after it received the approval of the European Commission.

The link to download the document can be found here.