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Use Of Dominance, Unlawful Conduct, And Causation Under Section 36 Of The New Zealand Commerce Act: A U.S. Perspective, Maurice Stucke Jan 2013

Use Of Dominance, Unlawful Conduct, And Causation Under Section 36 Of The New Zealand Commerce Act: A U.S. Perspective, Maurice Stucke

Scholarly Works

The proper interpretation of the abuse of dominance provisions in Section 36 of the New Zealand Commerce Act has been a matter of controversy. The courts of New Zealand have taken a view of the requirements of this important provision of competition law in a narrow and formal manner that makes it very difficult to take enforcement action against conduct which has a net anticompetitive effect, but which has no, or at best minimal, business or procompetitive justification. We offer this white paper to provide a United States perspective to suggest that the current counterfactual test applied by the courts …


Where Copyright Enforcement And Net Neutrality Collide - How The Eu Telecoms Package Supports Two Corporate Political Agendas For The Internet, Monica Horten Oct 2010

Where Copyright Enforcement And Net Neutrality Collide - How The Eu Telecoms Package Supports Two Corporate Political Agendas For The Internet, Monica Horten

Joint PIJIP/TLS Research Paper Series

This paper discusses a change to European Union (EU) telecoms law which de facto permits operators to impose restrictions on network traffic, and which enables such restrictions to be imposed for the purposes of copyright enforcement—thus it simultaneously facilitates two different policy agendas from the copyright and telecoms industries—‘three-strikes’ as well as ‘traffic management.’ The mechanism is a provision concerning users’ contracts, supported by generic provisions addressed to EU governments and regulators. The change went into law in late 2009, within the so-called ‘Telecoms Package,’ which, together with the E-commerce directive, establishes the EU legal framework for telecoms networks. In …


A New Regulatory Environment For The Telecommunication Industry, Jerome Lavigne Delville Jan 1998

A New Regulatory Environment For The Telecommunication Industry, Jerome Lavigne Delville

LLM Theses and Essays

The idea of information superhighways has been spurred by consumer demand, technological development and political institutions. These advancements and interests require a regulatory framework to control the operation of, and competition within the telecommunications industry. This paper focuses on government regulation of telecommunication carriers, information services (internet), video-programming and wireless telecommunication (spectrum). This paper also highlights the roles of the Federal Communication Commission (FCC) under the Telecommunications Act of 1996 as compared to previous laws prior to the 1996 Act.


Recommendations Of The Advisory Group To The Subcommittee, Subcommittee On Public Utilities Commission Reforms Mar 1994

Recommendations Of The Advisory Group To The Subcommittee, Subcommittee On Public Utilities Commission Reforms

California Senate

No abstract provided.


Subcommittee Agenda And Formation Of Advisory Group, Subcommittee On Public Utilities Commission Reforms Jan 1994

Subcommittee Agenda And Formation Of Advisory Group, Subcommittee On Public Utilities Commission Reforms

California Senate

No abstract provided.


Interim Hearing On The Cable Television Consumer Protection And Competition Act Of 1992: The Impact On Cable Television Rates And Services In California, Senate Committee On Energy And Public Utilities Nov 1993

Interim Hearing On The Cable Television Consumer Protection And Competition Act Of 1992: The Impact On Cable Television Rates And Services In California, Senate Committee On Energy And Public Utilities

California Senate

No abstract provided.


Improprieties In The California Public Utilities Commission's Telephone Rate Decision: Restoring The Public Trust, Assembly Committee On Utilities And Commerce, Senate Committee On Energy And Public Utilities Oct 1993

Improprieties In The California Public Utilities Commission's Telephone Rate Decision: Restoring The Public Trust, Assembly Committee On Utilities And Commerce, Senate Committee On Energy And Public Utilities

California Joint Committees

No abstract provided.


Hearing On Status Of The Public Utilities Commission's Review Of The Proposed Pacific Telesis "Spin-Off", Senate Committee On Energy And Public Utilities May 1993

Hearing On Status Of The Public Utilities Commission's Review Of The Proposed Pacific Telesis "Spin-Off", Senate Committee On Energy And Public Utilities

California Senate

No abstract provided.


Hearing On High Cellular Telephone Rates In California - How Should The State Regulate The Cellular Industry?, Senate Committee On Energy And Public Utilities Jan 1993

Hearing On High Cellular Telephone Rates In California - How Should The State Regulate The Cellular Industry?, Senate Committee On Energy And Public Utilities

California Senate

No abstract provided.


"Don't Hang Up!" The Puc And Telephone Service In The 90'S - Regulation, Deregulation, Or Reregulation?, Assembly Committee On Utilities And Commerce Jun 1989

"Don't Hang Up!" The Puc And Telephone Service In The 90'S - Regulation, Deregulation, Or Reregulation?, Assembly Committee On Utilities And Commerce

California Assembly

No abstract provided.


Calnet: Building The State's New Telecommunications Network, Assembly Committee On Utilities And Commerce Feb 1989

Calnet: Building The State's New Telecommunications Network, Assembly Committee On Utilities And Commerce

California Assembly

No abstract provided.


Interim Hearing On Cellular Car Telephones: Progress And Problems Of The Growing Telecommunications Technology, Senate Committee On Energy And Public Utilities Dec 1988

Interim Hearing On Cellular Car Telephones: Progress And Problems Of The Growing Telecommunications Technology, Senate Committee On Energy And Public Utilities

California Senate

No abstract provided.


Interim Hearing On Moving Toward Greater Competition: Pending Regulatory Changes Of Our Local Telephone Network, Senate Committee On Energy And Public Utilities Oct 1988

Interim Hearing On Moving Toward Greater Competition: Pending Regulatory Changes Of Our Local Telephone Network, Senate Committee On Energy And Public Utilities

California Senate

No abstract provided.


Joint Interim Hearing On Utility Merger Mania: Benefits And Risks To Ratepayers And Shareholders, Senate Committee On Energy And Public Utilities, Assembly Committee On Utilities And Commerce Oct 1988

Joint Interim Hearing On Utility Merger Mania: Benefits And Risks To Ratepayers And Shareholders, Senate Committee On Energy And Public Utilities, Assembly Committee On Utilities And Commerce

California Joint Committees

No abstract provided.


An "Information Age" For Everyone? Telecommunications And Information Services In California's Future, Assembly Committee On Utilities And Commerce Feb 1988

An "Information Age" For Everyone? Telecommunications And Information Services In California's Future, Assembly Committee On Utilities And Commerce

California Assembly

No abstract provided.


Hearing On Local And Long Distance Telephone 'Flexibility' And 'Social Contract' Rate Regulation, Senate Committee On Energy And Public Utilities Dec 1987

Hearing On Local And Long Distance Telephone 'Flexibility' And 'Social Contract' Rate Regulation, Senate Committee On Energy And Public Utilities

California Senate

No abstract provided.


Interim Hearing On Future Competition In Local And Long Distance Telephone Markets, Senate Committee On Energy And Public Utilities Nov 1986

Interim Hearing On Future Competition In Local And Long Distance Telephone Markets, Senate Committee On Energy And Public Utilities

California Senate

No abstract provided.


Interim Hearing On Diversification Of Electric, Gas And Telecommunications Industries, Senate Committee On Energy And Public Utilities Oct 1986

Interim Hearing On Diversification Of Electric, Gas And Telecommunications Industries, Senate Committee On Energy And Public Utilities

California Senate

No abstract provided.


State Management Of Telecommunications And Information Resources, Assembly Committee On Utilities And Commerce May 1986

State Management Of Telecommunications And Information Resources, Assembly Committee On Utilities And Commerce

California Assembly

No abstract provided.


Utility Regulation In Flux: The Monopoly Franchise, Private Service, And The Public Interest, Assembly Committee On Utilities And Commerce Feb 1986

Utility Regulation In Flux: The Monopoly Franchise, Private Service, And The Public Interest, Assembly Committee On Utilities And Commerce

California Assembly

No abstract provided.


Hearing On Telecommunications - Long Distance Competition And Equal Access, Senate Committee On Energy And Public Utilities Dec 1985

Hearing On Telecommunications - Long Distance Competition And Equal Access, Senate Committee On Energy And Public Utilities

California Senate

No abstract provided.


Divestiture And Telecommunications Deregulation: Impact On Service And Labor, Assembly Committee On Utilities And Commerce Oct 1985

Divestiture And Telecommunications Deregulation: Impact On Service And Labor, Assembly Committee On Utilities And Commerce

California Assembly

No abstract provided.


Hearing On Telephone Divestiture - One Year After: Impact On State Consumers And Providers, Senate Committee On Energy And Public Utilities Jan 1985

Hearing On Telephone Divestiture - One Year After: Impact On State Consumers And Providers, Senate Committee On Energy And Public Utilities

California Senate

No abstract provided.


Local, Regional, And State Policy And Planning For Telecommunications And Information Resources, Assembly Committee On Utilities And Commerce Oct 1984

Local, Regional, And State Policy And Planning For Telecommunications And Information Resources, Assembly Committee On Utilities And Commerce

California Assembly

No abstract provided.


Hearing On Telecommunication Equipment And The Disabled Community, Senate Subcommittee On The Disabled May 1984

Hearing On Telecommunication Equipment And The Disabled Community, Senate Subcommittee On The Disabled

California Senate

No abstract provided.


Telephone Divestiture: Identifying Consumer Concerns, Senate Committee On Energy And Public Utilities Feb 1984

Telephone Divestiture: Identifying Consumer Concerns, Senate Committee On Energy And Public Utilities

California Senate

No abstract provided.


Resale Communications Carriers (Sb 375), Senate Committee On Energy And Public Utilities Oct 1983

Resale Communications Carriers (Sb 375), Senate Committee On Energy And Public Utilities

California Senate

No abstract provided.


Telephone Service After Divestiture, Senate Committee On Energy And Public Utilities Oct 1983

Telephone Service After Divestiture, Senate Committee On Energy And Public Utilities

California Senate

No abstract provided.


The At&T Breakup: Impact Of Urban Telephone Service, Assembly Committee On Utilities And Commerce Oct 1983

The At&T Breakup: Impact Of Urban Telephone Service, Assembly Committee On Utilities And Commerce

California Assembly

No abstract provided.


Rural Telephone Service In California: The Impact Of At&T'S Breakup And Related Regulatory Decisions, Assembly Committee On Utilities And Commerce Oct 1983

Rural Telephone Service In California: The Impact Of At&T'S Breakup And Related Regulatory Decisions, Assembly Committee On Utilities And Commerce

California Assembly

No abstract provided.