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10	Competition Law and the Regulation of Network Industries

Pierre LAROUCHE - University of Tilburg Jorge PADILLA - LECG

Session 1 : Friday 29 April 2011 Session 2 : Friday 6 May 2011 Session 3 : Friday 13 May 2011

Outline

1. Overview of theories of regulation (the institutions of regulation in the EU: EU institutions, Member States, NRAs, courts, the relationship between sector-specific regulation and competition law, European liberalization policy)
2. Price regulation in end-consumer markets
3. Vertical separation
4. Optimal design of regulatory architecture
5. Energy regulation :
   1. competing regulatory models
   2. regulating transmission charges
   3. harnessing renewable energy
6. Telecom regulation :
   1. access based v. facilities based competition
   2. access regulation to telecom network
7. Content regulation :
   1. Pay TV: regulation of a two-sided market
   2. Network neutrality and the content/network interface
8. Assessing the success of recent deregulation initiatives

Organization

The course is entirely taught in English, with 15 in-class hours.
The course takes place over a periode of three weeks, with three weekly lectures on Friday afternoons from 1:00 p.m. to 6:30 p.m.
A lunch is provided at 12:30 p.m. prior to the beginning of each class.
Participants will receive a documentation pack.

Tuition fee

The fee for the course is €500.
In-house lawyers and civil servants are eligible for a special reduced fee of €400.

Venue

The course will take place on the premises of the Federation of Enterprises in Belgium (FEB), Rue Ravenstein 4, 1000 Brussels

Registration

• Download the apply form and fill in electronically.
  Please return the apply form to Mr. Charles Gheur.
  E-mail : info@brusselsschoolofcompetition.eu
• Download the apply form, print it out and fill in manually.
  Fax : +32 2 5150985
  Post : Rue Ravenstein 4, 1000 Brussels