The ACCC has released a concepts paper and opened consultations on a proposed mandatory bargaining code between digital platforms and news media organisations.
Frontier Economics argues the case for a change in fiscal policy to target nominal GDP rather than inflation.
A new bulletin from Frontier Economics discusses how value capture can make infrastructure investment more equitable and productive.
Using value capture to fund infrastructure makes infrastructure investment more equitable and productive.
The Federal Court has released the judgement in the TPG-Vodafone merger case which outlines the reasons why the merger was allowed to proceed.
The Federal Court of Australia has allowed the merger of Vodafone and TPG to proceed.
Frontier Economics has moved into new offices in Singapore. This is effective from 6 January 2020.
The Regulatory Policy Institute ANZ inaugural seminar, "Rebuilding faith in institutions, markets and competition: what is the way forward?", is on this evening and is a full house. George [...]
George Houpis, director at Frontier Economics (Europe) will be presenting in a panel for the inaugural seminar of the Regulatory Policy Institute ANZ, "Rebuilding faith in institutions, markets [...]
'Brexit & Australia' took place in Singapore on 25 September 2019, with Frontier Economics (Europe) Chair, Lord Gus O'Donnell, and Andrew Robb AO, former Australian Minister for Trade presenting.
BritCham and AustCham in Singapore are co-presenting an event, Brexit & Australia, on Wednesday 25 September 2019. Speakers are Frontier Economics (Europe) Chair, Lord Gus O'Donnell, and Andrew [...]
The Australian Competition and Consumer Commission has published the final report on the digital platforms inquiry.
The Australian Competition and Consumer Commission will continue to regulate wholesale mobile voice terminating services but will cease to regulate terminating services for SMS.
A recent report by Frontier Economics for Telenor looking at how connectivity in telecommunications markets enables growth was launched in Bangkok today.
The ACCC has announced it will opposed the proposed merger between Vodafone Hutchinson Australia and TPG Telecom.
Frontier Economics undertook research for Telenor that quantifies the impact of telecommunications sector in the five Asian markets that Telenor operates in.
A new bulletin from Frontier Economics looks at the issue of an NBN write-down of assets and explores the links between pricing, write-downs and value.
This bulletin from Frontier Economics looks at the issue of an NBN write-down of assets and explores the links between pricing, write-downs and value.
Frontier Economics examined the economic impact of excluding Huawei from 5G network deployment in Australia.
Frontier Economics is co-hosting a seminar given by Gus O'Donnell on Changing Behaviour in the Public and Private Sector on Wednesday 7 November 2018.
A new briefing from Frontier Economics examines the latest edition of the ACCC's NBN Wholesale Market Indicators report.
The ACCC has published the submissions it received for the digital platforms inquiry.
As NBN Co (nbn) continues to refine pricing of the various products it offers, we examine the early impact of a price change that took place 14 December 2017.
The ACCC has released a draft decision proposing not to declare a domestic mobile roaming service.
The Australian Government has released details of its reform package on proposed changes to the regulatory regime applying to superfast broadband.
On 4 August 2016, the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission Chairman Rod Sims announced that the ACCC’s next market study will focus on the Australian communications sector. This [...]
The ACCC today released its final decision on the prices that other operators pay to use Telstra’s copper network to provide telecommunications services to consumers.
The ACCC today announced that it will not oppose TPG Telecom Limited’s proposed acquisition of iiNet Limited.
Warwick Davis from Frontier (Australia) presented on net neutrality and the open internet at the ACCC Regulatory Conference 2015.
The Australian Competition and Consumer Commission has issued its draft decision on the prices that other operators pay Telstra to use its copper network.
Specialist financial economists Professor Stephen Gray and Dr Jason Hall from SFG Consulting Pty Ltd, along with Andrew Harpham from our energy team have joined Frontier (Australia) as executive [...]
The Australian Competition and Consumer Commission (ACCC) today approved an agreement between NBNCo and SingTel Optus for the migration of Optus’ hybrid fibre coaxial (HFC) customers to the [...]
The rise of the internet has drastically reduced the costs of media production and paved the way for the entry of new firms into a traditionally highly concentrated industry.
The rise of the internet has drastically reduced the costs of media production and paved the way for the entry of new firms into a traditionally highly concentrated industry. This bulletin from [...]
The Australian Competition and Consumer Commission (ACCC) today released a decision to lift exemptions applying to certain wholesale voice services provided over Telstra’s fixed line network.
Google Inc’s recently proposed acquisition of Motorola Mobility Holdings Inc raises some important economic issues about the merits or otherwise of vertical integration between device, platform [...]
Communications, media and entertainment services are converging fast, with the digitisation of content and the emergence of new delivery platforms transforming consumer choices and shifting [...]
Communications, media and entertainment services are converging fast, with the digitisation of content and the emergence of new delivery platforms transforming consumer choices and shifting [...]
The Australian Competition and Consumer Commission (ACCC) has issued interim access determinations for the six key fixed line telecommunications services under the new telecommunications access [...]
The Minister for Communications and Technology in New Zealand has finally accepted a recommendation from the New Zealand Commerce Commission (NZCC) to regulate mobile termination rates (MTRs). [...]
Frontier (Australia)’s bulletin discusses some of the controversy around the latest NZCC inquiry into whether to regulate the service, and consider the likely next steps in New Zealand.
The Australian Competition and Consumer Commission (ACCC) has published submissions in response to its discussion paper on access pricing principles for fixed line telecommunications services.
The Australian Competition and Consumer Commission (ACCC) today issued its view objecting to Australia Post's draft proposal to increase the prices of the letter services over which it has a [...]
The Australian Government has commenced the roll-out of a national wholesale-only high-speed broadband access network, and is considering the regulatory arrangements that should apply to this network.
Frontier Economics has published a new bulletin, Pricing it so they shall come, which looks at efficient pricing structures for wholesale access services in telecommunications.
Today the Expert Panel commissioned by the Australian Government to review proposals to build the National Broadband Network provided its report to the Minister for Broadband, Communications and [...]
The Australian Government announced the release of an RFP to roll-out and operate a national broadband network.
