Tag: Channel Islands Competition and Regulatory Authorities

Mobile mast emissions in Channel Islands all well within limits

James Qualtrough | March 28, 2013 | 0 Comments

All emissions from mobile telephone masts in the Bailiwicks of Guernsey and Jersey are well within international limits, according to an independent study commissioned by CICRA (Channel Islands Competition and Regulatory Authorities). The audit of every mobile mast, which took five months to complete by external specialists Red-M, found that the highest reading was only [...]

CICRA consults on guidelines for competition law penalties and leniency policies

James Qualtrough | March 20, 2013 | 0 Comments

CICRA (the Channel Islands Competition and Regulatory Authorities) is consulting businesses and consumers on proposed guidelines setting out what penalties businesses can expect if they flout the islands’ competition laws and the leniency provisions available for those who are prepared to ‘whistle-blow’ on anti-competitive activities. The Competition (Jersey) Law 2005 and The Competition (Guernsey) Ordinance, [...]

CICRA launches study into tobacco products in Jersey

James Qualtrough | March 15, 2013 | 0 Comments

CICRA (the Channel Islands Competition and Regulatory Authorities) has been requested by the Economic Development Department to conduct a review of the level of pricing, costs and profit of tobacco products in Jersey. The reference from the Minister for Economic Development, Senator Alan Maclean, seeks a market study into the tobacco industry in the island, [...]

CICRA launches pan-CI groceries study

James Qualtrough | February 27, 2013 | 0 Comments

CICRA (the Channel Islands Competition and Regulatory Authorities) has formally announced its plans to review the cost of groceries in the Channel Islands today. The aim of the study is to investigate the costs involved in the supply and retailing of groceries in both Guernsey and Jersey and to provide consumers with greater transparency as [...]

CICRA provisionally approves Batelco deal with Cable & Wireless with conditions

James Qualtrough | February 25, 2013 | 0 Comments

CICRA (the Channel Islands Competition and Regulatory Authorities) has provisionally approved the proposed acquisition of Cable & Wireless (C&W) in the Channel Islands by Bahrain Telecommunications Company (Batelco). In December, Batelco announced it intended to acquire the Monaco & Islands division of Cable & Wireless Communications plc, which includes Cable & Wireless Guernsey Limited (CWG) [...]

CICRA freezes JT fixed-line prices

James Qualtrough | February 19, 2013 | 0 Comments

CICRA (the Channel Islands Competition and Regulatory Authorities) has frozen JT’s retail fixed-line prices in Jersey until 31 December 2013. The regulator issued an initial notice of its intention to extend the one-year price control applied to JT’s retail services in November and, after consultation with the Jersey telecommunications industry, it issued its final notice [...]

CICRA proposes changes to postal regulation saving £245,000

James Qualtrough | February 14, 2013 | 0 Comments

CICRA (the Channel Islands Competition and Regulatory Authorities) is today launching a consultation proposing changes to the way in which the postal industry is regulated which, if implemented, would save the industry £245,000 a year in licence fees alone. The consultation recommends a scaled back regulatory approach, including the removal of price controls on Guernsey [...]

CICRA consults on telecoms changes of control

James Qualtrough | January 15, 2013 | 0 Comments

CICRA (the Channel Islands Competition and Regulatory Authorities) has launched a public consultation into the way in which it investigates changes of control in the telecommunications sector, with an eye to the likely notification of the proposed acquisition of Cable & Wireless in the Channel Islands by Bahrain Telecommunications Company (Batelco). In December, Batelco announced [...]

CICRA finds that electricity prices in Jersey are broadly fair value

James Qualtrough | December 11, 2012 | 0 Comments

Following concerns from consumers, CICRA (the Channel Islands Competition and Regulatory Authorities) has completed a review of the Jersey electricity market and found that Jersey prices compare favourably with those charged in Guernsey and the Isle of Man. The review considered whether prices in Jersey represented fair value for money, and evaluated the efficiency of [...]

CICRA statement on landline competition in Jersey and Guernsey

James Qualtrough | November 27, 2012 | 0 Comments

Andrew Riseley, CICRA chief executive: “The Channel Islands Competition and Regulatory Authorities (CICRA) can confirm that an initial notice has been issued to JT (Jersey) Limited and a draft decision has been issued to Cable & Wireless Guernsey Limited, signalling the regulator’s intention to open the landline markets in Jersey and Guernsey to competition. These [...]