The Moroccan Telecommunications Authority issues the first enforcement decision under the national competition regime by imposing a maximum fine on the incumbent telecom for failing to unbundle the local loop (Maroc Telecom)

Giner Asins, Marta; Sanz, Arnaud

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17 Jan 2020

The Moroccan Telecommunications Authority issues the first enforcement decision under the national competition regime by imposing a maximum fine on the incumbent telecom for failing to unbundle the local loop (Maroc Telecom)

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Moroccan Telecommunications Authority, Maroc Telecom, Decision ANRT/CG/n°01/2020, 17 January 2020 (French)

First enforcement decision under Moroccan competition regime* On 17 January 2020, the Agence Nationale de Réglementation des Télécommunications (ANRT), the Moroccan telecoms regulator, imposed a fine of MAD 3.3bn (approx. USD340m) on Maroc Telecom, the incumbent telecoms operator, for failing to unbundle the local loop. As the first enforcement decision under the Moroccan competition regime, the decision is far-reaching in imposing close to maximum fines and for sweeping aside material procedural challenges (including the retrospective nature of the competition regime). It remains to be seen whether the Conseil de la Concurrence (CC), the Moroccan competition authority, will employ a similar approach in

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Marta Giner Asins
Norton Rose Fulbright (Paris)

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Arnaud Sanz
Norton Rose Fulbright (Paris)

France 8 contributions 2227 visits

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Marta Giner Asins, Arnaud Sanz, The Moroccan Telecommunications Authority issues the first enforcement decision under the national competition regime by imposing a maximum fine on the incumbent telecom for failing to unbundle the local loop (Maroc Telecom), 17 January 2020, e-Competitions January 2020, Art. N° 108951

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