Regulatory Observer—Issue 19

Contents of this issue:

• DECARBONISATION AND THE FUTURE OF UK ELECTRICITY REGULATION - Chris Decker*
• INTERNATIONAL REGULATORY ROUND-UP
  • Communications
    • Europe
      • UK: Ofcom Publishes Latest Broadband Speeds Research
      • UK: Ofcom Releases Wholesale Charge Control Models
  • Energy
    • Europe
      • UK: DECC Announces Launch of Updated 2050 Simulation
      • UK: Ofgem Appoints Environmental Policy Expert as Adviser
      • UK: Ofgem Publishes Gas and Electricity Connections Industry Review 2009-10
      • UK: Ofgem Publishes Renewables Obligation Annual Report 2009-10
      • UK: Ofgem Releases Updated Carbon Emissions Reduction Target Supplier Guidance
    • Other
      • Oceania
        • NZ: NZCC Releases WACC Determination
• AUSTRALIAN REGULATORY ROUND-UP
  • Communications
    • ACCC Releases Interim Access Determinations
• INTERNATIONAL REGULATORY REVIEWS UNDERWAY
• Communications
  • Americas
    • US: FCC Consults on Retransmission Consent Negotiation Rules
  • Europe
    • Germany: Bundesnetzagentur Announces Final Approval of Mobile Termination Rates
    • UK: Ofcom Proposes Revisions to General Conditions
    • UK: Ofcom Proposes to Ban Automatically Renewable Contracts
  • Oceania
    • NZ: NZCC Reviews Unbundled Bitstream Pricing
• Energy
  • Europe
    • ACER Issues Draft Framework Guidelines on Electricity Grid Connection
    • ACER Publishes Draft Framework Guidelines for Gas Capacity Allocation Mechanisms
  • Germany: Bundesnetzagentur Issues Determination on Gas Capacity Management Rules
    • UK: Ofgem and NMa Approve Access Rules for the GB-Netherlands Electricity Interconnector
    • UK: Ofgem Assesses Access Rules for East-West Interconnector
    • UK: Ofgem Publishes Final Proposals for National Grid LNG Storage Price Control
• Post
  • Europe
    • UK: Postcomm Considers Removing Bulk Mail from the Universal Service
    • UK: Postcomm Consults on Postal Market Definitions
    • UK: Postcomm Publishes Proposed Work Plan
    • UK: Postcomm Reviews Access Arrangements to Royal Mail’s Network
• Rail
  • Europe
    • UK: ORR Announces Track Access Rights for the West Coast Main Line
• Other
  • Americas
    • Canada: Competition Bureau to Revise the Merger Enforcement Guidelines
• AUSTRALIAN REGULATORY REVIEWS UNDERWAY
  • Communications
    • ACCC Issues Revised List of Points of Interconnect for NBN
  • Energy
    • AEMC Extends Publication Date for DNSP Recovery of Transmission-Related Charges
    • AEMC Releases Final Report for Review of Competition in the ACT Electricity Retail Market
  • Post
    • ACCC Seeks Comment on Proposed Increases in Business Mail Prices
  • Other
    • PC Releases Draft Report into Performance Benchmarking of Australian Business Regulation