Progress

Current status
under deliberation
05 Oct 2023 under deliberation
17 May 2023 processing consultation
05 Apr 2023 in consultation

Scope

Implementers
United Kingdom
Policy Area
Competition
Policy Instrument
Unilateral conduct regulation
Regulated Economic Activity
infrastructure provider: cloud computing, storage and databases
Government Branch
executive
Government Body
other regulatory body
consumer protection authority
Implementation Level
national

Timeline of events

05 Oct 2023
under deliberation

Announced Ofcom referral of cloud services market to CMA for competition investigation

On 5 October 2023, the Office of Communications (Ofcom) announced it had referred the public cloud infrastructure services market to the Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) for further investigation. The referral follows Ofcom's study into cloud…

Source
Event type investigation
Action type announcement
Government branch executive
Government body other regulatory body
17 May 2023
processing consultation

Closed consultation on Ofcom's Proposal to make a market investigation into public cloud infrastructure services

On 17 May 2023, the UK Office of Communications (Ofcom) closed its public consultation on its intention to make a market investigation reference into the supply of public cloud infrastructure services in the UK. The consultation sets out Ofcom’s int…

Source
Event type outline
Action type consultation closed
Government branch executive
Government body consumer protection authority
05 Apr 2023
in consultation

Opened consultation on Ofcom's Proposal to make a market investigation into public cloud infrastructure services

On 5 April 2023, the UK Office of Communications (Ofcom) opened a public consultation on its intention to open a market investigation reference into the supply of public cloud infrastructure services in the UK until 17 May 2023. The consultation set…

Source
Event type outline
Action type consultation opened
Government branch executive
Government body consumer protection authority