Competition Policy in the Digital Age

Competition in mobile telecommunications is multifaceted and dynamic. Telecommunications professionals must be alert to the regulation affecting mobile infrastructure. 

This four-week, self-paced course provides a foundation for understanding the rules of competition and the regulatory powers that apply to the telecommunications sector, taking into account the wider competitive landscape, which now includes Over-The-Top players.

This course has been created by the GSMA.

• Understand the application of competition law as it applies to the telecommunications sector, especially abuse of dominance and merger control.
• Look at the interaction between competition law and regulation, especially Significant Market Power/Dominant Carrier regulation.
• Compare the treatment of the telecommunications sector in regulation and competition law with the situation in the wider communications ecosystem.

Who Should Enrol on This Course?

• Regulatory professionals who want to understand the latest challenges shaping competition policy in the digital age.
• Entry and mid-level managers who are new to the telecoms sector and want to quickly get up to speed on the key issues and trends in competition policy and digital markets.
• Engineers moving into management roles who need to develop an understanding of competition policy as it relates to the telecommunications sector.

This self-paced course consists of six sections and an assignment. Each of the sections includes a knowledge check.

It should not take you more than two to three hours of study time per week to complete the course in four weeks. You will have, however, seven weeks to complete the course.

To qualify for a course completion certificate, you will need to:

• view the six course sections;
• correctly answer all the questions in the knowledge checks you will find as you progress through the sections (you will have unlimited attempts to pass the knowledge checks);
• submit an assignment, which will need to be approved by the GSMA; and
• fill out the course survey.

Course Fee

The course fee is US$790.

For group registrations, email [email protected].