Mobile radio network services

The CMA is carrying out a market investigation in respect of the supply of the land mobile radio network services for public safety (and ancillary services) in Great Britain.

Administrative timetable

Statutory deadline for implementing remedial action: 4 October 2023

Competition Appeal Tribunal judgment

22 December 2023: The Competition Appeal Tribunal has dismissed Motorola’s challenge to the CMA’s decision in the final report.

Market investigation

The Mobile Radio Network Services Market Investigation Order 2023

31 July 2023: The CMA has published a final order following its investigation into mobile radio network services.

Further consultation on mobile radio network services market investigation draft order

11 July 2023: The CMA has published its draft order for consultation. Representations should reach the CMA by 11.59pm on 18 July 2023.

Responses to consultation

Consultation on the draft Mobile Radio Network Services Market Investigation Order 2023

18 May 2023: The CMA has published its draft order for consultation. Representations should reach the CMA by 11.59pm on 16 June 2023.

Responses to consultation

Final report

5 April 2023: The CMA has found competition concerns in its market investigation into mobile radio network services and has issued its final decision confirming its remedies.

Response hearing summaries

Responses to provisional findings

Provisional findings

14 October 2022: The CMA has provisionally found competition concerns in its market investigation into mobile radio network services and has published its provisional decision.

The deadline for submitting responses to the provisional findings is 5pm on Wednesday 9 November 2022.

Working paper responses

Hearing summaries

Responses to issues statement

Responses to profitability working paper

Response to market investigation reference

Issues statement

13 December 2021: The issues statement outlines our initial hypotheses on what might be affecting competition and potential remedies. It doesn’t set out our findings or conclusions. Parties are invited to provide submissions commenting on the issues and possible remedies. The deadline for submissions on the issues statement is Monday 10 January 2022.

Submissions

Working papers

Inquiry group appointed

25 October 2021: The CMA appointed the inquiry group on 25 October 2021

Martin Coleman (Inquiry Chair), Humphrey Battcock, Colleen Keck, and Jeremy Newman.

CMA Board advisory steer

25 October 2021: The CMA Board’s advisory steer to the inquiry group can be found below:

Terms of Reference

25 October 2021: The terms of reference for the CMA’s investigation can be found below:

Case opened

25 October 2021: The CMA has decided to refer the supply of the land mobile radio network services for public safety (and ancillary services) for a market investigation.

Market investigation reference

Final report and decision on a market investigation reference

25 October 2021: The final report and decision on a market investigation reference can be found below:

Consultation on the proposal to make a market investigation reference into the mobile radio network for emergency services

For more information, please see the consultation on whether to launch a market investigation into the mobile radio network for the police and emergency services page.

On 8 July 2021, the CMA published a consultation on whether to launch a market investigation into the mobile radio network for the police and emergency services. Having considered responses to the consultation, the CMA has decided to refer the supply of the land mobile radio network services for public safety (and ancillary services) for a market investigation.

Personal information

The CMA may collect, use and share personal data for its market investigations under the Enterprise Act 2002. This includes processing personal data for the purposes of the UK General Data Protection Regulation and the Data Protection Act 2018.

For more information about how the CMA handles personal information, see the CMA’s Personal Information Charter.

Contact

MRN@cma.gov.uk

Published 25 October 2021
Last updated 22 December 2023 + show all updates
  1. Competition Appeal Tribunal judgment published.

  2. Response to consultation published

  3. Final order appendix added

  4. Responses to consultation published.

  5. The Mobile Radio Network Services Market Investigation Order 2023 and accompanying documents published

  6. Responses to consultation published.

  7. Further consultation on mobile radio network services market investigation draft order published

  8. Consultation on the draft Mobile Radio Network Services Market Investigation Order and administrative timetable published.

  9. Final report, Appendices and Glossary published.

  10. Summary of final report published.

  11. Administrative timetable update published

  12. Hearing summaries and party responses published.

  13. Responses to the provisional findings published.

  14. Administrative timetable updated.

  15. Response to provisional findings report published.

  16. Responses to provisional findings published.

  17. Revised administrative timetable published.

  18. 7 submissions from Motorola published.

  19. Notice of provisional decision published following the announcement of provisional findings on 14 October 2022.

  20. Full provisional decision, appendices and glossary published.

  21. Summary of provisional decision published.

  22. Revised administrative timetable published.

  23. Update to administrative timetable published.

  24. Submission from Motorola Solutions and responses to working papers published.

  25. Deloitte hearing summary published.

  26. Hearing summaries from Cabinet Office, Home Office, Independent Assurance Panel and Motorola Solutions published.

  27. Potential remedies working paper and interworking submission on behalf of the Home Office published.

  28. Overview of unpublished working papers and scope for competition and market definition working paper published.

  29. Approach to assessing Motorola’s dual role, cost of capital and profitability and modelling working papers published.

  30. Updated administrative timetable and responses to issues statement, profitability working paper and market investigation reference published.

  31. Issues statement and working paper published.

  32. Administrative timetable published.

  33. First published.