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Local Bus Services
Terms of reference (07.01.10)
Members
Administrative Timetable (revised 03.11.11)
Issues Statement (04.02.10)
Invitation to comment on tenders for study on distinguishing between exclusionary conduct, tacit coordination and competition (24.02.10)
Invitation to comment on tenders for bus market analytical work (24.02.10)
Invitation to comment on tenders for bus market survey work (05.03.10)
Approach to gathering information from bus operators (17.03.10)
Appointment of Basemap Ltd to carry out planned analytical exercises (17.03.10)
Invitation to comment on objectives for qualitative survey (21.04.10)
Appointment of Corelim Consultants to carry out a study on distinguishing between exclusionary conduct, tacit coordination and competition(10.05.10)
Invitation to comment on quantitative survey (14.05.10)
Notification of the CC’s intention to carry out case studies (20.05.10)
Invitation to comment on methodology for demand estimation analysis (20.05.10)
Invitation to comment on methodology for the delineation of urban bus networks (21.05.10)
Further consultation on quantitative survey (27.05.10)
Group intends to consult the CC’s Finance and Regulation Group (FRG) (18.06.10)
Inclusion of Intangible Assets and Goodwill in calculation of ROCE (05.07.10)
Update to Disclosures of Interest (09.07.10)
Updated Issues Statement (10.09.10)
Glossary for Updated Issues Statement (10.09.10)
Update to the Quantitative Survey (10.09.10)
Working papers (28.09.10, 01.10.10, 06.10.10, 07.10.10, 11.11.10, 03.12.10, 09.12.10, 22.12.10, 04.01.11, 14.01.11, 24.01.11, 01.02.11, 02.02.2011, 10.02.2011, 06.10.11 and 12.10.11 )
Notice of publication of review of economic literature relating to the industrial organization of local bus services (29.09.10)
Review of economic literature relating to the industrial organization of local bus services (29.09.10)
Notice of publication of demand estimation analysis (13.12.10)
Summary of demand estimation analysis (23.12.10)
Demand estimation analysis (13.12.10)
Notice of publication of survey evidence (16.12.10)
Survey evidence (16.12.10)
Notice of consultation (23.12.10)
Notice of publication of case study evidence (07.01.11)
Notice of publication of updated version of survey report and quantitative survey presentation (25.01.11)
Notice of provisional findings 06.05.11)
Notice of possible remedies (06.05.11)
Provisional findings report (10.05.11)
Notice of provisional findings on tacit coordination (04.08.11)
Provisional findings on tacit coordination (04.08.11)
Summaries of response hearings (10.08.11)
Provisional decision on remedies (06.10.11)
Notice of publication of update on the performance-concentration analysis (06.10.11)
Notice of addendum to provisional findings on geographic market segregation and operator conduct (01.11.11)
Addendum to provisional findings on geographic market segregation and operator conduct (01.11.11)
Erratum to Appendix A of the provisional decision on remedies (25.11.11)
Final report (20.12.11)
Administrative timetable for remedy implementation (21.12.11)
Inquiry type: Market
Status: Current
Date: 07.01.10 - 06.01.12
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Administrative Timetable
Issues Statement
Terms of reference
Updated Issues Statement
Glossary for updated Issues Statement
Working Papers
Case studies
Consultation note on registration of local bus services
Notice of provisional findings
Provisional findings report
Notice of possible remedies
Notice of provisional findings on tacit coordination
Provisional findings on tacit coordination
Provisional decision on remedies
Erratum to Appendix A of the provisional decision on remedies
Notice of addendum to provisional findings on geographic market segregation and operator conduct
Addendum to provisional findings on geographic market segregation and operator conduct
Final report
Administrative timetable for remedy implementation
Invitation to comment on tenders for study on distinguishing between exclusionary conduct, tacit coordination and competition
Invitation to comment on tenders for bus market analytical work
Invitation to comment on tenders for bus market survey work
Approach to gathering information from bus operators
Appointment of Basemap Ltd to carry out planned analytical exercises
Invitation to comment on objectives for qualitative survey
Appointment of Corelim Consultants to carry out a study on distinguishing between exclusionary conduct, tacit coordination and competition
Invitation to comment on quantitative survey
Notification of the CC’s intention to carry out case studies
Invitation to comment on methodology for demand estimation analysis
Invitation to comment on methodology for the delineation of urban bus networks
Further consultation on quantitative survey
Group intends to consult the CC’s Finance and Regulation Group (FRG)
Inclusion of Intangible Assets and Goodwill in calculation of ROCE
Update to Disclosures of Interest
Update to the Quantitative Survey
Notice of publication of review of economic literature relating to the industrial organization of local bus services
Review of economic literature relating to the industrial organization of local bus services
Notice of publication of demand estimation analysis
Summary of demand estimation analysis
Demand estimation analysis
Notice of publication of survey evidence
Notice of publication of updated survey evidence
Notice of publication of case study evidence
Notice of publication of update on the performance-concentration analysis
Notice of publication of Route and Urban Area analysis
CC sets out future destination for bus market- 20.11.11
Bus Market Inquiry: Limitations in competition between bus operators in the north- east- 01.11.11
CC has change for the buses 06.10.11
CC looks for more competition on the buses 06.05.11
Notice of consultation 23/12/2010
Updated Issues Statement and Change of Chairman - 10.09.10
Issues Statement and Timetable - 04.02.10
Appointment of Chairman - 26.01.10
OFT refers Local Bus Services market to Competition Commission: CC invites evidence - 07.01.10
Initial submissions from main parties
Initial submissions from third parties
Summaries of hearings with main parties
Summaries of hearings with third parties
Responses to the Updated Issues Statement
Survey Evidence
Responses to Provisional Findings and Notice of Possible Remedies
Summaries of response hearings
Responses to the Provisional Findings on Tacit Co-ordination
Responses to the Provisional Decision on Remedies
Responses to the addendum to provisional findings on geographic market segregation and operator conduct
Disclosures of Interests
OFT referral press release
OFT decision on reference
OFT decision on reference - annexes
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