DPA responds to the Competition Commission investigation

17 Aug 2005

The DPA, in its submission to the Competition Commission, stated that its membership fully supports and endorses the need for a competitive UK market and believes that, amongst the many issues that will be examined over the course of the inquiry,  it hopes that the Competition Commission will give careful consideration to the potentially negative impact of varying forms of price regulation - including price caps - on new entrants and more generally on the competitive structure of the market.

The DPA is aware of the other issues concerning the scope and size of the market in which directories compete for advertising but acknowledges that its members will have differing views on this and other aspects of the market and therefore has not commented on an industry level, so as not to prejudice the position of any of its members.

A published report is expected in June 2006 and any findings, in the interim, will be reported.

Details of the background to the OFT investigation