Comments on: More Regulation for Yell http://staging.blog.biakelsey.com/index.php/2006/06/13/More-Regulation-for-Yell/ LOCAL MEDIA WATCH. The Nexus of All Things Local Mon, 01 Jun 2015 22:23:47 +0000 hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=4.2.39 By: Ben http://staging.blog.biakelsey.com/index.php/2006/06/13/More-Regulation-for-Yell/comment-page-1/#comment-2049 Tue, 13 Jun 2006 00:00:00 +0000 #comment-2049 It will be interesting to watch how these cases evolve over time given the impact of the internet on the existing yellow pages competitive advantages that allow monopolies.

While they may not really be quite as bad as Tony Soprano they do exhibit some tough behavior as this case points out.

]]> By: Charles http://staging.blog.biakelsey.com/index.php/2006/06/13/More-Regulation-for-Yell/comment-page-1/#comment-2050 Tue, 13 Jun 2006 00:00:00 +0000 #comment-2050 Thanks for the post Ben. I’ve always though Tony Soprano was simply misunderstood.

Seriously, I am not a fan of monopolies, or the behavior it encourages. I do think the UK market would become more, not less competitive if the rate cap were lifted. Yell’s US unit Yellow Book exploited a huge price umbrella to get where it is. The regulators in the UK have taken that price umbrella away, and they wonder why the outcome never changes.

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