Results for competition tag

September 2016

“Giving people a choice over who supplies their water could lead to a better experience for consumers” – Which? response to Ofwat’s report on introducing competition in the water market

Alex Neill, Which? Director of Policy and Campaigns, said: “Giving people a choice over who supplies their water could lead to a better experience for consumers but any plan to open up the water market must learn the lessons of other utility markets. The Government should now consider whether a competitive water market would deliver better outcomes […]

October 2015

“Right that the regulator looks at the O2-Three merger” – Which? response to the Competition and Markets Authority’s (CMA) request to look into the O2-Three merger

Which? executive director, Richard Lloyd, said: “It’s right that the regulator looks at the O2-Three merger which would be a significant change to the UK telecoms market. We also want the CMA to look carefully at claims that consolidation, rather than competition, is likely to drive investment in the sector and ensure consumers are protected from higher prices or poorer […]

April 2014

Which? calls for the Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) to refer the current account market for a full competition inquiry

New Which? research has found that just 2.0% of people have switched accounts since the new switching guarantee came into effect. And we’ve calculated that even if the numbers of people switching continues to grow at the same rate as recent Payments Council data suggests, only 4.2% of people will switch accounts this year. New […]