Consultation: Proposal to make a market investigation reference into the supply of public cloud infrastructure services in the UK - Ofcom

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Internet-based services Cloud services Consultations and statements

Published: 5 April 2023

Consultation closes: 17 May 2023

Status: Closed (pending statement)

Ofcom is proposing to make a market investigation reference into the supply of public cloud infrastructure services in the UK. This consultation includes the case for making a reference and the proposed scope. We are seeking stakeholder views on our proposal.

Update 5 October 2023 – final report published

We have published our final Cloud services market study (report).

Main documents

Consultation: Proposal to make a market investigation reference into the supply of public cloud infrastructure services in the UK • PDF • 275.78 KB • 4 October 2023

Notice of a proposal to make a market investigation reference under section 131 of the Enterprise Act 2002, Cloud services • PDF • 136.7 KB • 4 October 2023

Responses

BT • PDF • 148.61 KB • 6 November 2023

Google • PDF • 168.83 KB • 29 January 2024

Microsoft • PDF • 1 MB • 6 November 2023

Microsoft (annexes) • PDF • 1.43 MB • 6 November 2023

Name withheld 1 • PDF • 239.23 KB • 29 January 2024

Name withheld 2 • PDF • 237.2 KB • 29 January 2024

Oracle • PDF • 419.96 KB • 29 January 2024

UK Competitive Telecommunications Association (UKCTA) • PDF • 173.61 KB • 29 January 2024

Virgin Media O2 • PDF • 136.58 KB • 6 November 2023

Contact information

Address

Cloud services team
Ofcom
Riverside House
2A Southwark Bridge Road
London SE1 9HA

Email: cloudreport@ofcom.org.uk

Related content

Statement: Cloud services market study (final report)

We are seeking input on our assessment of competition in the market and proposal for further investigation by the Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) following the study.