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Market investigation reference

Inquiry group appointed

22 November 2022: The CMA appointed the inquiry group on 22 November 2022.Margot Daly (Inquiry Chair), Robin Foster, Cyrus Mehta and Claire Whyley.

CMA Board advisory steer

22 November 2022: The CMA Boards advisory steer to the inquiry group can be found below.

• Board advisory steer (PDF, 181KB) (22.11.22)

Terms of reference

22 November 2022: The terms of reference for the CMAs investigation can be found below.

• Terms of reference (PDF, 87KB) (22.11.22)

Decision document

22 November 2022: The decision document for the CMAs investigation can be found below.

• Reference decision (PDF, 251 KB) (22.11.22)

Case opened

22 November 2022: The CMA has decided to refer the supply of mobile browsers and mobile browser engines, and the distribution of cloud gaming services through app stores on mobile devices (referred to as mobile browsers and cloud gaming) for an in-depth Phase 2 market investigation.

• Press notice: Investigation into cloud gaming and browsers to support UK tech and consumers (22.11.22)

Responses to the consultation for the proposed market investigation

22 November 2022: Responses can be found on Mobile browsers and cloud gaming: Proposal to make a market reference consultation page.

Our proposal to make a market investigation reference

On 10 June 2022, the CMA published the final report of its market study into mobile ecosystems. In parallel, we are launching a consultation on the proposal to make a market investigation reference into the supply of mobile browsers and mobile browser engines, and the distribution of cloud gaming services through app stores on mobile devices (referred to as mobile browsers and cloud gaming).

We are now inviting responses to this consultation by 22 July 2022.

• Consultation on proposed market investigation reference (10.6.22)

• Draft terms of reference (10.6.22)

The final report of the mobile ecosystems market study can be found on the Mobile ecosystems market study case page.

Personal information

The CMA may collect, use and share personal data for its market investigations under the Enterprise Act 2002. This includes processing personal data for the purposes of the UK General Data Protection Regulation and the Data Protection Act 2018.

For more information about how the CMA handles personal information, see the CMAs Personal Information Charter.

Contact

browsersandcloud@cma.gov.uk