Classified Directory Advertising Services

Provisional findings report

Published: 20.06.06

Provisional findings report

Appendices

Appendix 1.1 Terms of reference and conduct of the investigation

Appendix 1.2 Undertakings by Castaim Limited

Appendix 5.1 Analysis of Yellow Pages’ revenues in classifications which are popular on online directories and Internet search engines

Appendix 6.1 Yell discounts

Appendix 6.2 Yell pricing and revenues 1999/2000 to 2004/05

Appendix 6.3 Thomson pricing and revenues, 1999 to 2005

Appendix 6.4 BT pricing and revenues 2003/04 to 2005/06

Appendix 6.5 Yell price index

Appendix 6.6 Thomson price index

Appendix 6.7 Analysis of the pricing of colour advertisements

Appendix 6.8 Analysis of Yell’s rate card prices in re-scoped areas

Appendix 6.9 Evidence on switching and substitutability of CDAS products

Appendix 7.1 Assessment of Yell’s and Thomson’s profitability

Appendix 7.2 Cost of capital for a UK CDAS provider

Appendix 7.3 BT profitability

Glossary

Note: The Competition Commission has excluded from this published version of the provisional findings report information which the inquiry group considers should be excluded having regard to the three considerations set out in section 244 of the Enterprise Act 2002 (specified information: considerations relevant to disclosure). The omissions are indicated by ..