In June 2014 the Communications Regulatory Authority of the State of Qatar (the Authority) published a consultation*^[1] where it proposed its review of the “Notice of the Standards, Methodology and Analysis to be applied in the draft Review of Market Definition and Dominance Designation (MDDD) in the Telecommunication Sector in Qatar”*^[2] for the market definition, including the assessment of the markets susceptible for ex ante regulation. This Notice updates the version originally published on 31 October 2011.

The Authority has since consulted on the first stage of its latest MDDD*^[3] and its Statement of ex post Competition Policy*^[4]. In light of these consultations, this Notice describes the standards, methodology and analysis the Authority will use in defining Relevant Markets determining market power. This analytical framework will be used in both MDDD and for Ex Post Competition Policy Investigations.