The study Monitoring of digital communication platforms and gatekeepers of the open Internet by the Telecommunications and Postal Services Division of RTR-GmbH presents an approach for measuring and assessing the market power of digital platforms and ecosystems, with the aim of providing a structured methodology for describing competitive dimensions and thereby a basis for future competition analyses. This methodological document facilitates a preliminary assessment of actors in the digital economy with regard to essential aspects and possible adverse economic effects.
This document was revised at the beginning of 2022 with findings from the application (available in German only). The legal regulations in the KartG and the political agreement on the European Digital Markets Act were taken into account.