Liberty Global is actively engaged in significant public policy debates throughout our markets. Liberty Global is committed to engaging regulators and government officials in an ongoing, constructive dialogue in order to position the Company for future growth and provide the best possible service to our customers. In particular, we strive to make meaningful contributions to advance the leading issues in the public policy community where the governance of modern communications networks is continually evolving. In almost every country where we operate, Liberty Global has dedicated public policy and government affairs resources which are firmly rooted in the local community.

Liberty Global public policy series

On January 25, 2011, Liberty Global launched its latest research project under our 'Public Policy Series'. The study 'The New Rules of Openness' conducted by The Boston Consulting Group, takes an in-depth look at the ongoing debate to use "open" versus "closed" environments to create market access that will foster innovation, competition, consumer choice, and economic growth. Regulatory decisions revolving around “openness” have had a substantial impact on the industry and consumers. The debate is as important as ever, but it has now reached new levels of complexity that call for a careful, objective, and balanced discussion. The study introduces a definition and framework for looking at openness in a structures manner and addresses the questions: “What is openness?”, “What is the value of open?”, and “How should different stakeholders respond?”.

The Liberty Global Public Policy series contain six studies so far. All studies can be downloaded here. The research program was initiated in 2005, the year that Liberty Global was established, and was designed to actively contribute to pending policy and regulatory debates, especially at the European Union as well as the national levels of our European markets.