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Implementation of the NRF in C&E European countriesSome regional particularities?
Vilnius 5 October 2004Vilnius 5 October 2004
George PapapavlouGeorge Papapavlou
Head of unit ‘Implementation of the Regulatory Head of unit ‘Implementation of the Regulatory Framework (II)’Framework (II)’
DG Information SocietyDG Information Society
EUROPEAN COMMISSIONEUROPEAN COMMISSION
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OUTLINEOUTLINEOUTLINE
•• Transposition statusTransposition status
•• The ‘starting conditions’The ‘starting conditions’
•• The challengesThe challenges
•• Some (provisional) market dataSome (provisional) market data
•• Regional particularities?Regional particularities?
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SpectrumDecision
FrameworkDirective
Authorisation Directive
Access Directive
Universal Service Directive
Guidelines on SMP
Recommendation on relevant markets
LiberalisationDirective
The New Regulatory FrameworkThe New Regulatory FrameworkThe New Regulatory Framework
Recommendation on Article 7
e-Privacy Directive
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Transposition statusTransposition statusTransposition status
•• No new Member State asked for No new Member State asked for transitional measures or derogations as transitional measures or derogations as regards transposition and regards transposition and implementation of the NRFimplementation of the NRF
•• Hungary, Latvia, Lithuania, Poland, Hungary, Latvia, Lithuania, Poland, Slovakia and Slovenia have transposed Slovakia and Slovenia have transposed the NRFthe NRF
•• The Czech Republic and Estonia have not The Czech Republic and Estonia have not
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Transposition statusTransposition statusTransposition status
•• The Commission has been in regular The Commission has been in regular contact with the Ministries, the NRAs contact with the Ministries, the NRAs
and the market players in the new and the market players in the new Member States to help the Member States to help the
transposition processtransposition process
•• New Member States have been full New Member States have been full active participants in the institutional active participants in the institutional
bodies, the Communications bodies, the Communications Committee and the European Committee and the European
Regulators GroupRegulators Group
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Transposition statusTransposition statusTransposition status
•• The Commission has to follow normal The Commission has to follow normal infringement proceedings as regards infringement proceedings as regards the NRF in terms of nonthe NRF in terms of non--communication of transposition communication of transposition measures and in terms of possible measures and in terms of possible nonnon--conformity of national measures conformity of national measures with the NRF with the NRF
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‘Starting conditions’ – the requirements‘Starting conditions’ ‘Starting conditions’ –– the requirementsthe requirements
•• Implementation of theImplementation of the ‘acquis’ ‘acquis’ –– the 1998 the 1998 regulatory frameworkregulatory framework
•• Independent NRA Independent NRA
•• SMP designations and related remedies SMP designations and related remedies (cost orientation, RIO, non(cost orientation, RIO, non--discrimination, discrimination, carrier [precarrier [pre--] selection…)] selection…)
•• LLU and bitLLU and bit--stream access (on basis of stream access (on basis of nonnon--discrimination)discrimination)
•• Universal serviceUniversal service
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Starting conditions – the backgroundStarting conditions Starting conditions –– the backgroundthe background
•• Since 1990 rapid and dramatic change of Since 1990 rapid and dramatic change of political and economic frameworkpolitical and economic framework
•• Telecommunications legacy until the late Telecommunications legacy until the late 1990s similar than in the old Member 1990s similar than in the old Member States before 1990States before 1990
•• Important progress achieved Important progress achieved –– liberalising liberalising laws in all new Member Stateslaws in all new Member States
•• Some significant problems remainingSome significant problems remaining
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Starting conditions- the problemsStarting conditionsStarting conditions-- the problemsthe problems
•• Heavy government participation in Heavy government participation in incumbentsincumbents
•• Varying degrees of NRA independenceVarying degrees of NRA independence
•• Interconnection tariffs and conditions Interconnection tariffs and conditions unfavourable to effective market entryunfavourable to effective market entry
•• C(P)S, LLU, NP not fully implementedC(P)S, LLU, NP not fully implemented
•• Tariff reTariff re--balancing not completedbalancing not completed
•• Limited effective competitionLimited effective competition
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The regulatory challengesThe regulatory challengesThe regulatory challenges•• Good transposition and effective Good transposition and effective
implementation of the NRFimplementation of the NRF
•• Secondary legislationSecondary legislation
•• Independent NRAs with sufficient powers, Independent NRAs with sufficient powers, expertise and resourcesexpertise and resources
•• Limited government involvementLimited government involvement
•• Fast, efficient, appeal proceduresFast, efficient, appeal procedures
•• Good market analysisGood market analysis
•• Adequate consultationAdequate consultation
•• Steady progress towards more competitionSteady progress towards more competition
•• Good cooperation with Commission and other Good cooperation with Commission and other European NRAsEuropean NRAs
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Some market dataSome market dataSome market data
The enlarged EU electronic communications market (% of of the total market value)
EE0,2%
HU1,3%LV
0,2%
PL3,4%
CZ1,2%
SK0,3%
SI0,3%
CY & MT0,2%
LT0,2%
EU 15 pre-accession92,7%
10 new MS7,3%
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Some market dataSome market dataSome market data
Share of public ownership in incumbent operators, August 200450
.0%
51%
43%
27% 34
% 42%
100%
51%
100%
60%
21%
47%
72%
49%
19%
46%
0%
6%
4%
0%
6%
0%0%0%0%
0%
20%
40%
60%
80%
100%
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Some market dataSome market dataSome market data
Fixed lines per 100 inhabitants in the EU2544
.1
39.2 45
.4 50.8
40.6
56.7
40.1 46
.4
54.4
48.2
37.1
37.6
52.4
61.5
49.9
59.3
35.5
31.9 35
.5
25.7
23.7
51.9
29.1
22.3
35.1
0
10
20
30
40
50
60
70
BE DK DE EL ES FR IE IT LU NL AT PT FI SE UK CY CZ EE HU LV LT MT PL SK SI
Fixed line penetration EU15 AVG. PENETRATION EU1O AVG. PENETRATION
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Some market dataSome market dataSome market data
Breakdown of national telecommunications markets (2004)33
39 40 40 42 42 43 43 44 44 45 46 46 47 47 48 48 50 50 52 52 5
3 54
59 61 62
30
29 30
37
25
29
37
28 27
34 34
36
34
40
31 33 32 32 32 26
32
26
29
26
19
20
26
23 19
19
20
22
13
20 21
19
19
13
19
13
14
15
19 18
13
14
15
15
12
11
15
14
11 9 11
4
13
7 7 9 8
3 5 6 5
0
7 5 1 0
6 8
0
7 6 3 6 3
0%
25%
50%
75%
100%
DK FI UK DE SE NL IE AT BE FR EU15 PL EU25 EL HU EE PT ES EU10 SK IT SI LV CZ LU LT
Mobile telephone services Fixed Voice Telephony services Fixed data services CaTV Services
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Some market dataSome market dataSome market data
Mobile penetration rate, 2004 EU25 average penetration: 83%
92%90%
84%
93%
50%
92%95%
101%
93%99%
74%74%
68%
74%81%
99%
78% 82%
92%88% 98%
83%
61%
73%
125%
40%
50%
60%
70%
80%
90%
100%
110%
120%
130%
BE CZ DK DE EE EL ES FR IE IT CY LV LT LU HU MT NL AT PL PT SI SK FI SE UK
Pen
etra
tio
n r
ate
Penetration rate 2004 EU25 EU15
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Some market dataSome market dataSome market data
EU Broadband penetration rate, 1 July 2004
0.2 0.4 0.5
1.4 1.5 1.7
2.5 2.6 2.7
3.8
5.5 5.7
6.6 6.7 6.7 6.87.4 7.6 7.8 7.8
8.3
9.3
11.0
12.4
14.714.0
14.4
0
2
4
6
8
10
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14
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EL SK PL CY LV IE LT HU CZ SI PT LU DE ES MT EU25 UK EE IT EU15 FR AT FI SE BE DK NL
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Some market dataSome market dataSome market data
Total broadband retail lines
1444
673
2760
00
7739
74
1027
71
2593
1
2767
627
6557
0
4442
611
1006
3
3390
4
8827
9
2533
4
2640
43
2659
3
2372
529
7517
98
1923
07 5676
05
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9
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1106
167
4395
561
4945
446
500 000
1 000 000
1 500 000
2 000 000
2 500 000
3 000 000
3 500 000
4 000 000
4 500 000
5 000 000
BE CZ DK DE EE EL ES FR IE IT CY LV LT LU HU MT NL AT PL PT SI SK FI SE UK
July 2002 July 2003 July 2004
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Regional particularitiesRegional particularitiesRegional particularities
•• PrePre--liberalisation legacyliberalisation legacy
•• (Mostly) small markets(Mostly) small markets
•• Still very dominant incumbentsStill very dominant incumbents
•• Fixed to mobile substitutionFixed to mobile substitution
•• (Mostly) small broadband take(Mostly) small broadband take--upup
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Regional particularitiesRegional particularitiesRegional particularities
•• Despite some regional particularities, Despite some regional particularities, all main principles of the NRF remain all main principles of the NRF remain validvalid
•• Detailed examination of transposing Detailed examination of transposing laws is still ongoinglaws is still ongoing
•• The real test will be implementation, The real test will be implementation, in particular market analysis (art. 7 in particular market analysis (art. 7 proceedings), NRA independence, proceedings), NRA independence, expertise and resourcesexpertise and resources
•• The Commission is here to helpThe Commission is here to help
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Thank you!Thank you!Thank you!For more information:For more information:
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George PapapavlouGeorge Papapavlou
EE--mail: mail: [email protected]@cec.eu.int