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Hans-Peter Gebhardt DG Information Society

EUROPEAN COMMISSION. Liberalisation and regulation in Electronic Communications in the EU 2nd ICT Summit Istanbul, 3-6 September 2002. Hans-Peter Gebhardt DG Information Society. 1. The Benefits of Liberalisation since 1998. Key market indicators:. Number of operators and consumer choice

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Hans-Peter Gebhardt DG Information Society

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  1. EUROPEAN COMMISSION Liberalisation and regulation in Electronic Communications in the EU2nd ICT SummitIstanbul, 3-6 September 2002 Hans-Peter Gebhardt DG Information Society

  2. 1. The Benefits of Liberalisation since 1998 Key market indicators: • Number of operators and consumer choice • Rebalancing of (retail) tariffs • Market shares

  3. Almost 1600 operators

  4. 15 14 14 12 10 10 8 6 5 0 Local calls Long-dist./Int'l calls 2 operators 3-5 operators More than 5 operators Consumer choice in voice telephony Number of Member States where 100% of the population has a choice between: Source: NRAs and European Commission

  5. Cost of international calls

  6. EU15 weighted average 80 72,69 70 60 57,91 50 45,52 €-cents, VAT included 40,31 40 30 20 14,55 13,33 13,51 13,04 10 0 Aug. 1998 Aug. 1999 Aug. 2000 Aug. 2001 Local call Long-distance call Local and long-distance call charges (3 min) Source: Teligen

  7. International Leased lines Price trends 1998 - 2001

  8. 100% 90% 80% 70% 90% 80% 60% 71% 50% Local calls Long-distance calls International calls 1997 1998 1999 2000 Market shares (voice telephony) EU incumbent operators' averagecall market shares (by revenue) Source: NRAs and European Commission

  9. Market shares (mobile)

  10. Outlook • Liberalisation successful, but: • Full and consistent application of current framework essential • Progress in local loop unbundling crucial • Leased line prices and provisioning times need to be brought down even further • More flexible regulatory environment in future

  11. 2. The New EU Regulation A successful legal framework will: • Attract investment, by - encouraging market entry- providing legal certainty - restraining firms with undue market power- keeping regulation to the minimum necessary • Promote choice and competition • Safeguard users interests, where market forces do not

  12. Electronic communications networks and services - Scope Content Services - outside scope of new framework(e.g. broadcast content, e-commerce services) Communications services (e.g. telephone, fax, e-mail) Communications networks (fixed, mobile, satellite, cable TV, powerline systems, networks used for radio and television broadcasting) and associated facilities (e.g. CAS)

  13. Players to be regulated • Undertakings with a dominant position in an identified market where competition is not effective • NRA designates such players as having SMP and imposes appropriate obligations • Commission can block NRA decisions regarding designation, or not, of undertakings with SMP

  14. Market entry procedures • Market entry needs no prior permission • Conditions are set out in general authorisation, and are limited • Individual rights-of-use of frequencies and numbers assigned via individual authorisations

  15. National Regulatory Authorities Effective implementation of regulation requires: • Rapid decision-making / dispute resolution • Systematic appeals mechanisms • Power, clarity of address, resources, skills

  16. Authorisation Directive Access & Interconnection Directive Data Protection Directive Users’ Rights Directive The new package  Framework Directive (Art. 95) Liberalisation Directive (Art. 86)    Spectrum Decision (Art. 95)  Unbundled local loopRegulation 1.1.2001

  17. FOR MORE INFORMATION On DG Information Society: http://europa.eu.int/information_society/topics/telecoms/index_en.htm On the new legislation: http://europa.eu.int/information_society/topics/telecoms/regulatory/new_rf/index_en.htm On the 7th Implementation Report: http://europa.eu.int/information_society/topics/telecoms/implementation/annual_report/7report/index_en.htm

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