Europe - Regulatory Environment - Document Details

This report examines regulatory developments in Europe’s telecom market in 2007, including the application of the NRF implemented by the EC in July 2003. New challenges range from mobile roaming and interconnection, to VoIP and competition issues resulting from Next Generation Network deployments. Local Loop Unbundling is also detailed, with the latest data and assessment of the LLU across the region and its implications for broadband competition. The report evaluates the Twelfth Report on Regulatory Implementation published in February 2007, together with national regulatory developments. It also assesses the review of the New Regulatory Framework to come into force in 2010, and examines the EU’s strategy for its i2010 program.

1. Synopsis
2. Telecommunications regulatory environment
- 2.1 The EU influence
- 2.2 European Regulators’ Group (ERG)
- 2.3 National Regulator Authorities (NRAs)
- 2.4 Pan-European regulator
- 2.5 Harmonisation measures
- 2.6 Competition rules
  - 2.6.1 Significant Market Power (SMP)
- 2.7 Interoperable 3G and digital TV
- 2.8 New legal framework – July 2003
  - 2.8.1 LLU Regulation
  - 2.8.2 Market specific regulation
- 2.9 Review of the NRF
- 2.10 eEurope 2005 Action Plan
- 2.11 i2010
3. Licensing of fixed networks and services
4. Privatisation
5. Twelfth report on regulatory implementation
- 5.1 Overview
- 5.2 New accession countries
6. European Communications Market – EC assessment
- 6.1 Stabilising communications sector poised for growth
7. Regulatory issues
- 7.1 Interconnect
- 7.2 Mobile interconnection
8. Access
- 8.1 Overview
- 8.2 Local Loop Unbundling (LLU)
- 8.3 Bitstream access
9. Number portability
- 9.1 Fixed Number Portability (FNP)
- 9.2 Mobile Number Portability (MNP)
10. Carrier PreSelection
11. Related reports

Table 1 – Fixed-mobile interconnection charges – 2004 - 2006
Table 2 – Availability of wholesale access – 2003 - 2007
Table 3 – Incumbent fixed and DSL lines and market share – March 2007
Table 4 – Unbundling: share of the DSL base and forecast – 2005; 2010
Table 5 – Alternative operators’ unbundled and shared access lines – March 2007
Table 6 – Fixed numbers ported – 2005 - 2006
Table 7 – Mobile numbers ported, by country – 2005 - 2006
Table 8 – Subscribers (%) using alternative operator, by country – 2005 - 2006
Table 9 – Subscribers (%) using alternative provider, by call type – 2002 - 2006