Decision D02/20

Access to Non-geographic numbers in Ireland ComReg 20/04R Response to Consultation and Decision Access to Non-geographic numbers: Imposition of price control and transparency obligations Response to Consultation and Decision NON-CONFIDENTIAL Reference: ComReg 20/04R Decision: D02/20 Version Final Date: 16 January 2020 An Coimisiún um Rialáil Cumarsáide Commission for Communications Regulation 1 Lárcheantar na nDugaí, Sráid na nGildeanna, BÁC 1, Éire, D01 E4X0. One Dockland Central, Guild Street, Dublin 1, Ireland, D01 E4X0. Teil | Tel +353 1 804 9600 Fax | +353 1 804 9680 Email [email protected] Web www.comreg.ie 1 Access to Non-geographic numbers in Ireland ComReg 20/04R Redacted Information Please note that this is a non-confidential version of the Response to Consultation and Decision. 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NON-CONFIDENTIAL 2 Access to Non-geographic numbers in Ireland ComReg 20/04R Table of Contents Chapter 1 10 Executive Summary ................................................................ 10 1.1 Background ........................................................................................... 10 1.2 Price control and transparency obligations ........................................ 12 Chapter 2 16 Introduction ............................................................................. 16 2.1 ComReg’s review of NGNs ................................................................... 16 2.2 Requirement for Wholesale Intervention ............................................. 19 2.3 The Consultation ................................................................................... 20 2.4 Information Sources Relied Upon ........................................................ 21 2.5 Structure of this Decision Document .................................................. 23 Chapter 3 26 Background ............................................................................. 26 3.1 What Are NGNs? .................................................................................... 26 3.2 Description of NGNs and associated terms ........................................ 27 3.3 Summary of the harm identified ........................................................... 35 3.4 Regulatory framework ........................................................................... 39 Chapter 4 45 Regulation of wholesale charges for NGNs ......................... 45 4.1 Types of Regulatory Intervention ......................................................... 45 4.2 Wholesale charges for NGNs ............................................................... 48 4.3 Nomadic numbersNON-CONFIDENTIAL – 076 ....................................................................... 50 4.4 Shared Cost numbers – 1850 and 1890 ............................................... 54 4.5 Universal Access numbers - 0818 ........................................................ 58 4.6 Freephone numbers - 1800 ................................................................... 66 4.7 Costing Principles ................................................................................. 70 4.8 Undertakings in scope .......................................................................... 79 Chapter 5 82 Price control for wholesale NGN calls originated by MNOs ........................................................................ 82 5.1 Overview ................................................................................................ 82 3 Access to Non-geographic numbers in Ireland ComReg 20/04R 5.2 Mobile voice call origination modelling ............................................... 83 5.3 ComReg’s Final Position on Price Control for NGN calls originated by MNOs ...................................................................................................... 96 Chapter 6 100 Price control for wholesale NGN calls originated by FNOs ....................................................................... 100 6.1 Overview .............................................................................................. 100 6.2 Fixed voice call origination modelling ............................................... 101 6.3 Overview of the FVCO Decision Model .............................................. 102 6.4 Derived FVCO to Freephone charges ................................................ 111 6.5 ComReg’s Final Position on Price Control for NGN calls originated by FNOs. .................................................................................................... 112 Chapter 7 114 Regulatory Impact Assessment .......................................... 114 7.1 Overview .............................................................................................. 114 7.2 Position set out in the Consultation .................................................. 114 7.3 Steps for assessing regulatory options ............................................ 115 Annex 1 Glossary ................................................................. 138 Annex 2 Worked Examples .................................................. 141 A2.1 076 Current .......................................................................................... 141 A2.2 076 Current – vs– Geographic ............................................................ 142 A2.3 0818 Current –vs– 0818 Proposed ..................................................... 144 A2.4 0818 Proposed –vs– Geographic ....................................................... 146 A2.5 1890 Current –vs– 1890 Future .......................................................... 147 A2.6 1800 CurrentNON-CONFIDENTIAL –vs– 1800 Proposed ..................................................... 149 A2.7 1890 Current –vs– 0818 Proposed ..................................................... 150 A2.8 1890 Current –vs– 1800 Proposed ..................................................... 151 Annex 3 Non- Confidential Submissions to ComReg Document Number 18/65 ...................................... 153 Annex 4 DotEcon Annex ...................................................... 154 Annex 5 AM Annex ............................................................... 155 Annex 6 TERA Annex ........................................................... 156 Annex 7 Review of Submissions to the Consultation ...... 157 4 Access to Non-geographic numbers in Ireland ComReg 20/04R A7.1 Questions 1 & 2 Responses – Current and Future NGN Charge Flows 160 A7.2 Question 3 Responses – Regulatory Forbearance for 076 .............. 167 A7.3 Question 4 Responses – Regulatory Forbearance on Shared Cost numbers ............................................................................................... 169 A7.4 Question 5 Responses – Price Control for 0818 ............................... 174 A7.5 Question 6 Responses – Price Control for Freephone .................... 178 A7.6 Question 7 Responses – Modelling principles for Freephone ........ 188 A7.7 Question 8 Responses – MVCO Modelling ....................................... 192 A7.8 Question 9 – Additional Mark-up to LRAIC+ ..................................... 195 A7.9 Question 10 – Reasonable Retail Costs ............................................ 197 A7.10 Question 11 – FVCO Modelling .................................................. 200 A7.11 Question 12 – FVCO Modelling .................................................. 201 A7.12 Question 13 – Reasonable Retail Costs .................................... 202 A7.13 Question 14 – Comments on Regulatory Impact Assessment (RIA) 203 A7.14 Respondents’ Views on Basis for Intervention ........................ 211 Annex 8 EC Response to ComReg’s Notified Draft Measures ................................................................ 226 Annex 9 Mobile Service Providers: Decision Instrument .............................................................. 233 1 STATUTORY POWERS GIVING RISE TO THIS DECISiON INSTRUMENT 233 PART I - GENERAL PROVISIONS (SECTIONS 2 TO 5 OF THE DECISION INSTRUMENT) ...................................................................................... 234 2 DEFINITIONSNON-CONFIDENTIAL ........................................................................................ 234 3 SCOPE AND APPLICATION ................................................................ 237 PART II - OBLIGATIONS (SECTION 4 OF THE DECISION INSTRUMENT) 237 4 OBLIGATIONS...................................................................................... 237 PART III – MAINTENANCE OF OBLIGATIONS AND EFFECTIVE DATE (SECTIONS 5 TO 6 OF THE DECISION INSTRUMENT) ..................... 239 5 STATUTORY POWERS NOT AFFECTED ........................................... 239 6 MAINTENANCE OF OBLIGATIONS .................................................... 239 7 EFFECTIVE DATE ................................................................................ 239 APPENDIX 1 – RELEVANT UNDERTAKINGS ............................................. 241 5 Access to Non-geographic numbers in Ireland ComReg 20/04R Annex 10 Fixed Service Providers: Decision Instrument .............................................................. 242 1 STATUTORY POWERS GIVING RISE TO THIS DECISiON INSTRUMENT 242 PART I - GENERAL PROVISIONS (SECTIONS 2 TO 5 OF THE DECISION INSTRUMENT) .....................................................................................

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