COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES Brussels, 29.3.2007 SEC(2007) 403 VOLUME 1 COMMISSION STAFF WORKING DOCUMENT ANNEX TO THE COMMUNICATION FROM THE COMMISSION TO THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT, THE COUNCIL, THE EUROPEAN ECONOMIC AND SOCIAL COMMITTEE AND THE COMMITTEE OF THE REGIONS EUROPEAN ELECTRONIC COMMUNICATIONS REGULATION AND MARKETS 2006 (12th REPORT) {COM(2007) 155 final} EN EN TABLE OF CONTENTS INTRODUCTION...................................................................................................................... 5 MARKET AND ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENTS .................................................................. 6 Main market developments ........................................................................................................6 Key horizontal themes................................................................................................................ 7 FINANCIAL AND ECONOMIC OVERVIEW OF THE SECTOR......................................... 9 THE MOBILE MARKET........................................................................................................ 13 Mobile take-up ......................................................................................................................... 14 Market players.......................................................................................................................... 15 3G and data services................................................................................................................. 17 Interconnection and access....................................................................................................... 18 Mobile Number Portability ...................................................................................................... 19 FIXED VOICE TELEPHONY ................................................................................................ 21 Competition.............................................................................................................................. 21 Pricing .................................................................................................................................... 25 Interconnection......................................................................................................................... 26 BROADBAND......................................................................................................................... 28 Take-up .................................................................................................................................... 28 International Comparison......................................................................................................... 29 Broadband technology trends................................................................................................... 31 Competition and regulation...................................................................................................... 32 LLU Pricing.............................................................................................................................. 35 Wholesale access to the incumbents’ networks ....................................................................... 36 TECHNOLOGY TRENDS...................................................................................................... 39 Wired technologies................................................................................................................... 39 VoIP .................................................................................................................................... 39 Wireless Local Loop (WLL).................................................................................................... 40 Mobile TV................................................................................................................................ 41 REGULATORY DEVELOPMENTS...................................................................................... 42 EN 2 EN Main Regulatory developments ............................................................................................... 42 Regulatory environment........................................................................................................... 45 Implementation of Regulatory measures by sector.................................................................. 53 THE CONSUMER INTEREST............................................................................................... 59 Tariff Transparency.................................................................................................................. 59 Universal Service ..................................................................................................................... 60 Directory services and directory enquiry services ................................................................... 63 Disability and social needs....................................................................................................... 63 Number portability ................................................................................................................... 64 Out-of-court dispute resolution ................................................................................................ 65 Emergency services.................................................................................................................. 65 Must-carry ................................................................................................................................ 68 E-Privacy.................................................................................................................................. 68 HORIZONTAL REGULATION ............................................................................................. 73 Administrative charges............................................................................................................. 73 Rights of way ........................................................................................................................... 73 SPECTRUM MANAGEMENT............................................................................................... 76 Spectrum liberalisation and secondary trading ........................................................................ 76 Implementation of spectrum decisions..................................................................................... 76 Assignments of spectrum ......................................................................................................... 77 MONITORING AND ENFORCEMENT................................................................................ 78 ANNEX 1 - IMPLEMENTATION IN THE MEMBER STATES BELGIUM................................................................................................................................ 82 CZECH REPUBLIC ................................................................................................................ 90 DENMARK.............................................................................................................................. 99 GERMANY............................................................................................................................ 107 ESTONIA............................................................................................................................... 114 IRELAND .............................................................................................................................. 122 GREECE ................................................................................................................................ 130 EN 3 EN SPAIN .................................................................................................................................... 139 FRANCE ................................................................................................................................ 149 ITALY.................................................................................................................................... 159 CYPRUS ................................................................................................................................ 169 LATVIA................................................................................................................................. 178 LITHUANIA.......................................................................................................................... 185 LUXEMBOURG.................................................................................................................... 192 HUNGARY............................................................................................................................ 198 MALTA.................................................................................................................................. 206 NETHERLANDS................................................................................................................... 213 AUSTRIA............................................................................................................................... 220 POLAND................................................................................................................................ 227 PORTUGAL..........................................................................................................................