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European Competitive Telecommunications Association Established 1998, ECTA is the leading pan-European telecoms association promoting market liberalisation and competition in the European communications sector ‘Non for profit’ funded though member subscription, conference revenue and sponsorship Developing policy and representing ‘new entrant’ interests to European institutions and Government bodies Creating confidence for investors through clear and consistent regulation Unlocking the growth potential of Europe’s businesses ECTA Members ECTA represents more than 100 companies, including leaders in the following market segments throughout Europe Alternative providers of consumer broadband and triple-play First to launch Internet dial-up First to launch triple play, first to launch high speed broadband ADSL2+ Early/Major investors in FttP (FttB/H) Providers of pan-European/global services to businesses First to launch IP-VPN, first to launch Ethernet services Early/Major investors in FttP (FttO) Challenger mobile/wireless network operators and service providers ‘ECTA members are some of the primary innovators in implementation of advanced telecommunications and broadband services’ Some of our 100+ members ECTA Board of Directors Tom Ruhan, Management Board Member, NETIA SA (Chairman) Tiziana Talevi, Regulatory Affairs Director, Fastweb (Vice Chairman) Christof Sommerberg, Director of Regulatory Affairs and Corporate Development, QSC AG (Treasurer) Xavier Dedullen, Vice President International Legal and Regulatory Affairs, Verizon Business (Company Secretary) Mehmet Celebiler, Chairman, Turknet Iletisim Hizmetleri A.S. David Eveleigh, General Counsel, BT Global Services Vincenzo Ferraiuolo, Regulatory Affairs & Institutional Relations, WIND Grant Forsyth, Head of Regulatory Policy NGN, British Sky Broadcasting Limited Richard Lalande, Senior Vice President, SFR Akis Markatos, Strategy Director, Forthnet Jacek Nieweglowski, P4 sp. z.o.o. ECTA Activities for Members Quarterly regulatory forum to discuss, set and prioritise ECTA policy- making, lobbying and public affairs strategy Specific working group meetings e.g. access, costing, implementation, roaming, spectrum, next generation access Senior executive meetings with officials from European Commission, Ministries, European Parliament and Regulators e.g. President Barroso, Commissioner Reding and Kroes Input into ECTA Regulatory Studies e.g. ECTA Regulatory Scorecard Speaking opportunities at ECTA Conferences and Workshops* *subject to availability and topics/themes of conferences Telecoms regulation in Europe Brussels may seem remote to some, but… All national telecoms legislation is based on the Telecoms Framework agreed at EU level The ‘markets’ which regulators examine are based on a list laid down by the European Commission European Commission evaluates national market analyses and can veto decisions taken by national regulators The European Regulators Group (now BEREC), is developing EU-wide positions on the treatment of key issues such as next generation access, roaming, Net Neutrality and is establishing ‘best practice’ guidelines on regulation of fixed and mobile markets Telecoms regulation impacts both incumbent and challenger operator business models in both the short and medium term ECTA is actively influencing this regulation on behalf of its members How we can help your business at EU level... Benefit from the ECTA secretariat’s policy-making and lobbying expertise Gain access to senior EU policy makers and officials from key European institutions Promote company interests through European-level policy making Meet national objectives by sharing best practice, benchmarking information and by escalating national concerns to EU level Develop regulatory knowledge, contacts and effectiveness through information sharing and networking opportunities with industry and Government How we can help your business at National level... Market Analyses ECTA may undertake market analyses on own initiative if of pan-European significance Members highlight issues at the National level that require ECTA support ECTA provides support on specific Competition issues Transposition of the new Telecoms Framework If ECTA or ECTA Members identify a case of mis-transposition then ECTA may raise awareness of issue to the Commission - potentially leading to Commission infringement proceedings. ECTA undertakes meetings at National level ECTA may support visits/meetings to individual member states e.g. meetings with Ministry and National Regulator to raise awareness of particular problems Benchmarking exercises ECTA benchmarking exercises at national level allow members to use information to lobby and promote adoption of best practices. Early warning system ECTA alert members to EU regulatory decisions which may have damaging impact at National level. Some of the issues we will be working on in 2012 Digital Agenda for Europe review European Commission - Costing Recommendation European Commission - Non-discrimination Recommendation Implementation (national cases) Roaming Business Services issues The Review of Relevant Markets State Aid Guidelines Net neutrality Cloud computing Data protection: Commission legislative proposal E-commerce: consultation on “notice and take-down” Data retention: Commission proposal ECTA Governance ECTA operates in accordance with the Articles of Association, Bylaws and Rules of Procedure see links below: Articles of Association http://www.ectaportal.com/en/ABOUT/Governance/Articles-of-Association/ Bylaws http://www.ectaportal.com/en/ABOUT/Governance/ByLaws/ Rules of Procedure http://www.ectaportal.com/en/ABOUT/Governance/Rules-of-Procedure/ ECTA Positions A summary of ECTA’s positions may be found at: http://www.ectaportal.com/en/POLICY/Positions/2011/ ECTA Conferences ECTA holds 2-3 conferences each year ECTA conferences provide important opportunity for European policy makers and stakeholders to come together to discuss and debate policy ECTA Conferences: May 2012 in Brussels ‘Ultra-Fast Broadband – Policy & Practice’ http://www.ectaportal.com/highspeedeurope2012 Last year’s annual conference 28-30 November 2011 in Brussels www.ectaportal.com/regulatory2011 Membership includes two free conference passes/annum ECTA Organisational Structure Board of Directors Ilsa Godlovitch Director Brussels Office Marcus Benson Director Operations Erzsebet Fitori Director Regulatory Affairs Federico Poggi Manager, Public Affairs Non Competition Issues Sara Russell Office Manager/ Accounts Yves Blondeel T-Regs Regulatory consultancy support for ECTA ECTA Offices Belgium Office 49/51 rue de Treves 1040 Brussels Belgium Tel: +32 (0) 2 290 0100 Fax: +32 (0) 2 290 0105 UK Office 1a Eastheath House, Eastheath Avenue, Wokingham, Berks RG41 2PR United Kingdom Tel: +44 (0) 118 979 3282 Fax: +44 (0) 118 979 3288 For further information see www.ectaportal.com