“The Liberalisation of the Markets and the New Regulatory Framework- Emmanuel GIAKOUMAKIS
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HELLENIC REPUBLIC NATIONAL TELECOMMUNICATIONS AND POST COMMISSION “The Liberalisation of the Markets and the New Regulatory FrameworkProspects & Challenges” Emmanuel GIAKOUMAKIS Chairman of Ε.Ε.Τ.Τ. 1 HELLENIC REPUBLIC NATIONAL TELECOMMUNICATIONS AND POST COMMISSION OVERVIEW CURRENT TELECOMMUNICATIONS ACT TELECOM LIBERALIZATION IN GREECE LICENSING INTERCONNECTION NATIONAL NUMBERING PLAN (N.N.P.) RADIO SPECTRUM LICENSING PROCESS FOR THE PROVISION OF 3rd & 2nd GENERATION OF MOBILE SERVICES CONCLUSIONS 2 HELLENIC REPUBLIC NATIONAL TELECOMMUNICATIONS AND POST COMMISSION CURRENT TELECOMMUNICATIONS ACT (2867 / 2000) Ministry of Transport and Telecommunications (Y.M.E.) •Defines Telecomm Policy •Legislative Initiatives •Manages Satellite Orbits •Jointly Defines Telecom Policy for National Defense •National Representation •Allocates Radio-Frequencies •Publishes “National Table of Frequency Allocations” National Telecommunications and Post Commission (E.E.T.T.) Competencies Regulatory •Licensing •Costing / Tariffing •Numbering •O.N.P. / Interconnection / Leased Lines / S.M.P. •Universal Service •Radio-Frequency Regime •… Control Gives Opinion Arbitration •Telecom Regime • Adoption of Telecom Compliance Legislation •Competition Regime Compliance •Interconnection / Voice Telephony / Mobile Monitoring of the Telephony Contracts R/F spectrum Other •National Representation •Collaboration with E.C. •Accreditation (Electronic Signature) •Facilitates “One-Stop Shopping” •Imposes Fees / Fines •… •… 3 HELLENIC REPUBLIC NATIONAL TELECOMMUNICATIONS AND POST COMMISSION NUMBERING LICENSING R/F REGIME TARIFFING / COSTING E.U. / INTERNATIONAL EXPERIENCE & FEEDBACK • (Public) Consultation • Questionnaires • Reports of Licensed Operators (Individual L.) • Audits ACTION R.I.O. (2001) REGULATION TELECOM LIBERALIZATION IN GREECE (1 / 3) F.W.A. (N. NUMBERING. P.) TRANSITION TO / ASSIGNMENT FROM L.L.U. U.M.T.S. 4 HELLENIC REPUBLIC NATIONAL TELECOMMUNICATIONS AND POST COMMISSION TELECOM LIBERALIZATION IN GREECE (2 / 3) # REGULATORY MEASURE CONTENT COMPLETION 1. Proposal of E.E.T.T. to Y.M.E. Definition of Public Consultation Procedure 22 / 01 / 2001 2. Decision of E.E.T.T. Reference Interconnection Offer of O.T.E. for 2001 12 / 02 / 2001 3a. Decision of E.E.T.T. National Numbering Plan for Telephony Services, Mobile and Personal Communications 08 / 02 / 2001 3b. Decision of E.E.T.T. Regulation Regarding the Management and Assignment of Numbers from the National Numbering Plan 16 / 02 / 2001 4a. Decision of E.E.T.T. Regulation of Issues Pertinent to General Authorizations 01 / 03 / 2001 4b. Decision of E.E.T.T. Regulation of Issues Pertinent to Individual Licenses 01 / 03 / 2001 5 HELLENIC REPUBLIC NATIONAL TELECOMMUNICATIONS AND POST COMMISSION TELECOM LIBERALIZATION IN GREECE (3 / 3) # REGULATORY MEASURE CONTENT COMPLETION 5a. Decision of E.E.T.T. Regulation on Assignment of (Ranges of) Radio-Frequencies for Individual Licenses 28 / 02 / 2001 5b. Decision of E.E.T.T. Regulation on the Definition of Fees for Radio-Spectrum Usage 28 / 02 / 2001 6. Decision of E.E.T.T. Regulation on Issues Regarding the Application of Tariffs of Telecom Operators 28 / 02 / 2001 7. Decision of E.E.T.T. Costing Principles for L.L.U. / Leased Lines / Interconnection 31 / 03 / 2001 6 HELLENIC REPUBLIC NATIONAL TELECOMMUNICATIONS AND POST COMMISSION LICENSING (1 / 2) Single point of entry / process / award: E.E.T.T. Strictly defined time-frames for awarding: General Authorization: 2 Weeks Individual License: 6 Weeks [Except Y.M.E. regarding satellite orbits] [Up to 6 Weeks for a new class of General Authorization] [Up to 8 Months in case of R / F and a competitive awarding procedure] Effort to drastically simplify procedure / reduce required supporting documentation Designated 6 ‘categories’ of Individual Licenses / 24 ‘classes’ of General Authorizations, based upon (national) legislation / E.U. practice / current content of awarded licenses in Greece Revisited license fees along the lines of their further clarification 7 HELLENIC REPUBLIC NATIONAL TELECOMMUNICATIONS AND POST COMMISSION LICENSING (2 / 2) INDIVIDUAL LICENSES # OF LICENSES : …………………………………………………………….. 26 [ Satellite: 8 / 2G Operators: 3 / F.W.A.: 6 / Network - Service Operators: 9 ] # OF LICENSES AWARDED BY E.E.T.T. (As of 11 / 12 / 2000): …………. 17 # OF APPLICATIONS CURRENTLY UNDER EXAMINATION: …………. 15 GENERAL AUTHORIZATIONS # OF LICENSED PROVIDERS (Some offer multiple services): …………… 217 Transmission lines for fixed networks: 18 Leased capacity: 38 Data transmission services: 60 Value-added data services: 69 Network operation services: 79 Internet services: 177 Multimedia services: 12 Voice services: 43 Value-added voice services: 35 8 HELLENIC REPUBLIC NATIONAL TELECOMMUNICATIONS AND POST COMMISSION INTERCONNECTION (1 / 2) REFERENCE INTERCONNECTION OFFER (R.I.O. 2001) Interconnection addresses the needs of all ‘types’ of operators (not only of 2G operators) More services are included: Carrier Selection Call Transit via O.T.E. Access to the Intelligent Network of O.T.E. … Lower interconnection tariffs: Single Tandem – 24% (3 minute call) Double Tandem – 20% (3 minute call) Lower tariffs for Leased lines used for interconnection services 9 HELLENIC REPUBLIC NATIONAL TELECOMMUNICATIONS AND POST COMMISSION INTERCONNECTION (2 / 2) REFERENCE INTERCONNECTION OFFER (R.I.O. 2001) – Cont. Ability to interconnect at Local Switching Centers of O.T.E. Shortening of maximum time-frames to implement interconnection Provision of different Co-location options for interconnection purposes: Physical co-location Distant connection In-span connection 10 HELLENIC REPUBLIC NATIONAL TELECOMMUNICATIONS AND POST COMMISSION NATIONAL NUMBERING PLAN (1 / 2) Issue and Amendment of the National Numbering Plan Assignment of numbers or blocks of numbers to telecommunications operators and service providers Definition of the assignment and usage fees Regulation of all issues pertinent to Number Portability Regulation of all issues pertinent to Carrier (Pre-)Selection Assignment of domain names (.gr) 11 HELLENIC REPUBLIC NATIONAL TELECOMMUNICATIONS AND POST COMMISSION NATIONAL NUMBERING PLAN (2 / 2) Overall coordination of the transition phases towards introducing the new National Numbering Plan (planned start date of Parallel Running: July 2001) Overall coordination of publicity campaign Processing of submitted applications / dissemination of information regarding: Carrier selection codes Geographical numbers Personal and corporate network numbers Special rate numbers (freephone, shared cost, premium rate) Numbers for calling cards Numbers available for the provision of new services Adaptation of the database / information systems supporting the efficient management of N.N.P. resources 12 HELLENIC REPUBLIC NATIONAL TELECOMMUNICATIONS AND POST COMMISSION RADIO SPECTRUM (1 / 2) FUNCTIONS Assignment of Frequencies Licensing of Antenna Installations Monitoring of R/F Spectrum ACTIONS Update of “National Table of Frequency Allocations” Installation of Modern Tools for Processing of Applications Examination of Applications 13 HELLENIC REPUBLIC NATIONAL TELECOMMUNICATIONS AND POST COMMISSION RADIO SPECTRUM (MONITORING SYSTEM) (2 / 2) FUNCTIONS Detection and identification of illegal transmissions Dealing with reports of irregularities and interference Infliction of penalties (fines, equipment confiscation, etc.) according to the pertinent legislation PLANNED ACTIONS Establishment of the National Spectrum Monitoring System: Immediate upgrade of existing equipment (H/W and S/W) Acquisition of additional equipment Increase Personnel Establishment of branch offices covering the entire national territory 14 HELLENIC REPUBLIC NATIONAL TELECOMMUNICATIONS AND POST COMMISSION COMPETITION IN THE DOMESTIC TELECOM SECTOR (1 / 2) AIM Promote and ensure competition in the domestic telecom sector Assist market players in providing a multitude of modern telecommunications services Assist market players in deploying modern telecommunications infrastructure Ensure more, better quality and less expensive choices to consumers of telecommunications services Promote Information Society INDICATIVE SCORECARD Annual increase of the number of I.S.P.’s: +18% (Dec. 2000) Annual Growth Rate of ‘active .gr sites’: +105% (Dec. 2000) 15 HELLENIC REPUBLIC NATIONAL TELECOMMUNICATIONS AND POST COMMISSION Licensing Process for the provision of 3rd (UMTS) and 2nd (GSM/DCS) generation of mobile services 16 HELLENIC REPUBLIC NATIONAL TELECOMMUNICATIONS AND POST COMMISSION Objectives of the Licensing Process The main objectives of the current licensing process are: Ensure that the benefits of the 3G technology will be delivered on time and under beneficial terms to the Greek consumer Promote an adequate level of competition under fair and sustainable conditions A fair amount is paid for a scarce resource and effective spectrum management is achieved All objectives are achieved in a transparent and non-discriminatory way 17 HELLENIC REPUBLIC NATIONAL TELECOMMUNICATIONS AND POST COMMISSION Constraints in achieving the objectives The main constraints under which the objectives have to be met are: The current environment in the International telecommunication industry The views of incumbents and prospective participants as expressed in the public consultation process 18 HELLENIC REPUBLIC NATIONAL TELECOMMUNICATIONS AND POST COMMISSION Main features of the Licensing Process The main features of the licensing process both for the 3G and 2G licences are: The two processes are conducted separately and are independent The 3G process includes contingency plans for different levels of interest A level playing field for New Entrants is created Flexibility is provided for participants to acquire the bandwidth of spectrum they need The payment terms and the reserve prices reflect the magnitude of the investment and the risks involved in 3G technology The design of the whole process is unique and fully reflects the particular requirements of the Greek market and the International economic environment 19 HELLENIC REPUBLIC NATIONAL TELECOMMUNICATIONS AND POST COMMISSION Current status of the Licensing Process The Public Consultation has been completed The Information Memorandum was issued on May 7, 2001 The Invitation to Tender will be issued on June 1, 2001 The Licensing Process is scheduled to take place in the period July 2 - July 18, 2001 20 HELLENIC REPUBLIC NATIONAL TELECOMMUNICATIONS AND POST COMMISSION CONCLUSIONS The Liberalisation of the Greek Telecommunications Market is in progress The New Regulatory Framework provides Challenges Step by step we build a fully liberalized telecommunications market 21 HELLENIC REPUBLIC NATIONAL TELECOMMUNICATIONS AND POST COMMISSION www.eett.gr 22