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HELLENIC REPUBLIC
NATIONAL TELECOMMUNICATIONS AND POST COMMISSION
“The Liberalisation of the Markets and the New Regulatory Framework-
Prospects & Challenges”
Emmanuel GIAKOUMAKIS
Chairman of Ε.Ε.Τ.Τ.
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OVERVIEW CURRENT TELECOMMUNICATIONS ACT TELECOM LIBERALIZATION IN GREECE LICENSING INTERCONNECTION NATIONAL NUMBERING PLAN (N.N.P.) RADIO SPECTRUMLICENSING PROCESS FOR THE PROVISION OF 3rd &
2nd GENERATION OF MOBILE SERVICES CONCLUSIONS
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CURRENT TELECOMMUNICATIONS ACT (2867 / 2000)Ministry of Transport and Telecommunications (Y.M.E.)
National Telecommunications and Post Commission (E.E.T.T.)
•Defines Telecomm Policy
•Legislative Initiatives •National Representation•Jointly Defines Telecom Policy for
National Defense•Manages Satellite Orbits •Allocates Radio-Frequencies
•Publishes “National Table of Frequency Allocations”
Regulatory•Licensing•Costing / Tariffing•Numbering•O.N.P. / Interconnection / Leased Lines / S.M.P.•Universal Service•Radio-Frequency Regime• …
Control•Telecom Regime Compliance•Competition Regime Compliance•Interconnection / Voice Telephony / Mobile Telephony Contracts• …
Gives Opinion• Adoption of Telecom Legislation
Arbitration Other•National Representation•Collaboration with E.C.•Accreditation (Electronic Signature)•Facilitates “One-Stop Shopping”•Imposes Fees / Fines •…
Competencies
Monitoring of the R/F spectrum
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NATIONAL TELECOMMUNICATIONS AND POST COMMISSION
TELECOM LIBERALIZATION IN GREECE (1 / 3)
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E.U. / INTERNATIONAL EXPERIENCE
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NUMBERING
LICENSING
R/F REGIME
TARIFFING / COSTING
• (Public) Consultation• Questionnaires• Reports of Licensed Operators (Individual L.)• Audits
F.W.A.
U.M.T.S.
L.L.U.
(N. NUMBERING. P.) TRANSITION TO / ASSIGNMENT FROM
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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
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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
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LICENSING (1 / 2)
Single point of entry / process / award: E.E.T.T. [Except Y.M.E. regarding satellite orbits]
Strictly defined time-frames for awarding: General Authorization: 2 Weeks [Up to 6 Weeks for a new class of
General Authorization] Individual License: 6 Weeks [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
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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
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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.
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Lower interconnection tariffs:
Single Tandem – 24% (3 minute call)
Double Tandem – 20% (3 minute call)
Lower tariffs for Leased lines used for interconnection services
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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
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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)
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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
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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
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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
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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)
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Licensing Process for the provision of 3rd (UMTS) and 2nd (GSM/DCS) generation of
mobile services
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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