Fixed telecom m unications m arket of Latvia: analysis one year - - PowerPoint PPT Presentation

SABI EDRI SKO PAKALPOJUMU REGULESANAS KOMI SI JA

Andrejs Dom brovskis

Expert Telecommunications and Postal Department Public Utilities Commission

Fixed telecom m unications m arket of Latvia: analysis one year after liberalisation

Sem inar on Econom ic Dynam ics of New ly Liberalized Telecom m unication Markets in CEE countries and Baltic States, Vilnius, Lithuania, - 5- 7 October 2 0 0 4

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telecommunications | electronic communications (I)

TELECOMMUNICATIONS ? Telecommunication market open for competition since 1 January 2003 ? Transposition of EU 1998 legal framework for telecommunications completed (approx. 30 legislative enactments issued by PUC) ended in November 2003 ? More than 200 individual licences and general authorisations issued ? More than 40 interconnection agreements signed between network operators, 12 with fixed incumbent ? More than 10% of numbering resources allocated to new entrants

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telecommunications | electronic communications (ii)

market regulation prerequisites according to the 2001 law On Telecommunications: ? procedure for designation of undertakings as having significant market power ? market “setting” ? special requirements for undertakings designated as having significant market power

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fixed lines penetration (% )

25 25 26 27 28 29 30 30 31 30 31 31 30 28 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003

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fixed voice telephony market breakdown (I) percentage of revenues as of January 2004

9 9 .5 9 8 .0 9 8 .1 9 9 .6 9 6 .3 9 7 .5 9 7 .6 8 1 .4 9 4 .1 9 4 .2

Local calls to I nternet Local phone calls only Local calls Long-distance calls Calls to m obile National phone calls excluding internet National calls including internet International calls All fixed phone calls excluding calls to I nternet All fixed calls including calls to I nternet

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fixed voice telephony market breakdown (II) percentage of minutes as of January 2004

98.9 9 8 .3 9 8 .3 9 9 .7 9 4 .4 9 8 .1 9 8 .1 7 1 .4 97.1 97.2

Local calls to I nternet Local phone calls only Local calls Long-distance calls Calls to mobile National phone calls excluding internet National calls including internet I nternational calls All fixed phone calls excluding calls to I nternet All fixed calls including calls to I nternet

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leased lines services market breakdown as of January 2004 (revenues)

Latvenergo LVRTC Latvijas Dzelzcelš Microlink Latvia TeliaSonera I nternational Carrier Lattelekom SI A

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telecommunications | electronic communications (iii)

electronic com m unications ? transposition of eu 2002 regulatory framework for electronic communications in process starting from 1 may 2004 ? at least 30 regulatory acts to be drafted during the transition period by november this year ? more than 50 new general authorisations already registered ? strengthened regulation for access and interconnection

Markets and SMP Licensing and allocation of scarce resources Access, interconnection, facility sharing and leased lines Tariff and cost allocation methodologies Universal service REGULATI ONS QoS requirements and testing Dispute resolution and complaints

telecommunications | electronic communications (iv)

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road ahead: market analysis procedures according to 2004 law ? procedure and criteria for designating of undertakings as having significant market power [ Art.8, p.9)] . ? regulation on special requirements (remedies) for undertakings designated as having significant market power in relevant markets [ Art.8, p.9)] . ? regulation on consultations with market participants on relevant market definition [ 30.p.(2)] . ? regulation on information to provided for market analysis and on provision of this information [ Art.31, p.(1)] . ? regulation on imposing, maintaining, amending or withdrawal of special requirements (obligations) for undertakings designated as having significant market power [ Art.31, p.(2)] .

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