COM(2002)695 - Implementation of the Telecommunications Regulatory Package - European telecoms regulation and markets 2002

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Eighth Report from the Commission on the Implementation of the Telecommunications Regulatory Package - European telecoms regulation and markets 2002
 
Legal instrument Report
Decision making procedure Own-initiative procedure (INI)
reference by COM-number67 COM(2002)695 EN
Additional COM-numbers SEC(2002)1329
procedure number69 2003/2090(INI)
CELEX number70 52002DC0695

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Document 03-12-2002
Online publication 03-12-2002

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  • 1. 
    Based on total number of subscribers throughout the EU.

     
  • 2. 
    Source: EITO (European Information Technology Observatory) 2002.

     
  • 3. 
    Source: IDATE, Telecoms in Europe, November 2002.

     
  • 4. 
    Source: European Commission services.

     
  • 5. 
    Indirect access means access via carrier selection and carrier pre-selection for voice telephony.

     
  • 6. 
    Expenditure on telecommunication services and user communications equipment (terminals).

     
  • 7. 
    DECISION 128/1999/EC OF THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT AND OF THE COUNCIL OF 14 DECEMBER 1998 ON THE COORDINATED INTRODUCTION OF A THIRD-GENERATION MOBILE AND WIRELESS COMMUNICATIONS SYSTEM (UMTS) IN THE COMMUNITY, OJ L 17, 22 JANUARY 1999, P.1

     
  • 8. 
    Source: EITO (European Information Technology Observatory) 2002.

     
  • 9. 
    Source: IDATE, Telecoms in Europe, November 2002.

     
  • 10. 
    Source: European Commission services

     
  • 11. 
    Source: European Commission services.

     
  • 12. 
    In terms of number of subscribers

     
  • 13. 
    For methodology, see Annex 1.

     
  • 14. 
    For methodology, see Annex 1.

     
  • 15. 
    For methodology, see Annex 1.

     
  • 16. 
    For methodology, see Annex 1.

     
  • 17. 
    europa.int/information-society/topics/telecoms

     
  • 18. 
    Long run average incremental cost

     
  • 19. 
    ONPCOM 99-03

     
  • 20. 
    This amortisation period corresponds to the most common length of contract beyond which the operator has no guarantee that it will retain a customer.

     
  • 21. 
    COM(2000) 237 final, 26 April 2000

     
  • 22. 
    DSL access multiplexer

     
  • 23. 
    Meaning that they shall apply similar conditions in similar circumstances to organisations providing similar services, and on the same conditions and of the same quality as they provide for their own services or their subsidiaries

     
  • 24. 
    DECISION 128/1999/EC OF THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT AND OF THE COUNCIL OF 14 DECEMBER 1998 ON THE COORDINATED INTRODUCTION OF A THIRD-GENERATION MOBILE AND WIRELESS COMMUNICATIONS SYSTEM (UMTS) IN THE COMMUNITY, OJ L 17, 22 JANUARY 1999, P.1

     
  • 25. 
    Commission Recommendation 98/195/EC of 8 January 1998 on interconnection in a liberalised telecommunications market, Part 1 - Interconnection Pricing, OJ L 73, 12.3.1998; Commission Recommendation 98/322/EC of 8 April 1998 on interconnection in a liberalised telecommunications market, Part 2 - Accounting separation and cost accounting, OJ L 141, 13.5.1998.

     
  • 26. 
    In addition, charges can be imposed to ensure the optimal use of scarce resources, which explains the differences between fee structures for fixed and mobile infrastructures and services.

     
  • 27. 
    These variations are calculated on a PSTN basket, users/consumers are assumed to be using a PSTN service from the incumbent operator. See paragraph 8.3 of Annex 1 for detail of the composition of the basket.

     
  • 28. 
    DECISION 128/1999/EC OF THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT AND OF THE COUNCIL OF 14 DECEMBER 1998 ON THE CO-ORDINATED INTRODUCTION OF A THIRD-GENERATION MOBILE AND WIRELESS COMMUNICATIONS SYSTEM (UMTS) IN THE COMMUNITY (OJ L 17, 22.1.1999, P. 1).

     
  • 29. 
    ERC DECISIONS ERC(97) 07 (UMTS FREQUENCY BANDS); ERC(00) 01 (EXTENDING UMTS BANDS); AND ERC(99) 25 (HARMONISED USE).

     
  • 30. 
    COMMUNICATION ON "THE INTRODUCTION OF THIRD GENERATION MOBILE COMMUNICATIONS IN THE EUROPEAN UNION: STATE OF PLAY AND THE WAY FORWARD, COM(2001) 141 OF 20 MARCH 2001; COMMUNICATION: 'TOWARDS THE FULL ROLL-OUT OF THIRD GENERATION MOBILE COMMUNICATIONS', COM(2002) 301 OF 11 JUNE 2002.

     
  • 31. 
    These are Directive 2002/21/EC (Framework Directive); Directive 2002/20/EC (Authorisation Directive); Directive 2002/19/EC (Access Directive); and Directive 2002/22/EC (Universal Service Directive). Member States have until 31 October 2003 to transpose the requirements of Directive 2002/58/EC (the Directive on privacy and electronic communications) into national law. The Radio Spectrum Decision (676/2002/EC) does not require transposition by Member States.

     
  • 32. 
    See for example Article 28 Framework Directive.

     
  • 33. 
    See Article 26 Framework Directive.

     
  • 34. 
    Based on total number of subscribers throughout the EU.

     
  • 35. 
    Source: EITO (European Information Technology Observatory) 2002.

     
  • 36. 
    Source: IDATE, Telecoms in Europe, November 2002.

     
  • 37. 
    Source: European Commission services.

     
  • 38. 
    Indirect access means access via carrier selection and carrier pre-selection for voice telephony.

     
  • 39. 
    Expenditure on telecommunication services and user communications equipment (terminals).

     
  • 40. 
    DECISION 128/1999/EC OF THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT AND OF THE COUNCIL OF 14 DECEMBER 1998 ON THE COORDINATED INTRODUCTION OF A THIRD-GENERATION MOBILE AND WIRELESS COMMUNICATIONS SYSTEM (UMTS) IN THE COMMUNITY, OJ L 17, 22 JANUARY 1999, P.1

     
  • 41. 
    Source: EITO (European Information Technology Observatory) 2002.

     
  • 42. 
    Source: IDATE, Telecoms in Europe, November 2002.

     
  • 43. 
    Source: European Commission services

     
  • 44. 
    Source: European Commission services.

     
  • 45. 
    In terms of number of subscribers

     
  • 46. 
    For methodology, see Annex 1.

     
  • 47. 
    For methodology, see Annex 1.

     
  • 48. 
    For methodology, see Annex 1.

     
  • 49. 
    For methodology, see Annex 1.

     
  • 50. 
    europa.int/information-society/topics/telecoms

     
  • 51. 
    Long run average incremental cost

     
  • 52. 
    ONPCOM 99-03

     
  • 53. 
    This amortisation period corresponds to the most common length of contract beyond which the operator has no guarantee that it will retain a customer.

     
  • 54. 
    COM(2000) 237 final, 26 April 2000

     
  • 55. 
    DSL access multiplexer

     
  • 56. 
    Meaning that they shall apply similar conditions in similar circumstances to organisations providing similar services, and on the same conditions and of the same quality as they provide for their own services or their subsidiaries

     
  • 57. 
    DECISION 128/1999/EC OF THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT AND OF THE COUNCIL OF 14 DECEMBER 1998 ON THE COORDINATED INTRODUCTION OF A THIRD-GENERATION MOBILE AND WIRELESS COMMUNICATIONS SYSTEM (UMTS) IN THE COMMUNITY, OJ L 17, 22 JANUARY 1999, P.1

     
  • 58. 
    Commission Recommendation 98/195/EC of 8 January 1998 on interconnection in a liberalised telecommunications market, Part 1 - Interconnection Pricing, OJ L 73, 12.3.1998; Commission Recommendation 98/322/EC of 8 April 1998 on interconnection in a liberalised telecommunications market, Part 2 - Accounting separation and cost accounting, OJ L 141, 13.5.1998.

     
  • 59. 
    In addition, charges can be imposed to ensure the optimal use of scarce resources, which explains the differences between fee structures for fixed and mobile infrastructures and services.

     
  • 60. 
    These variations are calculated on a PSTN basket, users/consumers are assumed to be using a PSTN service from the incumbent operator. See paragraph 8.3 of Annex 1 for detail of the composition of the basket.

     
  • 61. 
    DECISION 128/1999/EC OF THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT AND OF THE COUNCIL OF 14 DECEMBER 1998 ON THE CO-ORDINATED INTRODUCTION OF A THIRD-GENERATION MOBILE AND WIRELESS COMMUNICATIONS SYSTEM (UMTS) IN THE COMMUNITY (OJ L 17, 22.1.1999, P.

    1).

     
  • 62. 
    ERC DECISIONS ERC(97) 07 (UMTS FREQUENCY BANDS); ERC(00) 01 (EXTENDING UMTS BANDS); AND ERC(99) 25 (HARMONISED USE).

     
  • 63. 
    COMMUNICATION ON "THE INTRODUCTION OF THIRD GENERATION MOBILE COMMUNICATIONS IN THE EUROPEAN UNION: STATE OF PLAY AND THE WAY FORWARD, COM(2001) 141 OF 20 MARCH 2001; COMMUNICATION: 'TOWARDS THE FULL ROLL-OUT OF THIRD GENERATION MOBILE COMMUNICATIONS', COM(2002) 301 OF 11 JUNE 2002.

     
  • 64. 
    These are Directive 2002/21/EC (Framework Directive); Directive 2002/20/EC (Authorisation Directive); Directive 2002/19/EC (Access Directive); and Directive 2002/22/EC (Universal Service Directive). Member States have until 31 October 2003 to transpose the requirements of Directive 2002/58/EC (the Directive on privacy and electronic communications) into national law. The Radio Spectrum Decision (676/2002/EC) does not require transposition by Member States.

     
  • 65. 
    See for example Article 28 Framework Directive.

     
  • 66. 
    See Article 26 Framework Directive.

     
  • 67. 
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  • 68. 
    De Raad van de Europese Unie kent aan wetgevingsdossiers een uniek toe. Dit nummer bestaat uit een vijfcijferig volgnummer gevolgd door een schuine streep met de laatste twee cijfers van het jaartal, bijvoorbeeld 12345/00 - een document met nummer 12345 uit het jaar 2000.
     
  • 69. 
    Het interinstitutionele nummer is een nummerreeks die binnen de Europese Unie toegekend wordt aan voorstellen voor regelgeving van de Europese Commissie.
    Binnen de Europese Unie worden nog een aantal andere nummerseries gebruikt. Iedere instelling heeft één of meerdere sets documenten met ieder een eigen nummering. Die reeksen komen niet overeen met elkaar of het interinstitutioneel nummer.
     
  • 70. 
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  • 71. 
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