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EU Market Reviews PFG Update - September 2002

EU Market Reviews PFG Update - September 2002. Elaine Axby Project Director. Agenda. market review process overview of the individual reviews information gathering - Nick Collins next steps. Market review process. Data gathering/analysis. Consultation docs published.

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EU Market Reviews PFG Update - September 2002

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  1. EU Market Reviews PFG Update - September 2002 Elaine Axby Project Director

  2. Agenda • market review process • overview of the individual reviews • information gathering - Nick Collins • next steps

  3. Market review process Data gathering/analysis Consultation docs published 12 week consultation per review Statements published Sept Oct Nov Dec Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul

  4. Format of consultation documents • market definition • utmost account of EU Recommendation • assessment of SMP • utmost account of EU guidelines • Oftel market review guidelines • options for remedies • regulatory option appraisal • access guidelines • preferred remedy(ies) • draft specific condition(s)

  5. Planned reviews • fixed call origination/w’sale transit • w’sale narrowband Internet call termination • fixed geographic call termination • retail price control • IDD • broadband • mobile • broadcasting • (DQ)

  6. Fixed call origination and wholesale transit • project manager • Selina Chadha • EU markets covered • call origination on the public telephone network provided at a fixed location • transit services in the fixed public telephone network • further segmentation • call origination • call origination from Payphones

  7. fixed call origination and wholesale transit (continued) • local tandem conveyance • inter-tandem conveyance • single transit • inter-tandem transit • access to the emergency operator • information request • September 2002 • consultation document • December 2002

  8. Wholesale narrowband internet termination • project manager • Justin Moore • EU markets covered • wholesale dial-up internet call termination is discussed as a potential market for inclusion in the final Recommendation • information request • July/August 2002 • consultation document • December 2002

  9. Fixed geographic call termination • project manager • Mike Galvin • EU markets covered • call termination on individual public telephone networks provided at a fixed location • consultation document • October 2002 (dependent on EU Recommendation)

  10. Retail price control • project manager • Alan Pridmore • EU markets covered • access to the public telephone network at a fixed location • publicly available telephone services provided at a fixed location • consultation document • December 2002

  11. IDD • project manager • Alexander Shepherd • EU markets covered • retail segmentation • wholesale international calls • information request • September/October • consultation document • November 2002

  12. Broadband markets • project manager • Tim Cross • EU markets covered • the minimum set of leased lines • wholesale local access • local dedicated capacity • Oftel segmentation • leased lines (retail and wholesale) • LLU • DSL

  13. Broadband (continued) • information request • September/October 2002 • consultation document • January 2003

  14. Mobile • project manager • Elaine Axby • EU markets covered • call termination on individual mobile networks • the wholesale national market for international roaming on public mobile networks • access and call origination on public mobile telephone networks • information request • October/November 2002 • consultation document • January 2003

  15. Information gathering for EU reviews existing Oftel information sources • market information • data collected regularly from industry • market research • quarterly business & residential surveys • price trends • UK price information • benchmarking • international comparisons • financial market analysis also: technological expertise, CPIs and consumer complaints data

  16. Information gathering for EU reviews additional information requirements • more detailed market data on specific markets • technologies and services sold in given markets • information on network & infrastructure • plans to enter or develop particular markets • information on past market entry & exit trends • network cost and investment information • information on amount of excess capacity • links between companies

  17. Information gathering for EU reviews new Oftel processes • prevention of duplication of information requests • central log of all data requests • promote a joined up approach to data provision • market information contacts copied in on all requests • cross referencing with data previously supplied • to ensure consistency between returns • dialogue between Oftel & information providers • by letter and meetings with companies / stakeholders

  18. Next steps • publish information note • confirm scope of broadcasting, DQ reviews • await Commission Recommendation • NRA meeting end September • information gathering/analysis • further stakeholder meetings if necessary or requested

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