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Regulation is important

How to optimise the regulatory environment for NGA roll-out Key issues, regulatory strategy and tactics Paul Brisby Towerhouse Consulting LLP November 2010. 1. Introduction. Regulation is important For big buyers of regulated inputs, up to c50% of cost - more than any other single line item

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Regulation is important

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  1. How to optimise the regulatory environment for NGA roll-outKey issues, regulatory strategy and tacticsPaul BrisbyTowerhouse Consulting LLPNovember 2010 1

  2. Introduction • Regulation is important • For big buyers of regulated inputs, up to c50% of cost - more than any other single line item • Openreach generates a significant proportion of BT Group EBITDA • Essential facility inputs of strategic importance • In this presentation • A complex environment - stakeholders and policy goals • Key issues for the aspiring NGA network • Policy tools 2

  3. A complex environment • Everyone has a view on NGA • Government – BIS • Ofcom • Government – VOA / DCLG • Communications Providers – private sector • Communications Providers – public sector • European Commission • End users • Different technologies • Complex statutory framework • Creates an unusual environment for effective regulatory action 3

  4. Key issues • The regulatory narrative - how many horses? • Late ‘90s – Oftel back 1 broadband horse • Early 2000s – Oftel back zero broadband horses • 2003 onwards – Ofcom back multiple broadband horses • 2010 – what are the key issues? How may NGA horses? • PIA - the uses to which duct / pole access may be put; price, process • SLU – price, process, automation • FTTH regulation / fibre unbundling • GEA – price, processes • BT / Competitors: is it a binary choice? • Who to convince? • BIS may have the money. But... • Ofcom have [a lot of] the power 4

  5. Policy tools • Market reviews (e.g. WLA) • Enterprise Act undertakings v. SMP conditions • Lobbying • Regulatory Disputes • Regulatory Appeals • The European Commission • Conclusions • Where to focus? • When to invest? 5

  6. Questions and answers Q&A Paul Brisby Managing Partner Towerhouse Consulting LLP paul@towerhouseconsulting.com www.towerhouseconsulting.com 6

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