Tele2 5 March 2008 EPP-ED Public Hearing Mikael Grape

1. Tele2 5 March 2008 EPP-ED Public Hearing Mikael Grape

2. Today Tele2 – Who are we? Need for further harmonisation Stimulating investments Conclusion – Tele2´s call for action at EU-level

3. Tele2 – Who are we? • Europe’s leading alternative telecom operator • Tele2's mission: to provide price leading and easy-to-use telecoms services • Tele2 offers fixed and mobile telephony, broadband, data network services and cable TV to 25 million customers in 15 countries • Operating revenue 2007 SEK 43.4 billion; • Tele2 was founded in 1993. It has been a tough challenger to the former government monopolies and other established providers • Listed on OMX Nordic Exchange since 1996

4. Need for further harmonisation • Non intervention by NRA:On a number occasions NRAs have failed to intervene in spite of clear breaches of the regulatory framework • Article 7 process : suspension of regulatory decision is welcome but should be only granted when a irreparable harm could occur. • Commission’s veto power on remedy combined with a strong role of the authority would ensure that remedies necessary to promote competition are effective and applied without delay in a consistent way. A periodic review of SMP analysis would ensure remedies are still accurate regarding new competition developments • Functional separation should be considered a realistic and positive remedy to foster competition and consumer welfare (e.g. Ireland, Sweden, Italy) • Timing of the review is of essence • Authority: Harmonisation and consistency of implementation should be the guiding principles of the authority. It should also take a coordinating role rather than a replacement role with NRAs. Finally, more clarity should be given how it would interact with CEPT and RSPG.

5. Stimulating investments • Clear, transparent and foreseeable rules and regulations at both EU and national level • Ex ante rules creating a level playing field, paving the way for ex post monitoring • Why is Europe suffering from low investments? • Lack of certainty regarding NGA – safeguarding made and future investments • Hidden barriers raised by incumbents to access • Slow and inefficient NRAs – independent experts • Non harmonised decisions by NRAs • How can the investments be increased? • Functional separation of existing and future networks will create clear, transparent and foreseeable rules and stimulate further investments • Emergence of Pan European telecommunication services • New opportunities via flexible spectrum rules and new availability of new spectrum

6. Conclusion – Tele2´s call for action at EU-level • Harmonisation – more consistency in the application of the framework • not inventing new remedies but consistency of their application • new authority (EU-com powers) not the issue and not solution in it self • Mandating functional separation is a must to ensure competition today and particularly tomorrow – NGN - Investment • Tele2 welcomes the push for better consumer information • Industry can and should act voluntarily in co-operation with NRAs and consumer organisations • Timing of the review and its implementation is of essence • Let´s create a single market for telecoms – to the benefit of all consumers