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Electronic Communications regulation in France Idate Montpellier-November 22th 2005 Gabrielle Gauthey-ARCEP. Electronic communications regulation. Broadband Markets regulation Mobile markets regulation Issues at stake for the future. Broadband market –different situations- Subscribers.
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Electronic Communications regulation in FranceIdateMontpellier-November 22th 2005Gabrielle Gauthey-ARCEP
Electronic communications regulation • Broadband Markets regulation • Mobile markets regulation • Issues at stake for the future
Broadband regulation in Europe • In some countries, TV cable netwoks have SMP for BB • internet access • LLU regulation since 2000 • National implementation has lead in most countries to impose bitstream access
Broadband regulation in France • France : no cable penetration nation wide : 8,3 mio BB subscribers (500 000 cable) • Take off of competition • via bitstream access since 2003 (2005 : 1,9 mio subs.) • via shared access since 2004 (2005 : 2.151 mio subs.) • via full LLU since 2005 (2005 : 360 000 subs.) • Ladder of investment theory • Today’s issues • Adopt wholesale and retail QOS indicators • Geographical extension of unbundled areas
VOIP/VOB regulation • Distinction VOI/VOB • VOB rapidly developping on the residential market : • over 2 mio subscribers through triple–play offers • substituability of VOB with PSTN : same terminal, similar quality • subject to symmetrical regulation (rights and obligations of all operators) • VOI : no subsituability no regulation • Assymmetrical regulation : no retail regulation, wholesale regulation through access regulation under surveyance
Mobile Regulation • Dynamic market : more mobile than wireline subscribers, increasing traffic volume • ARCEP calls for more retail competition support MVNO development • TV on mobile : • Frequency issue • Revision of frequency allocation rules • Value of spectrum?
Issues at stake for the future • FTTX : different situations in the USA, Asia, Europe • in Europe : no specific obligations so far • in France : difference between business and residential areas • NGN : major operators have announced progressive NGN roll-out plans • Core network and not access yet • Will enable roll-out of new services (fix-mobile convergence, presence management..) • Which symmetrical/assymetrical obligations? • Frequency planning : how to combine flexibility, competition and harmonization • Wimax (short term) • TV on mobile • Digital dividend • need of a common european vision