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IMPLEMENTING ELECTRONIC COMMUNICATIONS AND POSTAL REGULATORY FRAMEWORKS

IMPLEMENTING ELECTRONIC COMMUNICATIONS AND POSTAL REGULATORY FRAMEWORKS. Dr. Andris Virtmanis Director, PUC’s Electronic Communications and Post Department Conference: MULTISEC T OR REGULATION – REALITY AND FUTURE CHALLANGES Riga, 10 June 2011. ITEMS TO BE PRESENTED. GOALS OF REGULATION

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IMPLEMENTING ELECTRONIC COMMUNICATIONS AND POSTAL REGULATORY FRAMEWORKS

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  1. IMPLEMENTING ELECTRONIC COMMUNICATIONS AND POSTAL REGULATORY FRAMEWORKS Dr. Andris Virtmanis Director, PUC’s Electronic Communications and Post Department Conference: MULTISECTOR REGULATION – REALITY AND FUTURE CHALLANGESRiga, 10 June 2011

  2. ITEMS TO BE PRESENTED GOALS OF REGULATION MARKET SITUATION IN 2001 ESTABLISHMENT OF (T)ECPD RESOURCES & RESPONSIBILITIES TAKEN CHANGING FRAMEWORKS ELCOS MARKET LIBERALIZATION NEW FRAMEWORK & NEW TASKS INTERNATIONAL DIMENSION SOME STATISTICS CURRENT REGULATORY HIGHLIGHTS & WHAT NEXT ? 2

  3. GOALS OF REGULATION NATIONAL REGULATORY GOALS IN ELCOMAND POSTAL SECTORS CONSISTENT WITH THOSE SET BY EU REGULATORY FRAMEWORKS: Free and fair competition Consumers as ultimate beneficiaries Better-functioning internal market Strong European industries to competeglobally Incentives to invest, more jobs & welfare of EU citizens Regulatory rules to be revised time-to-time to fit to actual needs of developing industries – predictability and stability of rules of game ? KEY IMPLEMENTATORS OF REGULATORY POLICY – INDEPENDENT NRAs 3

  4. MARKET SITUATION IN 2001 TELECOM MARKET POSTAL MARKET Fixed monopoly (Umbrella Agreement) Reserved area for 1 2 kg May 2004 Mobile duopoly “Dark Ages” of dial-up Internet (> 30 delegated ISPs) 100 g Jan 2006 Express SPs 50 g Jan 2013 Transport Ministry “Independent“ Telcos Tariff Council Inspectorate QoS Test Centre 4

  5. ESTABLISHMENT OF (T) ECPD SPRK as independent multi-sector regulator since 01.07.2001. ECPD from 2005 TPD17.09.01 LICENSING DIVISION AUTHORIZATION DIVISION TARIFF DIVISION SCARCE RESOURCES DIVISION TARIFF DIVISION QoS DIVISION MARKET ANALYSIS DIVISION UIVERSAL SERVICE DIVISION UIVERSAL SERVICE DIVISION POSTAL DIVISION QoS DIVISION POSTAL DIVISION 5

  6. RESOURCES & RESPONSIBILITIES Professional staff (totally 22 experts) law economy branch • Recruitment of personnel: • by takeover of TTC • by takeover of QoS CC • (not whole Inspectorate !) • from Universities • from industry • from abroad • “Learning by doing” Gender and ageequality 6

  7. CHANGING FRAMEWORKS New Regulatory Framework Open Network Provision Revised Regulatory Framework Monopoly 2003. ELCO 2001 May 2004 2011 1997 2003 2006 2013 350 g 100 g 50 g POST 7

  8. ELCOS MARKET LIBERALIZATION • 2001-2002 • licensing regime • UMTS licences • numbering • supervision • tariff methodologies • SMP finding (fore • (4 markets) • US obligations • customer complaints • QoS testing • 2003-2004 • PLUS • interconnection • regulation • CDMA licensing • carrier selection & • pre-selection 2003: end of fixed monopoly? 8

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