POLICIES :: eCommunications :: Public consultations :: non discrimination
Commission launches public consultation on the application, monitoring and enforcement of non-discrimination obligations in electronic communications
When assessing proposed regulatory measures under the Article 7 procedure the European Commission has observed that national telecoms regulators adopt significantly varying approaches when applying non-discrimination obligations (Communication on Article 7) These obligations concern non-discriminatory access for alternative operators to the infrastructure and services of dominant telecom operators.
In particular, the scope and exact application as well as the compliance monitoring and enforcement of this remedy vary considerably across individual Member States. The resulting regulatory fragmentation not only jeopardises much needed investments in new technologies but also hampers the evolution of the Single European telecoms market and the ability of telecom operators to be active in several Member States. Ultimately, European consumers are not able to benefit from the choice of services and affordable prices which could otherwise exist.
That is why the Commission announced in its Digital Agenda for Europe that it would prioritise the provision of guidance to national regulators on the application, monitoring and enforcement of a non-discrimination obligation. Such guidance also aims at reinforcing the impact of the Commission Recommendation on NGA Networks which seeks to foster investment while safeguarding competition.
The Commission is now launching a public consultation on
how best to ensure a consistent application of non-discrimination remedies
across the EU.
In parallel, the Commission has also launched a
public consultation on costing methodologies for key wholesale access prices in
electronic communications
Period of consultation: The consultation closed on 28 November 2011
Consultation document: Questionnaire for the public consultation on the application, monitoring and enforcement of non-discrimination obligations in electronic communications
Results of the Public Consultation :
| 1 | BTG |
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| 2 | UGT Comunicaciones | |
| 3 | Czech telecommunications Office and Czech Ministry of Industry and Trade | |
| 4 | Cable&Wireless Worldwide | |
| 5 | INTUG | |
| 6 | ECTA | |
| 7 | Portugal Telecom | |
| 8 | Comisión del Mercado de las Telecomunicaciones | |
| 9 | OPTIMUS | |
| 10 | Tele2 | |
| 11 | FTTH Council Europe | |
| 12 | VATM | |
| 13 | British and Irish Law, Education and Technology Association; submitted also by individuals: Dr Subhajit Basu, University of Leeds; Dr Abbe Brown, University of Edinburgh; Dr Catherine Easton, Manchester Metropolitan University; Dr Martina Gillen, Oxford Brookes University; Mr Felipe Romero Moreno, Oxford Brookes University; Mr Kevin Rogers, University of Hertfordshire |
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| 14 | BREKO | |
| 15 | Orange | |
| 16 | Telefónica | |
| 17 | Fastweb |
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| 18 | Vodafone | |
| 19 | BT | |
| 20 | ISPA | |
| 21 | Parliamentary Group Alliance 90/The Greens of the German Parliament |
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| 22 | BUGLAS e.V. |
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| 23 | SFR | |
| 24 | Broadband Stakeholder Group's (BSG) | |
| 25 | ComReg's | |
| 26 | WIND TLC |
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| 27 | Government of Catalonia | |
| 28 | Federation of Communication Services | |
| 29 | KIGEiT (Polish Chamber of Commerce for Electronics and Telecommunications) |
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| 30 | AFORST | |
| 31 | ETNO | |
| 32 | Associazione Italiana Internet Provider | |
| 33 | QSC | |
| 34 | Bouygues Telecom (Confidential) | |
| 35 | PosteMobile (Confidential) | |
| 36 | Telenet | |
| 37 | Telecom Italia | |
| 38 | EWE TEL GmbH | |
| 39 | 1&1 Internet AG | |
| 40 | T-2 d.o.o. | |
| 41 | Virgin Media | |
| 42 | BEUC | |
| 43 | WIND Hellas | |
| 44 | UKE | |
| 45 | Eurofiber | |
| 46 | Deutsche Telekom | |
| 47 | BEREC | |