EC Unleashes Watchdogs to Tame Wild Telco Cats?

Publication Date	March 2008
Publisher	Frost & Sullivan
Product Type	Report
Pages
ISBN Number	not applicable
Product Code	FRS00212

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Summary

In review of the regulatory framework for electronic communications, the European Commission (EC) emphasizes the important progress in opening national telecommunications markets to competition achieved since 2002 when New Regulatory Framework was in force. After five years of changes in the European markets the regulatory framework needs to be changed. In the following reading Frost & Sullivan analyzes the main EU propositions from different points of view. The goal is to answer how the implementation of new proposals will influence market participants, national regulatory authorities (NRA), current competition law and vendors across the Europe.

Content

Introduction
- Introduction
  - Introduction
The framework proposals implications on national regulators
- The framework proposals implications on national regulators
  - Law implementation at national level
  - Strengthen of national regulatory authorities
  - Simplification and reduction of administrative costs
  - The european electronic communications market authority
  - Creation of pan-european market
  - Removal of outdated provisions
  - New obligations introduction
The impact of proposals on the sector and on incumbent operators
- The impact of proposals on the sector and on incumbent operators
  - Functional separation
  - Increasing competition
  - Empowered national regulatory authority
  - Security and integrity
  - Pan-european market
  - Removal of outdated provisions
The proposals impact on equipment vendors
- The proposals impact on equipment vendors
  - Competitive environment
  - New approach to spectrum management
  - Pan-european market
  - Simpler procedures
  - Security and integrity
  - Standardisation process
  - Green approach
The proposals impact on consumers
- The proposals impact on consumers
  - Enhanced consumer facilitations
  - Enhanced end users security
  - Stronger disabled users protection
  - Single telecom market
  - Competition growth
Conclusions
- Conclusions
  - Conclusions