UK (country regulation overview)

Publication Date	May 2009
Publisher	Ovum
Product Type	Report
Pages	24
ISBN Number	not applicable
Product Code	OVM00908

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Summary

The UK telecoms market was one of the first in the world to be liberalised, and is one of the most competitive markets in Europe today. Historically, BT (the incumbent) has been dominant in the access market.

Content

Overview
Fixed market overview
Mobile market overview
National regulatory authority
Key legislation and regulation
Digital Britain
Current status of market analysis
Mobile/wireless licensing
3G licences
Spectrum liberalisation
Digital dividend
Retail regulation
Regulation
No fixed retail regulation
Retail leased lines
Regulation of bundles
Service provider competition
Wholesale fixed regulation
Services subject to regulation
Narrowband voice interconnection
VoIP connectivity
Cost model for RIO
Procedure for setting and reviewing charges
Format of charges
Narrowband flat-rate interconnection
Flat-rate Internet access call origination
Wholesale access
Wholesale line rental
Local loop unbundling
New pricing framework for Openreach
Wholesale broadband services
Wholesale leased lines
Wholesale mobile regulation
Services subject to regulation
SMP designations
Mobile number portability
Wholesale SMS termination
Mobile termination charges
Competition cases
Gamma Telecom accuses BT Wholesale of anti-competitive behaviour with regard to wholesale call tariffs
Universal service
Universal service obligation
- Appendix
The EC's market definitions
List of Tables
- Table 1: Mobile operator facts in the UK
- Table 2: Fixed sector: services subject to regulation
- Table 3: Charge controls from Ofcom
- Table 4: Timeframes for EoI
- Table 5: Ofcom's proposed LLU and WLR price caps and indexing of LLU caps
- Table 6: Wholesale geographic markets
- Table 7: Wholesale leased line markets
- Table 8: Mobile sector: services subject to regulation
- Table 9: Mobile termination rates in pence per minute (ppm)
- Table 10: The EC's definition of seven markets to be analysed