UK (country regulation overview) BY Aarkstore Enterprise

June 26, 2009 - PRLog -- 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.

Table of Contents :  
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



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