קאַמישאַן ווידער ריקוועס דייַטש טעלאַקאַמז רעגולאַטאָר צו נידעריקער רירעוודיק רופן רייץ

The European Commission has requested the German telecoms regulator (BNetzA) to amend or withdraw its plans which would result in mobile termination rates (MTRs) paid to Sipgate Wireless, a new operator on the German market, more than 80% higher than in most other member states. The Recommendation issued by the Commission today is consistent with an earlier investigation into German mobile termination rates (see יפּ / קסנומקס / קסנומקס), in which the Commission already criticized BNetzA's regulatory approach for the entire mobile sector.

טערמינאציע ראַטעס זענען די ראַטעס טעלעקאָם נעטוואָרקס טשאַרדזשינג יעדער אנדערע צו צושטעלן רופן צווישן נעטוואָרקס, און יעדער אָפּעראַטאָר האט מאַרק מאַכט איבער אַקסעס צו קאַסטאַמערז אויף זיין אייגענע נעץ. די קאָס זענען לעסאָף אַרייַנגערעכנט אין רופן פּרייסאַז באַצאָלט דורך קאָנסומערס און געשעפטן.

European Commission Vice President Neelie Kroes said: "The vast majority of the EU member states apply termination rates which are beneficial for consumers and competition. I insist that Germany complies with telecoms regulation and follows the same approach as other regulators. It is not acceptable that one regulator continues to hamper the proper functioning of the single telecom market".

BNetzA failed to justify need for special treatment

The proposed rates do not comply with the principles and objectives of EU telecoms rules, which require member states to promote competition and the interests of consumers in the EU, as well as the development of the Single Market. The Commission's request follows a three month investigation, during which BEREC, the body of European Telecoms Regulators, again expressed its support for the Commission's position. The German regulator failed to provide convincing reasons during the investigation, which began in November last year (seeיפּ / קסנומקס / קסנומקס), as to why it should be granted special treatment and be exempt from following the method for calculating MTRs set out in the EU telecoms rules (see יפּ / קסנומקס / קסנומקס און מעמאָ / קסנומקס / קסנומקס).

EC Recommendation: withdraw or amend proposal

The Recommendation addressed to the German regulator requires it to either withdraw its proposals or amend them in order to bring them in line with the approach recommended by the Commission. Should BNetzA continue its approach and fail to comply with the Commission's recommendation, the Commission will undertake appropriate legal steps. This is the fourth time that the Commission has issued a recommendation under Article 7a of the Telecoms Directive requesting BNetzA to change its approach towards termination rates in Germany (מעמאָ / קסנומקס / קסנומקס).

אַדווערטייזמאַנט

הינטערגרונט

אי.יו. טעלעקאָמס כּללים דאַרפן מיטגליד שטאַטן צו העכערן פאַרמעסט און די אינטערעסן פון קאָנסומערס אין די אי.יו., ווי געזונט ווי די אַנטוויקלונג פון די סינגלע מאַרקעט.

אַרטיקל 7 פון די טעלעקאָם פראַמעוואָרק דירעקטיוו ריקווייערז נאציאנאלע טעלעקאָם רעגולאַטאָרס צו געבנ צו וויסן די קאַמישאַן, די גוף פון אייראפעישער רעגולאַטאָרס פֿאַר עלעקטראָניש קאָמוניקאַציע (בערעק) און טעלעקאָם רעגולאַטאָרס אין אנדערע אי.יו. לענדער, פון די מיטלען זיי פּלאַן צו באַקענען צו סאָלווע מאַרק פּראָבלעמס.

Where the Commission has concerns as to the compatibility of the proposals with EU law, it can open an in-depth, or so-called Phase II, investigation, under the powers of Articles 7a of the Framework Directive. It then has three months to discuss with the relevant regulator, in close cooperation with BEREC, how to amend its proposal in order to make it compliant with EU law. If, at the end of this investigation, divergences in the regulatory approaches of national regulators for remedies persist, the Commission may adopt further harmonisation measures in the form of recommendations, in which the Commission can require the national regulator in question to amend or withdraw its proposed measure.

מער אינפֿאָרמאַציע

The Commission's letter sent to the German regulator
About the Article 7 procedure EU Recommendation on Termination Rates
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