European Telecommunications Network Operators’ Association Alfredo Acebal Executive Board Chairman EPP Hearing on the Telecom Reform Brussels, 5 March 2008

Number of ETNO members operating in European member states as non incumbent 1 ETNO Member * 2 ETNO Members 3-4 ETNO Members * ETNO members = 41 of which 30 operate in EU 27 ** Only in Malta there are no ETNO members operating as new entrants 5-6 ETNO Members ETNO members operating as non incumbent in European member states Total ETNO members in European MS Only operating as incumbent Operating as non incumbent in 1 or 2 MS Operating as non incumbent in ≥ 3 MS ETNO members are not only incumbents but also the main new entrants in Europe 21 ETNO members are operating as non incumbent in European MS

Institutional aspects of the Telecom Reform Objective Functioning internal market for electronic communications Common European regulatory space  Based on harmonised principles  Efficient and effective decision making processes  Respecting national particularities and the scope for testing different regulatory approaches within the scope of the policy objectives Independent, accountable and transparent regulatory institutions

Institutional aspects of the Telecom Reform Debate  Creating better conditions for network investment  Opening up new spectrum to communications services  Sustaining a deregulatory agenda in the sector in Europe Competencies and decision making powers Achieving the Lisbon agenda Serving consumer interests Focus review debate Focus review debate sector’s more pressing challenges

Institutional aspects of the Telecom Reform Regulatory decision-making process  Clear distinction of the responsibilities of different institutions  Allow stakeholders to interact in a transparent way at all relevant stages of the decision-making  Mandatory hearing of the affected operators  Full access to the files of the notification process Commission to put itself in the place of an NRA and impose a decision on regulatory obligations? Concerns over the quality of the market analysis, the independence of national regulators and a functioning appeals system To improve regulatory decision-making process