MARKET ANALYSES - press release
On 9th July 2008 HAKOM has initiated the procedure of analysis in the relevant markets in accordance with the Electronic Communications Act. Market analysis procedure has been carried out to assess whether the relevant market is effectively competitive and to identify operators with the significant market power on the relevant market.
HAKOM has carried out market analysis of three groups of wholesale markets (interconnection market in fixed networks, interconnection market in mobile networks and wholesale access market) and retail market in mobile. The results of the conducted market analysis were subject to public consultation that was open from 2nd March 2009 till 17th July 2009.
On the basis of conducted market analysis and collected comments, HAKOM’s Council on its session held on 17th July 2009 adopted the following decisions:
- Decision on designating companies T-Mobile Hrvatska d.o.o, Vipnet d.o.o. and Tele2 d.o.o as operators with significant market power on the market of call termination on individual mobile public communications network;
- Decision on designating companies Amis Telekom d.o.o., H1 Telekom d.d., HT-Hrvatske telekomunikacije d.d., Iskon Internet d.d., Metronet telekomunikacije d.d., OT-Optima Telekom d.d.,Primatel d.o.o., VIPnet d.o.o., Voljatel telekomunikacije d.o.o., as operators with significant market power on the market of call termination on individual public communications networks provieded at a fixed location;
- Decision on designating company HT-Hrvatske telekomunikacije d.d as the operator with significant market power on the market of call origination on the public communications network provided at a fixed location;
- Decision on designating company HT-Hrvatske telekomunikacije d.d as the operator with significant market power on the wholesale market of (physical) network infrastructure access (including shared and fully unbundled access) at a fixed location;
- Decision on designating company HT-Hrvatske telekomunikacije d.d as the operator with significant market power on the wholesale broadband access market;
- Decision on withdrawing regulatory obligations previously imposed on operators T-Mobile Hrvatska d.o.o and Vipnet d.o.o. on the basis of the carried out three criteria test on the access market and market of call origination on mobile public communications network;
- Decision on withdrawing regulatory obligations previously imposed on operators T-Mobile Hrvatska d.o.o and Vipnet d.o.o. on the basis of the carried out three criteria test on the market of termination of SMS on individual mobile public communications networks;
- Decision on withdrawing regulatory obligations previously imposed on operators T-Mobile Hrvatska d.o.o and Vipnet d.o.o. on the basis of the carried out three criteria test on the market of publicly available telephone services on mobile electronic communications networks;
- Decision on withdrawing regulatory obligations previously imposed on the operator HT-Hrvatske telekomunikacije d.d. on the basis of the carried out three criteria test on the market of call transit on fixed public communications network.
HAKOM adopted decisions on designation of operators with significant market power and imposed regulatory obligations where the analysed market was not effectively competitive, also it adopted decisions on withdrawal of previously imposed regulatory obligations on the markets proven to be effectively competitive.
HAKOM informs all interested parties that all documents related to market analyses, after publication of the above mentioned decisions, will be available on the HAKOM’s web site www.hakom.hr.
Zagreb, 28th July 2009
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