Project Manager: Justin Moore
Project Champion: Elaine Axby
Legal adviser: Russell Richardson
Economic adviser: Uma Datta

Description and Objectives

Review the narrowband Internet termination market and apply appropriate regulatory remedies, including call origination remedies that have an impact on this market. It is intended that the bulk of activity in the analysis phase will concentrate on a review of the Internet call termination market, with an analysis of call origination being informed by the review of the wholesale call origination access market. The review will also consider potential leverage of market power from call origination into Internet call termination.

• assess competition in Internet call termination and identify if there are any players with significant market power (SMP)
• link to the conclusions regarding SMP in the wholesale call origination review.
• assess the impact of remedies in call origination (NTS and FRIACO) and propose appropriate remedies under the new Directives.

Related Draft EU Markets

Wholesale:

• Wholesale dial-up internet call termination is discussed as a potential market for inclusion in the final Recommendation.

Publications

17 March 2003:
Review of the wholesale unmetered narrowband Internet termination market - consultation.

26 August 2003:
Wholesale unmetered narrowband Internet termination services, Identification and analysis of markets, Determination of market power and setting of SMP conditions, Explanatory Statement and Notification: UK excluding Hull area market, Hull area.

End of October 2003:
Publication of Statement.