commiss decis june grant addit implement period greec implement direct eec full competit telecommun market greek text authent text eea relev ec commiss european commun regard treati establish european commun regard agreement establish european econom area regard commiss direct eec june competit market telecommun servic amend direct ec articl thereof notic interest parti submit comment accord articl direct eec factual legal background request submit greec pursuant articl direct eec greek govern letter june request addit implement period januari respect abolit exclus right grant hellen telecommun organ ae ot provis voic telephoni underli network infrastructur pursuant articl direct eec provis implement januari juli respect lift restrict provis liber telecommun servic network establish provid telecommun servic infrastructur provid parti share network facil site mean articl direct eec provis implement juli provis relat cabl tv infrastructur regul articl direct request conform provis council resolut greec consid addit implement period reason greec carri programm digit gener modern ot infrastructur requir signific capit invest constraint greec financi resourc high cost size ot modern programm aggrav consider expens deliv telecommun servic greec topographi necessit gradual pace modern advanc servic gradual introduc digit part network ot revenu year continu depend heavili voic telephoni ot substanti invest programm exceed dr trillion year digit modern prejud full competit introduc depriv ot revenu need financ modern greec telecommun infrastructur provid univers servic dispers custom remot area greec process digit begin greec ow lack financi resourc size invest requir digit network dictat pace modern ot servic abovement total expenditur approxim spent modern urban network digit exchang greec start implement polici adjust tariff cost result increas local call rate reduct real term long distanc rate progress achiev current tariff structur mark consider gap tariff local long distanc call rebalanc tariff implement period ensur ot financi stabil revenu indispens complet digit modern pace adjust tariff cost depend inter alia modern ot network introduct analyt cost account system custom accept tariff increas structur adjust carri order transform ot commerci organ includ adapt personnel environ modern telecommun technolog servic manag market method liber altern infrastructur place greec significantli advanc liber voic telephoni public telecommun network happen provid telecommun servic infrastructur circumv derog voic telephoni depriv ot signific revenu crucial modern public telecommun network servic greec greek author provid detail descript capit invest requir develop network tariff rebalanc plan restructur ot annex letter june greek author state derog request grant greec implement direct eec amend direct ec nation law accord timet half propos introduct legisl order introduc full competit half public propos legisl implement full competit remov restrict provis voic telephoni public telecommun network altern infrastructur januari juli consult interest parti target adopt legisl half public licens condit servic interconnect charg accord case relev commun direct end target award licenc amend exist licenc competit provis voic telephoni establish telecommun network addit greek author state end digit reach end digit reach approxim tariff rebalanc achiev great extent request deliv commiss june ii comment receiv undertak submit comment notic publish commiss septemb comment greek author exagger financi burden satisfi univers servic oblig uso base greec topographi high cost suppli custom comment greek author ignor potenti entrant suppli servic remot rural area wireless technolog prove extrem difficult obtain leas line high capac bandwidth line isdn ot oblig relev commun legisl delai implement commun telecommun direct notabl direct eec commiss direct ec regard satellit commun council direct eec june applic open network provis leas line justif short term protect ot lead delai crucial regulatori reform comment delai threat develop telecommun greec greek author includ calcul ecu million alloc commun structur fund csf crash programm modern ot infrastructur reform greek regulatori framework addit implement period reinforc ot domin telecommun market greec increas danger abus domin major exist potenti provid altern infrastructur control greek author maintain major stake ot letter date octob commiss greek author comment parti receiv public commiss notic septemb commiss invit greek author comment parti submiss iii respons greec respons comment greek author letter date novemb state inter alia expenditur telecommun head crash programm amount ecu million ecu million spent decemb remaind spent commun initi contribut total expenditur actual contribut amount ecu million elig cost decemb reduct commun contribut due greec inabl complet implement plan measur end forecast delai implement project caus administr difficulti aros start phase reduct caus insuffici fund commun budget csf support expenditur assist csf consid suffici sustain major part ot plan modern digit programm oper programm earmark total ecu million greec cost ot invest year estim dr trillion ecu million difficulti obtain leas line greec concern demand satisfi extens isdn network complet pilot phase extens spare capac ot network plan privat commerci oper public undertak control altern network mean undertak compet ot futur allianc privat partner decemb issu discuss bilater meet greek minist telecommun member commiss respons competit express view result delai implement commun law greec market situat significantli distort advantag ot establish ot affect extent claim greek applic event earli liber voic telephoni market situat greec discuss bilater meet expert commiss greek author brussel januari letter march greek minist telecommun subsequ confirm time schedul full implement direct eec eec ec repeat greec request addit implement period pursuant direct ec april commiss heard posit ot situat greek network implement period april final meet place greek minist telecommun member commiss respons competit discuss greek request preliminari assess commiss date letter greek author summar argument oral meet iv articl direct eec detail rule applic articl ec treati telecommun sector laid direct eec introduct full competit telecommun market latest januari pursuant articl direct eec commiss grant addit implement period request number member state allow derog date set direct eec ii maintain period exclus right grant undertak entrust provis public telecommun network telecommun servic implement measur carri structur adjust strictli extent adjust provis public telecommun servic network appear ot entrust servic gener econom interest pursuant articl presidenti decre base law organ oper ot articl decre inter alia activ licenc holder ot contribut countri region industri develop ensur provis technic reliabl financi access telecommun servic competit environ pursuant articl decre ot provid voic telephoni public oper pai phone provid assist servic emerg call mean direct question fall consid extent request temporari exclus competit econom oper warrant carri structur adjust strictli extent adjust start point examin oblig undertak entrust task gener econom interest perform servic condit econom equilibrium presuppos undertak offset profit sector profit sector justifi restrict competit individu undertak econom profit sector author individu undertak compet holder exclus right sector choic make concentr econom profit oper offer advantag tariff charg holder exclus right unlik bound econom reason offset loss unprofit sector profit profit sector direct eec grant temporari exempt pursuant articl respect special exclus right provis voic telephoni financi resourc develop public telecommun network mainten uso deriv voic telephoni servic open voic telephoni market competit time obstruct perform task gener econom interest develop network assign telecommun organ restrict competit justifi servic natur condit offer competit market compromis econom equilibrium provis servic gener econom interest affect reason restrict provis servic permit substant evid provid impact comment mention practic entrant contribut relev task gener econom interest except intend protect fulfil task gener econom interest shelter specif undertak short term ot continu undertak provid univers telephon servic user spars popul area reason commiss examin addit implement period request order determin grant ot perform task gener econom interest benefit econom accept condit structur adjust made legal assess request addit implement period voic telephoni underli network infrastructur assess impact remov exclus right grant ot argument submit greec gener greek author ot face difficulti satisfi uso problem develop network take account topographi greec character numer spars popul remot mountain region island low gdp capita approxim ecu eu averag high cost suppli disproportion larg number custom due vari level demand high season demand numer remot holidai resort isol residenti subscrib specif greec consid addit implement period year indispens order achiev structur adjust digit modern network greec emphas poor level digit ot network end lowest percentag commun digit rate time germani itali signific capit invest requir upgrad ot network competit introduc greek author plan total expenditur dr million year upgrad ot domest network infrastructur telemat intern network intern relat invest dr million year plan greec state part invest improv level digit greek author maintain due constraint nation financi resourc high cost size ot modern programm aggrav burden deliv telecommun servic greec full digit year achiev ot guarante suffici revenu continu date current exclus right improv telephon densiti univers servic precis cost ot uso ot implement cost base account system calcul greec state approxim connect cost custom live small rural conurb greec averag dr custom oppos dr averag custom addit cost recov relev user view averag household incom greec greek author estim total invest cost uneconom user dr million adjust ot tariff structur greek author state current tariff structur ot character consider gap local long distanc rate compar member state greek author state rate local call cover cost subsid revenu long distanc nation intern call ot tariff polici januari aim rebalanc tariff gradual adjust cost foster converg tariff local nation intern call polici subject provis articl law cap tariff increas end ot rebalanc led increas local tariff start low price long distanc nation tariff km increas year intern tariff decreas averag increas intern tariff greek author dictat financi strategi ot temporari cross subsid local call greek author consider public polit opposit tariff rebalanc tariff polici date design avoid caus neg reaction subscrib make gradual step rebalanc cost base tariff structur instanc tariff increas increas improv ot effici effect includ train personnel staff redund greek author argu ot exclus right voic telephoni public telecommun network continu ot implement restructur personnel prepar competit market restructur involv train retrain staff improv abil manag modern technolog market effect suppli sophist telecommun servic greek author claim applic legal regulatori framework ot allow reduc workforc retir voluntari redund reduc staff level time competit januari greek author state attempt reduc personnel grave social polit problem rapidli ot staff year packag measur aim voluntari retir substanti number employe discuss om ot relev trade union expect end number personnel reduc assess commiss commiss assess adjust includ scope articl direct eec implement adjust jeopard entrant sector reserv ot legisl amend potenti delai process regard structur adjust purpos direct eec justifi addit implement period direct refer structur adjust oper extent protect provis servic gener econom interest absenc specif justif refer direct member state plead provis practic circumst exist legal system order justifi addit implement period compli commun direct pursuant gener principl proportion addit implement period grant strictli proportion requir achiev structur adjust mention greek author view introduct full competit digit modern increas densiti network ii rebalanc ot tariff iii improv ot effici effect digit modern penetr network commiss recogn modern digit improv penetr network requir greec rebalanc tariff period commiss recogn cost requir modern dr million high specif case ot fix network main reason digit rate low member state includ exempt grant higher digit rate case portug cost improv penetr high greec character spars popul numer mountain region numer island region recogn digit modern requir greec commiss note greek author acknowledg reason delai start digit ot invest programm hamper polici consider legal problem delai caus legal challeng ot procur decis privat parti nation court abolit ot special exclus right oper voic telephoni establish public telecommun network speed invest programm pursuant articl direct eec public procur rule set direct longer appli entiti free offer servic geograph area substanti condit submiss greek author invest past deliber delai favour prioriti substanti subsidi grant postal servic ot profit lack invest date due lack resourc issu stake ot competit environ gener requir mean pursu modern network cost dr million dr million year dr billion annum introduct competit endang ot econom balanc abil provid servic gener econom interest entrust point view factor account total revenu ot dr million dr million gener voic telephoni net profit ot dr million telecommun market grow market forecast voic telephoni revenu greec increas approxim ecu million approxim ecu million annual growth approxim greec recent implement direct eec provid liber telecommun servic restrict greec januari liber increas traffic public telecommun network gener addit revenu expect growth revenu neg affect factor relat poor level digit creat continu creat medium term larg congest problem fix network substanti slow growth rate telephoni servic explain growth telephoni revenu greec lower member state digit network reason ot offer advanc servic gener signific growth revenu telephon oper share invest cost born profit ot ot debt compar oper invest heavili modern network end fiscal year debt equiti ratio gear ot compar telecom eireann telefónica de españa portug telecom june long term debt dr million rel total invest sharehold dr million ot consider room debt financ relev invest final share invest subsid csf oper programm greec period erdf european region develop fund provid ecu million ecu million earmark support improv qualiti servic ot share invest ecu million financ modest cost born ot long ot tariff suffici rebalanc entrant undercut high tariff appli ot trunk intern call ot lose traffic rebal tariff faster growth market demand short term depress rise revenu public oper reduc margin financ invest state affair justifi addit implement period ot continu progress tariff rebalanc tariff suffici rebalanc price reduct emerg competit lead increas usag ot network experi member state shown growth market compens loss market share telephon densiti univers servic gener commiss accept compar member state estim cost uso greec high ow difficult geograph condit higher infrastructur cost mean provis servic gener econom interest difficult greec member state telephon penetr greec reach level compar member state qualifi addit implement period main line inhabit greec comparison franc germani itali telephon penetr member state qualifi addit implement period significantli lower greec spain ireland portug unsatisfi demand telephon line household greec member state greec claim figur misrepres realiti network coverag telephon densiti figur attribut fact larg number holidai resort signific concentr line season fact subscrib home greek author maintain level telephon penetr increas meet demand take account geograph demograph constraint cost improv penetr rate compar high gdp capita greec eu averag directli compar countri request addit period implement direct eec reason higher penetr rate link pace level tariff rebalanc financ capac evolut relev demand commiss principl view reason delai competit high level telephon penetr achiev unit kingdom introduc competit telephon penetr level achiev ot entrant improv penetr commiss accept enabl ot rebalanc tariff pursu costli develop programm improv telephon penetr benefit consum gener improv extent benefit futur entrant user connect public telecommun network call gener incumb entrant ot tariff suffici rebalanc entrant gener addit traffic divert current traffic greek public oper increas penetr justifi continu current exclus right grant ot time ot rebal tariff tariff rebalanc commiss note increas local tariff year substanti note ot previous charg local call tabl base inform commiss possess compar telephon tariff ot equival figur oper rebalanc tariff british telecom oper portug telecom member state grant addit implement period commiss decis ec februari tabl show ot rebalanc averag similar portug telecom gt tabl gt due technic progress network cost increasingli depend distanc cost orient tariff mean gener rule price adjust revenu rebalanc cost connect rental revenu cover fix cost standard margin call revenu cover call cost standard margin telecommun organ rais bi monthli rental local call decreas charg reduc tariff long distanc call clear signific tariff rebalanc requir tariff trunk call affect resourc requir modern network come year continu gradual approach envisag greec tariff decreas trunk intern call justifi fact take account averag gdp greec progress approach justifi order avoid increas larg fast context rebalanc slow demand reduc develop oper revenu profit turn affect abil financ network modern possibl detriment capac ensur provis servic gener interest entrust take account necessarili progress pace rebalanc heavi burden modern network term penetr digit commiss consid ot tariff suffici restructur decemb ot acceler pace rebalanc introduc flexibl tariff structur implement line tariff adapt argument provid greek author justifi delai rebalanc ot tariff accept argument ot modern cost base account system provid accur inform cost categori servic justifi addit implement period greec oblig implement cost account system decemb pursuant direct eec decemb pursuant direct ec european parliament council decemb applic open network provis voic telephoni matter fact rel cost servic vari substanti member state pend establish cost base account system ot exampl tariff rebalanc implement member state competit introduc restructur ot gener commiss accept submiss greec restructur ot problem mention specif greec countri develop network specif submiss reject reason product ot improv member state entitl request addit implement period ot oper line employe comparison belgacom deutsch telekom portug telecom line employe ireland revenu employe substanti higher belgium germani telephon penetr lower portug ireland greec receiv agre oper programm ecu million reorgan ot train personnel ecu million provid european social fund context ot commit reach level product effici commiss consid import order function competit modern compani end develop trade aim postpon liber voic telephoni delai entri compet carrier voic telephoni market affect trade prevent larg intern player invest provid servic greec emerg altern nation telecom oper delai due reduc abil altern nation oper expand greec establish public telephoni oper prepar month year oper present neighbour market liber telecommun servic acquir custom base assess greek request derog commiss notic due delai implement commun law effect competit author market data servic voic servic close user group ot grant exclus establish cabl tv network context allow competit voic telephoni januari signific impact turnov ot appear greek submiss plan digit ot network aim increas rang servic provid end user analogu line capac carri voic servic greek author state digit line provid enhanc telecommun servic liber pursuant direct eec mean goal ongo network invest enabl ot extend rang servic univers voic telephoni circumst grant addit implement period affect develop trade extent incompat interest common market enabl ot extend current domin posit market distinct voic telephoni market letter march expand oral greek minist telecommun bilater meet brussel april greek author announc direct ec satellit commun implement presidenti decre greek law august meantim greek nation regulatori author nation telecommun committe eet accept applic satellit commun examin delai licenc grant meet criteria set decre applic relev decre publish presidenti decre implement direct ec publish enter forc decemb law modifi establish cabl tv infrastructur modif made simultan transposit nation law direct ec presidenti decre complet implement direct eec adopt brought forc end announc measur adopt implement good time addit implement period abolit exclus special right grant ot provis voic telephoni establish public telecommun network decemb envisag complet foreclos telecommun market greec matter fact neg effect addit implement period develop trade commun limit ow limit size telecommun market greec comparison commun market probabl januari largest number invest occur member state develop market higher return invest expect durat derog grant harm potenti investor addit implement period month limit time plan invest readi oper advanc decemb framework lift restrict altern infrastructur octob mention fact addit implement period appli voic telephoni narrowli defin articl direct eec voic servic fulli liber effect reduc circumst ot expand oper member state liber market case derog enabl ot maintain higher price domest market achiev adjust cross subsid oper foreign market distort competit expens incumb entrant relev member state commun interest lift restrict altern infrastructur effect octob mention potenti entrant oper provid liber telecommun servic network date prepar full competit provid voic servic corpor network close user group infrastructur full implement provis direct eec subject current derog direct ec conclus basi assess commiss consid grant addit implement period latest decemb abolit exclus right grant ot provis voic telephoni public network infrastructur januari pursuant articl direct eec affect develop trade extent contrari interest commun circumst set fulfil ii request addit implement period lift restrict provis liber telecommun servic altern infrastructur assess impact lift restrict argument submit greec greec state liber altern infrastructur place territori significantli advanc liber voic telephoni public telecommun network happen provid telecommun servic infrastructur circumv derog voic telephoni depriv ot signific revenu crucial modern public telecommun network servic greec greec state loss revenu leas line approxim ot forecast turnov year aggrav risk jeopard complet plan structur adjust assess commiss argument restrict maintain provis altern network capac prevent author provid liber servic circumv voic telephoni monopoli accept restrict regulatori mean prevent bypass voic telephoni decemb greek law modifi februari provis liber servic leas line subject declar regim context greek nation author check servic provid voic telephoni defin articl direct eec definit voic telephoni servic reserv offer public reason commiss state commun statu implement direct eec competit market telecommun servic unoffici bypass occur signific extent notic relev member state servic offer public ipso facto public knowledg commerci offer involv advertis servic issu price list contract invoic bypass evid earli stage bypass distinguish legal voic telephoni due differ number interconnect charg oper gener shown respect voic telephoni monopoli servic provid risk registr revok unabl fulfil oblig client servic provid start servic check nation regulatori author commiss voic servic envisag provid liber letter march greek author confirm measur law order secur administr financi independ nation telecommun committe eet draft presidenti decre set staff regul bodi adopt brought forc august eet fulli oper end septemb monitor compani regist provis liber servic provid voic telephoni reason addit implement period extend octob justifi delai calendar set greek author account commiss request addit implement period calendar appear reason court justic held member state plead provis practic circumst exist legal system order justifi addit implement period compli commun direct commiss accept submiss loss revenu leas line aggrav risk jeopard complet plan structur adjust reason pursuant direct eec ot offer leas line cost orient basi pursuant articl direct greec oblig ensur ot put practic decemb cost account system leas line possibl allow direct eec greec request defer favour ot implement oblig present complianc greec oblig recogn court justic judgment juli oblig member state compli open altern suppli possibl expect alter market posit to area substanti major altern network provid present belong public entiti railwai water util fall compet ministri ot cut price compet ot undertak public sector competit incent ot acceler digit modern network revenu gener provis leas line margin comparison voic telephoni potenti altern network oper author establish infrastructur focu high capac circuit mb ot provid assumpt ot suffer loss leas line revenu accept fulli argument greek author start static perspect fact greec fulli implement direct eec author entrant provid telecommun servic voic telephoni make time kbit increas demand leas circuit demand compens impact provis altern infrastructur capac greec emphas context oper liber servic altern network case leas line ot addit ensur suffici back capac expect growth leas line market ot maintain total profit area introduc volum discount current leas line tariff align underli cost develop trade consequ monopoli provis public telecommun infrastructur ot sole supplier leas line interconnect provid liber servic determin larg extent cost competitor liber servic sector shown inter alia abovement current high tariff leas line make suppli liber servic uneconom potenti knowledg ot cost competitor increasingli affect trade ot develop liber servic offer growth slow short term ot infrastructur provid servic competitor provid global liber servic vpn voic servic close user group oblig reli circuit leas oper compet situat aggrav fact ot produc account suffici transpar adequ separ activ monopoli sector liber sector structur separ prevent staff infrastructur side ot pass inform colleagu sell liber servic conclus restrict regulatori mean prevent bypass voic telephoni monopoli januari mean implement eet set greec fulli oper presidenti decre defin staff regul eet forc august allow eet fulli oper octob grant addit implement period extend date justifi commiss consid develop trade result grant greec addit implement period liber altern infrastructur affect extent contrari interest commun provid abovement period extend octob adopt decis articl greec postpon decemb abolit exclus right grant hellen telecommun organ ae provis voic telephoni establish provis public telecommun network provid condit implement timet octob juli notif commiss measur lift restrict provis liber telecommun servic network establish provid telecommun servic infrastructur provid parti share network facil site month adopt decis januari notif commiss legisl implement full competit decemb includ propos fund univers servic decemb januari notif commiss draft licenc voic telephoni underli network provid june juli public licens condit public voic telephoni interconnect charg accord case relev commun direct decemb januari award licenc amend exist licens enabl competit provis voic telephoni articl greec postpon octob lift restrict provis liber telecommun servic network establish provid telecommun servic infrastructur provid parti share network facil site greec notifi commiss octob juli measur adopt lift restrict articl decis address hellen republ brussel june commiss karel van miert member commiss oj oj oj oj oj oj oj judgment court justic european commun case commiss belgium ecr entiti benefit derog de facto suffici degre competit judgment court justic case british telecommun ecr public network servic europ cit research op cit tarifica studi implement european commiss dg xiii direct comparison telephoni tariff ot commun averag weight averag tariff structur commun to wide diverg addit process rebalanc tariff oj oj oj case commiss hellen republ ecr