commiss decis relat proceed articl ec treati case iv cégétel notifi document number english french german text authent text eea relev ec commiss european commun regard treati establish european commun regard agreement european econom area regard council regul februari regul implement articl treati amend act access australia finland sweden articl thereof regard applic neg clearanc notif exempt submit pursuant articl regul juli regard summari applic notif publish pursuant articl regul consult advisori committe restrict practic domin posit fact introduct juli commiss receiv notif pursuant articl regul set agreement compagni générale de eaux sa quot cge quot british telecommun plc quot bt quot mannesmann ag sbc intern quot sbci quot agre respect contribut interest commerci relationship connect cégétel compagni générale de télécommun notif concern restructur cégétel compani creat end cge activ previous liberalis segment telecommun market mobil telephoni société français de radiotéléphoni sfr page société français de transmiss de donné par radio tdr relat notif agreement sncf société national de chemin de fer françai cégétel télécom développ quot td quot notic pursuant articl regul case iv jointli control subsidiari sncf contribut exist telecommun network km optic fibr cabl develop altern long distanc infrastructur network addit roll km optic fibr cabl purpos restructur enabl cégétel full servic telecommun oper franc offer full rang telecommun srevic includ fix voic telephoni cégétel acquir exist corpor telecommun busi bt affili franc quot bt franc quot partnership sncf cégétel construct td nation fix long distanc network td produc fix long distanc voic telephoni servic transmiss capac commercialis residenti custom cégétel le busi custom cégétel enterpris compani fact address telecommun respect custom segment td cégétel le cégétel enterpris grant licenc decemb march pursuant articl french post telecommun code cégétel altern oper grant short quot prefix quot carrier select start long distanc servic residenti custom cégétel launch fix long distanc telecommun servic februari parti cge name vivendi diversifi compani provid full rang servic water suppli wast manag build public work real estat commun multimedia cabl televis telecommun cge worldwid turnov financi year ecu million frf million telecommun sector sfr tdr previous activ fix telecommun market franc bt histor telecommun oper unit kingdom activ worldwid bt worldwid turnov year end march gbp million ecu million bt major owner concert commun concert ad enhanc servic multin compani prior full liberalis bt present european countri joint ventur liberalis segment mobil commun corpor telecommun servic joint ventur similar cégétel enter fix voic telephoni market countri bt previous activ subsidiari bt franc french market liberalis corpor telecommun servic low market share mannesmann ag ultim parent diversifi industri group worldwid turnov dem ecu million mannesmann ag intend telecommun oper germani joint ventur deutsch bahn mannesmann ag oper gsm mobil network germani mannesmann previous activ french telecommun market interest tdr sbci wholli own subsidiari sbc commun sbc region telecommun oper unit state world lead diversifi telecommun compani employe sbci previous activ french telecommun market interest sfr notifi oper notif set agreement oper date main agreement sharehold agreement master agreement framework cooper agreement intern traffic oper concert distribut agreement framework network suppli custom servic agreement concert servic sharehold cge name vivendi initi beld cégétel result agreement parti hold directli indirectli particip cégétel vivendi bt mannesmann sbci manag cégétel manag board director compris director vivendi bt mannesmann sbci chairman appoint board director assist committe execut committe design plai kei role determin common posit sharehold major strateg decis notabl execut committe compris quot directeur général quot cégétel quot directeur généraux adjoint quot cégétel repres sharehold chair cégétel quot directeur général quot vivendi repres execut committe execut committe design oper unanim consent disput resolut mechan provid event agreement reach matter matter final decid board director quot final board meet quot simpl major subject veto specif consent right parti hold veto right bt specif veto parti hold specifi consent right pursuant limit number matter notabl agre repres parti final board scope busi activ cégétel activ franc includ oversea depart territori articl sharehold agreement prohibit invest infrastructur franc cégétel compani control offer full rang domest intern telecommun product servic newli liberalis voic telephoni servic voic data servic end user residenti corpor distribut concert servic deliveri servic construct oper domest network interconnect oper intern servic infrastructur servic outsourc facil manag internet access provis cégétel intend market share long distanc intern fix voic telephoni approxim cégétel develop mobil telecommun activ franc carri subsidiari sfr telephoni cabl tv network includ cégétel scope busi stage parti unanim agre compet claus parti agre articl cégétel subsidiari sole entiti set carri telecommun activ franc subject applic competit rule relat passiv sale specif intern telecommun activ exclud compet claus prefer supplier principl articl sharehold agreement commerci contract cégétel sharehold cégétel subsidiari conclud prefer supplier basi mean cégétel purchas parti select sharehold supplier prioriti parti term offer sharehold match favour agreement reach parti relev factor price volum qualiti servic convers sharehold select cégétel supplier term offer cégétel favour offer made parti prefer supplier prefer custom principl intern traffic cégétel bt cégétel bt cooper develop cégétel intern traffic quot prefer supplier quot basi explain recit quot prefer custom quot basi bt prefer supplier cégétel termin outgo internatin traffic product servic cégétel prefer supplier bt termin incom intern wholesal voic traffic franc cégétel bt favour custom outgo intern wholesal voic traffic bt offer cégétel term condit favour cégétel condit bt offer licens oper franc bt cégétel favour custom termin incom intern voic traffic franc cégétel offer bt term condit favour bt condit cégétel offer oper unit kingdom sharehold option enter similar arrang concert distribut agreement cégétel appoint exclus distributor concert ad enhanc intern servic quot global product quot franc agre obtain bt requir global product event cégétel expressli requir custom franc provid global product concert servic case report execut committe framework network suppli custom servic agreement concert servic provis ensur bt cégétel network interoper provid seamless manag end end servic concert custom cégétel resrict provid support servic relat concert global servic relev market product market cégétel address segment french telecommun market fix servic mobil servic fix telecommun servic commiss establish practic relev product market market domest intern voic data telecommun servic segment voic market privat household busi custom particip data market primarili busi segment domest intern market precis product market delimit case left open narrowest definit propos transact give rise competit problem mobil telecommun servic parti submit market includ mobil voic servic notwithstand standard analogu gsm dc precis product market delimit case left open narrowest definit propos transact give rise competit problem geograph market scope geograph market telecommun determin extent coverag network custom econom reach demand met ii legal regulatori system provid servic fix telecommun servic regard licens regulatori framework provis basic fix telecommun servic geograph market servic regard nation scope hand demand customis packag corpor telecommun servic concert exist distinct geograph market global cross border region nation level decis ec case iv atla recit mobil telecommun servic market gsm servic provis commiss held past increas trend european market due degre substitut europ subscript allow quot roam quot agreement parti submit view licens regulatori framework servic provid relev geograph market franc submit iti french custom take subscript member state notabl high intern roam charg definit relev geograph market mobil telecommun left open amend competit provis mention recit notifi transact give rise competit problem market share parti mobil telecommun servic parti market share segment neglig sfr subsidiari cégétel hold market share approxim mobil telephoni franc main competitor market franc european countri incumb telecommun oper case franc télécom hold domin posit segment fix telecommun market due legal monopoli infrastructur servic mobil telecommun market franc télécom hold market share approxim term number subscrib compani haven enter intend enter french telecommun market global telecom specif segment resal voic telephoni servic axi kertel telecommun network servic corpor client worldcom siri colt omnicom local acc lyonnais de eaux juli licenc deliv telecommun network servic provis applic licenc analys nation telecommun regul oper grant quot short prefix quot carrier select oper provid mobil telecommun servic franc franc télécom sfr bouygu telecom made commiss intervent commiss inform parti potenti substitut europ gsm subscript allow roam agreement applic compet claus market sale gsm servic sharehold sale sim card appear incompat commun competit rule parti agre amend origin agreement exclud compet claus provis cégétel sharehold vivendi sim card end user locat franc cégétel compani control sell gsm servic sim card franc comment parti public notic pursuant articl regul commiss receiv comment parti ii legal assess articl cégétel combin activ parent compani telecommun market franc develop provid servic market ventur entail structur parent compani vivendi contribut cégétel subsidiari activ market primarili mobil page cégétel take major busi activ bt franc cégétel establish last basi evidenc thing substanti financi committ parent cégétel incorpor franch law quot société anonym quot restructur sharehold equiti cégétel estim cégétel net liquid asset cégétel control sfr tdr cégétel enterpris applic articl restructur cégétel context oper assess context full liberalis french telecommun sector franc télécom januari monopoli public voic telephoni import segment market date compet voic servic allow close user group privat corpor network context oper appear pro competit cégétel entrant french telecommun market full servic telecommun oper restructur activ provis mobil telecommun servic sfr vivendi previous enter fix voic telephoni market bt sbci mannesmann activ full servic telecommun oper nation market presenc french telecommun market confin limit activ previous liberalis segment french telecommun servic market europ largest newli liberalis telecommun market characerist number barrier entri includ substanti amount invest requir year cégétel invest fix activ network rollout fast evolv technolog commerci landscap make rapid kei factor success entri market long establish domin incumb oper franc télécom schedul progress decreas tariff necess establish strong brand imag overcom custom loyalti franc télécom substanti amount univers servic financ actual competitor relev market bt sbci incumb telecommun oper nation market telecommunci activ liberalis segment market interest telecommun oper countri enter market nation market full servic oper prior full liberalis mannesmann entrant sector germani start expand telecommun market european countri allianc enter fix voic telephoni market prior liberalis bt mannesmann compet joint ventur market germani itali notifi oper parti compet signific extent french telecommun market activ market extrem limit mobil telephoni segment parti consid compet provis corpor telecommun servic essenti data servic virtual privat network vpn competit limit low market share domin franc télécom cégétel activ market limit extent previou particip siri bt franc share market corpor telecommunci servic end cégétel withdrew siri ventur set unisourc remain activ corpor telecommun market franc mannesmann sbci direct activ telecommun sector franc provis mobil telecommun servic parti regard actual potenti competitor relev market consid european wide bt mannesmann particip mobil telephoni oper europ potenti competit parent compani sfr market alter cégétel agreement agreement concern french market sale sim card gsm subscript exclud compet claus reduct potenti competit analys oper restrict potenti competit relev market formal consid parent compani retain financi technic resourc enter separ market parti individu enter quot nich quot segment telecommun market franc notabl amunt invest requir engag global telecommun activ cégétel provid full rang telecommun servic effici bt sbci incumb oper home market consid entrant franc nation telecommun market newli liberalis segment fix voic telephoni repres import part market strategi telecommun sector bt sbci mannesmann european wide worldwid bt mannesmann develop activ newli liberalis telecommun market europ enter market allianc local intern partner order combin financi resourc complementari strength partner mobil telephoni licenc privileg access infrastructur repres import advantag follow global strategi enter market requir enorm financi resourc instanc cégétel busi plan cumul capit expenditur fix servic estim year spent year primarili network roll restructur cégétel aim effect genuin compani format fusion parti strength order enter market strongli domin franc télécom combin signific financi committ extens knowledg telecommun market experi build manag telecommun activ cégétel offer servic quickli cheapli advanc natur parti capabl separ respect strength complementari signific synergi vivendi contribut cégétel highest financi invest subsidiari activ mobil telecommun bt contribut exist activ french market corpor servic technolog market expertis highli sophist concert servic sbci extens market commer experi gain competit market world mannesmann experi build oper larg terrestri network case backbon network base railwai infrastructur fact cégétel address segment market cost save result economi scale technolog oper level cégétel network activ carri joint ventur sncf benefit traffic genrat sfr local fibr optic network built busi custom possibl intern traffic gener network parent unit kingdom germani unit state specif segment parti theori enter data servic vpn corpor user potenti competit reduc cégétel compet strongli franc télécom segment effect parti separ effici underlin previou point recit cégétel face competitor segment relev market bt european incumb oper involv cégétel allianc potenti competit exist telecommun oper conclus conclus cégétel creat effect competit incumb oper parent ocmpani capabl creat separ cégétel restructur restrict actual potenti competit french fix voic telephoni market parti oculd enter market relev segment telecommun market cégétel comept strongli segment numer competitor potenti european market mobil telecommun servic cégétel restructur fall scope articl treati applic articl treati contractu provis examin provis restrict competit gener restrict competit articl appoint cégétel exclus distributor concert servic franc oblig cégétel obtain requir global product concert restrict cégétel provid support servic concert servic prefer supplier prefer custom provis recit restrict competit gener restrict competit parent compani express firm committ sharehold cégétel guarante cégétel sharehold focu effort french market joint ventur long parti current influenc cégétel oper recit claus regard ancillari creation success oper full servic telecommunci oper french market cégétel restructur subject assess articl treati separ cégétel restructur exclus distribut concert servic prior oper bt franc exclus distributor concert servic franc gener exclus distribut scheme concert servic exempt commiss decis ec case iv quot bt mci quot decis commiss conclud exclus arrang distribut concert servic fell provis articl treati conclus reach exclus arrang distribut concert servic franc appoint cégétel exclus distributor concert servic franc fall articl treati object produc effect isol franc import servic member state affect competit commun addit consid ancillari restructur joint ventur effect trade member state view intern natur concert servic cégétel aim full servic telecommun oper franc exclus distribut arrang substanti affect trade franc member state prefer supplier prefer custom provis prefer supplier mechan framework cooper agreement intern traffic guarante regular steadi suppli intern traffic bt cégétel prefer bt cégétel incom traffic franc repres contribut joint ventur expect bt hand bt prepar invest cégétel transfer exist activ franc maintain synergi oper franc oper countri notabl intern traffic mechan give quot prefer supplier quot option review offer submit supplier automat result situat prefer supplier oblig match offer result price transpar prejudic parti supplier limit price competit cégétel remain free choos supplier offer condit bt prefer custom principl ensur cégétel access bt servic termin unit kingdom intern call franc condit bt access cégétel servic termin franc intern call uk condit claus cooper cégétel parent compani futur develop cégétel busi lower cost commiss conclud restrict competit concern provis ancillari restructur cégétel subject separ assess articl treati conclus reach regard gener prefer supplier principl cégétel subsidiari parent compani provid articl sharehold agreement applic articl treati exclus distribut concert servic franc technic econom progress appoint singl distributor franc bt maintain numer busi relat larg number distributor posit reduc transact cost allow realis effici distribut bt overcom easili distribut difficulti provis concert servic protect intellectu properti right abil provid custom singl contact point relat servic provid competit advantag kind servic exclus cégétel facilit promot concert servic lead intens market time nationalis distribut exclus ensur adequ level qualiti provis addit support servic cégétel distributor contrari appoint numer distributor lead invest activ intensifi promot stimul competit provid global servic consid effect compet effect franc télécom market global servic appoint cégétel exclus distributor concert servic import contribut bt joint ventur underlin complet arrai servic offer custom cégétel posit fulli fledg competitor franc télécom exclus distributor franc globalon servic final economi scale allow cégétel mention recit improv competit concert servic franc cégétel resourc advantag distribut concert servic effect bt franc oper benefit consum notifi arrang bt assist cégétel launch improv wide rang sophist concert servic quickli effect custom benefit effici distribut underlin support cégétel rapid avail concert servic franc telecommun user benefit intensifi promot concert servic increas competit segment french telecommun market addit exclus offer cégétel absolut bt member concert allianc prohibit custom franc custom request servic point bt mci decis potenti user concert servic highli sophist telecommun purchas requir cross border servic consider bargain power rise pressur margin expect high level competit supplier parallel import concert servic real possibl indispens exclus natur concert distribut agreement indispens achiev pro competit effici exclus indispens order concentr cégétel market sale effort concert servic allow compet vigor provid global telecommun servic prohibit impos cégétel sell provid support servic servic compet concert servic indispens assur bt cégétel concentr effort distribut concert servic claus enabl bt concert plan sale servic greater precis longer period ensur distributor requir met regular basi quot framework network quot agreement design ensur bt cégétel network interoper enabl seamless manag end end servic concert custom enabl distribut concert servic franc addit recognis commiss previou decis joint ventur activ market global telecommun servic atla decis recit decis ec unisourc recit exclus distribut protect intellectu properti right concert parent compani arrang event exclus cégétel absolut bt member concert allianc prohibit custom franc custom request servic convers concert distribut agreement passiv sale cégétel territori bt parti appoint concert distributor elimin competit concert servic competit line global product notabl globalon servic distribut franc télécom domin provid telecommun servic network franc recit firm provid corpor intern telecommun servic franc siri worldcom colt servic partial compet concert servic oper develop network parti expect competit compon ad telecommun servic come player includ comput data process compani ibm inform servic compani gei multin big compani abil manag privat network solut addit passiv sale distributor concert servic countri conclus commiss conclud condit individu exemplt pursuant articl treati met respect exclus arrang distribut concert servic franc durat exempt pursuant articl regul decis applic articl treati issu period pursuant articl regul date decis take effect earlier date notif present case time cégétel captur signific market share corpor telecommun servic franc paid back invest fix telecommun servic long exempt period grant decis grant exempt effect year date notif adopt decis articl basi fact possess commiss ground action articl ec treati articl eea agreement respect notifi agreement relat restructur cégétel includ ancillari provis gener restrict competit contain sharehold agreement bind parti long respect influenc parti cegetel oper remain unchang rel situat recit decis ii prefer supplier prefer custom provis articl pursuant articl ec treati articl eea agreement provis articl ec treati articl eea agreement declar inapplic period year juli arrang exclus distribut concert servic cégétel franc articl decis address vivendi sa rue anjou pari british telecommun plc newgat street london ec aj unit kingdom mannesmann ag mannesmannuf düsseldorf sbci read suit corpor common newcastl delawar usa brussel commiss karel van miert member commiss oj oj oj part text edit ensur confidenti inform disclos part enclos squar bracket mark asterisk part text edit ensur confidenti inform disclos part enclos squar bracket mark asterisk part text edit ensur confidenti inform disclos part enclos squar bracket mark asterisk part text edit ensur confidenti inform disclos part enclos squar bracket mark asterisk part text edit ensur confidenti inform disclos part enclos squar bracket mark asterisk part text edit ensur confidenti inform disclos part enclos squar bracket mark asterisk part text edit ensur confidenti inform disclos part enclos squar bracket mark asterisk recit outgo intern traffic refer traffic franc countri incom intern traffic refer traffic countri franc intern wholesal voic traffic mean intern basic voic 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