commiss decis juli relat proceed articl ec treati articl eea agreement case iv télécom développ notifi document number french 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 ec treati amend regul ec regard applic neg clearanc notif exempt submit juli pursuant articl regul regard summari applic notif publish pursuant articl regul consult advisori committe restrict practic domin posit fact introduct april cégétel sa cégétel telecommun oper franc société national de chemin de fer françai sncf french nation railwai compani conclud number agreement cooper jointli own subsidiari télécom developp td develop run nation long distanc telecommun network french nation railwai network notifi transact link creation cégétel decis case iv commiss declar agreement set cégétel telecommun oper franc give ground object articl ec treati parti sncf state own railwai oper franc industri commerci activ provid transport servic nationwid rail network core activ passeng freight transport relat complementari activ sncf telecommun network satisfi aggreg turnov sncf eur million cégétel telecommun oper creat own french water util compani vivendi sa british telecommun plc bt mannesmann ag indirectli sbc intern februari cégétel offer full rang telecommun servic segment french market cégétel oper nationwid gsm network subsidiari societé français de radiotéléphoni sfr aggreg turnov cégétel group approxim eur million td privat compani limit liabil incorpor french law creat sncf virtu notifi agreement cégétel sharehold transact notif relat framework agreement date april purpos defin principl govern relat sncf cégetel respect sharehold cégétel td modal deploy network oper telecommun servic aim td develop run nation long distanc telecommun network base surplu transmiss capac exist sncf telecommun network optic fibr cabl made cégétel subsidiari addit invest cabl part instal plan laid agreement initi period td hold licenc oper long distanc public access network notifi agreement provid td develop deploi long distanc telecommun servic franc capabl constitut altern offer incumb oper basi network own td cégétel intend full servic telecommun oper franc offer complet rang telecommun servic includ voic telephoni fix point transmiss capac oper td provid connect servic end user busi individu connect requir sncf articl framework agreement td provid long distanc interconnect servic telecommun oper long distanc transmiss capac cégétel cégétel subsidiari network oper telecommun servic provid end end long distanc voic telephoni servic distribut exclus cégétel subsidiari quot cégétel le quot residenti market quot cégétel entrepris quot busi jointli own td result claus acquisit interest share capit td cégétel capit share td divid sncf slightli cégétel slightli parti td govern manag board quot directoir quot supervisori board sharehold committe manag board entrust dai dai busi td compos member appoint propos sncf propos cégétel qualifi person unconnect parti presid appoint supervisori board joint agreement parti supervisori board exercis supervis manag board conduct busi made odd number member number member appoint sharehold meet propos sncf greater member number member appoint cégétel presid supervisori board member chosen member supervisori board appoint propos sncf sharehold committe made member half appoint cégétel half sncf set determin joint posit parti number issu includ strateg decis orient td adopt modif busi plan annual budget acquisit asset realis import invest relev market product market td act oper telecommun network altern network incumb oper franc télécom provid cégétel oper transmiss capac nation long distanc telecommun traffic exclus basi cégétel long distanc voic telephoni servic notifi agreement address market carrier carrier servic ii market provis fix long distanc telecommun servic market defin number previou commiss decis past decis 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 forc territori oper activ regard licens regulatori framework provis fix long distanc telecommun servic geograph market servic regard nation scope td network limit territori franc relev geograph market provis carrier carrier servic franc situat parti telecommun market sncf commerci activ telecommun sector td cégétel enter long distanc voic telephoni market deregul franc januari februari td neglig share transmiss capac suppli market main competitor decemb franc télécom monopoli long distanc voic telephoni market franc signific market power market similarli franc télécom strong posit market long distanc transmiss capac suppli provis interconnect servic market share exceed compani enter intend enter french telecommun market full servic telecommun oper telecom specif market segment resal voic telephoni servic axi kertel telecommun network herm colt esprit telecom servic corpor client worldcom siri colt omnicom local access lyonnais cabl april licenc deliv telecommun network servic provis nation telecommun regul oper grant quot short prefix quot carrier pre select notifi agreement agreement principl detail rule collabor parti defin quot agreement quot sncf cégétel partnership compani télécom développ agreement hereinaft quot framework agreement quot sign april includ deploy plan td network annex framework agreement initi busi plan relat develop td annex framework agreement market agreement aim organis condit distribut cégétel long distanc telephon servic td suppli interconnect servic suppli long distanc transmiss capac annex framework agreement contract relat deploy sncf td network annex framework agreement contract relat mainten sncf td network annex framework agreement contractu provis contribut td exist optic fibr cabl network capac agreement conclud novemb sncf contribut td exclus right surplu capac exist optic fibr network cégétel transfer long distanc optic fibr network subsidiari td cégétel longu distanc td prioriti railwai land agreement conclud novemb sncf grant td exclus occupi public railwai land period year deploi telecommun network order enabl td complet instal network shortest time sncf grant quot prioriti access quot sncf land guarante penalti claus applic period half year precis detail scope prioriti access arrang applic amend intervent commiss recit exclus distribut voic telephoni servic joint compani cégétel td cégétel le cégétel stake td stake sole respons market td long distanc telephoni servic gener public similarli end end voic telephoni servic corpor client exclus distribut cégétel entrepris own cégétel td exclus suppli transmiss capac cégétel sign exclus suppli agreement td behalf subsidiari term undertak td sole supplier provis transmiss capac long distanc telecommun traffic franc cégétel permit supplier td price time prove market price addit td bui capac oper meet cégétel requir addit cégétel bound previou suppli agreement competit sncf undertaken engag directli indirectli subsidiari activ telecommun field competit td cégétel group cégétel promis abstain invest long distanc telecommun network invest td td undertaken compet cégétel le cégétel entrepris market telecommun servic contractu march commiss inform parti consid claus govern prioriti railwai premis td fall scope articl ec treati stood elig exempt articl april parti propos amend claus question order clarifi scope practic applic prioriti access grant td spell condit penalti provid agreement applic take account commiss observ parti introduc juli amend origin agreement make provis equal treatment parti except case railwai infrastructur question mean put cabl narrow vallei structur ii sncf réseau ferré de franc footnot remain free give access railwai infrastructur telecommun oper provid interf develop td network amend sncf give access infrastructur oper provid interf develop td network prioriti limit minimum period requir implement network explicit undertak prioriti right appli event compani seek access specif portion railwai own land instal cabl site creat telecommun network parti observ public pursuant articl regul comment receiv interest parti comment focus submit parti prioriti railwai land td condit access railwai premis agreement period deploy td network altern rail network infrastructur franc purpos instal telecommun network comment fulli assess commiss prove commiss chang favour posit light contractu agre parti ii legal assess applic articl ec treati entri cégétel capit share td sncf cégétel actual potenti competitor oper complet market cégétel present emerg segment telecommun market franc whilst sncf contribut infrastructur basi servic develop exploit commerci activ telecommun sector sncf cégétel present market carrier carrier servic td oper sncf state own railwai oper intend telecommun oper td creat sncf order act telecommun oper deploi telecommun network previous intern french author confirm purpos td subsidiari compani sncf limit activ exploit network notifi agreement cégétel access french nationwid railwai infrastructur purpos build telecommun network exchang sncf receiv atyp financi return asset obtain telecommun capac intern purpos deploy telecommun network nation coverag take number year requir substanti invest td expect undertak invest support full servic telecommun oper aim establish basi infrastructur servic altern provid incumb oper franc cégétel entrant french telecommun market face strong competit franc télécom backbon network depend incumb oper infrastructur mean offer servic mean td cégétel access french nationwid railwai infrastructur purpos build telecommun network network nationwid altern network control incumb oper put servic franc purpos creat telecommun network number altern infrastructur railwai cégétel fact studi decid acquir interest td td exist network prioriti usag railwai premis sncf cégétel present long distanc voic telephoni market includ switch transit dedic transit servic earli februari notifi agreement provid alloc task hand td charg technic aspect establish mainten oper telecommun network hand cégétel cégétel le cégétel entrepris provid commerci telecommun servic end user french telecommun market recent fulli liberalis januari entrant expos strong pressur incumb oper tradition repres sole sourc domest transmiss line countri liberalis altern infrastructur occur franc juli number telecommun oper build announc plan build nation fibr optic network franc includ herm colt worldcom mci cabl amp wireless background notifi agreement effect prevent restrict distort competit relev market refer enabl cégétel build network offer long distanc servic transmiss capac develop td agreement compani compet effect market end depend incumb oper backbon network agreement affect competit posit parti sncf unduli preclud grant access infrastructur oper parti oper benefit exist addit transmiss capac telecommun servic td creat commiss recognis licens oper td requir access pathwai public privat properti enabl roll network acknowledg merit facil share term town plan environment econom reason albeit interconnect context conclus basi argument set acquisit sharehold cégétel share capit td fall scope articl ec treati applic articl ec treati contractu provis basi argument develop contractu provis identifi recit ancillari activ td directli link activ financi invest requir deploi altern nationwid telecommun network constitut basi oper cégétel entrant french telecommun market provis ensur td condit oper requir secur entri market short period time exclus td sncf optic fibr mean provis sncf ensur ventur td resourc carri main busi exclus concern natur contribut agreement provis aris sncf decis act telecommun oper transfer subsidiari td activ relat oper network built railwai facil task td involv configur mainten nationwid telecommun network start optic fibr deploi sncf fibr requir upgrad order increas capac ensur integr network manag integr upgrad network extrem difficult exclus fibr constitut network secur prioriti railwai land purpos provis secur td mean oper ensur deploy telecommun network place schedul contain busi plan cégétel reli sole long distanc network td transport long distanc telecommun traffic prioriti railwai land justifi view condit deploy network impos law requir continu railroad transport oper secur circul train word agreement amend parti recit impli exclus td prevent parti access railwai land purpos lai cabl hinder construct network compet oper exclus distribut td voic telephoni servic cégétel commercialis agreement td market voic telephoni servic end user provid servic cégétel articl commercialis agreement strategi agre parent compani result td charg technic aspect set oper network cégétel cégétel le cégétel entrepris assum commerci oper client servic provis reflect sncf intent limit activ td oper exploit telecommun network result limit commercialis agreement ensur td find demand long distanc voic telephoni servic market cégétel agreement ensur td suffici demand servic sustain entri market contribut long term viabil oper exclus suppli claus similarli oblig contain articl framework agreement requir cégétel establish oper td network ensur ventur compani effect profit minimum volum activ regular profit recal undertak consider reduc hand cégétel option suppli parti td price favour market hand cégétel adher previou suppli undertak basi circumst case conclud exclus sncf optic fibr cabl network capac prioriti railwai land result amend introduc parti juli exclus distribut voic telephoni servic exclus suppli claus directli relat success implement network oper td regard ancillari restraint project intend parti competit rule ec treati ancillari restraint assess creation compani respect agreement sncf cégétel td found fall scope articl ec treati provis detail competit compet term applic sncf articl framework agreement cégétel articl framework agreement guarante cégétel sncf competitor enter product market concentr effort td telecommun network oper td built premis french railwai infrastructur essenti cégétel oper full telecommun oper term order ensur td stabl market compet oblig bind td ensur td concentr effort exploit telecommun network adopt decis articl basi fact possess commiss ground action articl ec treati articl eea agreement respect notifi agreement relat cooper société national de chemin de fer françai cégétel sa joint subsidiari télécom développ articl decis address société national de chemin de fer françai rue st lazar pari cégétel sa rue anjou pari télécom développ rue st lazar pari brussel juli commiss karel van miert member commiss oj oj oj offici journal previous quot compagni general de eaux cge quot sbci wholli own subsidiari sbc commun sbc compani activ telecommun servic sector previous quot télécom développ servic td quot commiss decis ec case iv phoenix global oj commiss decis ec case iv unisourc oj commiss decis ec case iv cégétel offici journal sourc autorité de régulat de télécommun licenc licenc opérateur de résaux licenc de fournisseur de servic téléphoniqu au public french law februari sncf transfer ownership railwai infrastructur notabl track platform merchandis quot réseau ferré de franc quot rff compani law creat temporari measur law establish act relat properti transfer rff conclud sncf januari implement regul promulg deem conclud behalf rff articl law reason articl framework agreement sncf cégétel state provis relat asset transfer rff pursuant law februari deem conclud behalf rff confirm letter french secretari state transport presid sncf date juli sncf indirect sharehold herm sharehold hittail bv commiss direct eec june competit market telecommun servic oj amend direct ec oj arrang implement work railwai compli provis french law februari journal officiel de la républiqu français annex