commiss recommend januari interconnect liberalis telecommun market part interconnect price text eea relev ec commiss european commun regard treati establish european commun regard direct ec european parliament council june interconnect telecommun regard ensur univers servic interoper applic principl open network provis onp articl thereof commiss direct ec march amend direct eec regard implement full competit telecommun market abolish special exclus right provis telecommun network servic commun polici creat open competit market telecommun sector entrant telecommun market seek compet incumb oper interconnect exist public switch telecommun network essenti interconnect charg repres biggest item expenditur market entrant commun agre regulatori framework interconnect set direct ec direct ec nation regulatori author telecommun nra import role secur adequ interconnect network accord commun law take account recommend defin commiss facilit develop genuin european home market recit articl direct ec call commiss draw recommend cost account system account separ accord principl subsidiar set tariff interconnect respons member state articl direct ec requir organis notifi nra signific market power hereinaft refer notifi oper follow principl transpar cost orient interconnect charg state burden proof charg cost orient li organis provid interconnect network commiss consid approach interconnect price base forward long run averag increment cost compat competit market approach preclud justifi mark up mean recov forward joint common cost effici oper aris competit condit interconnect charg base forward long run averag increment cost put place publish intern comparison interconnect charg mean assist nation regulatori author ensur implement cost orient interconnect network notifi oper articl direct ec call nra ensur cost account system organis concern suitabl ensur transpar cost orient cost account system approach interconnect price base forward long run averag increment cost impli account system base current cost histor cost activ base account build top model long run averag increment cost interconnect cost termin call interconnect network depend type network call origin principl discrimin mean interconnect tariff call termin servic provid notifi oper gener discrimin call origin fix network call origin mobil network call origin network member state call origin network member state member state make provis telecommun servic includ establish oper telecommun network requir provis servic subject authoris accord direct ec european parliament council april common framework gener authoris individu licenc field telecommun servic gener principl treati requir direct ec point interconnect open nation oper open authoris oper member state deliv cross border traffic establish practic exist network oper deliv traffic member state need authoris destin member state need establish destin member state consist principl deliveri traffic member state constitut offer servic member state direct ec member state establish mechan share net cost univers servic oblig organis oper public telecommun network publicli voic telephoni servic articl direct ec european parliament council decemb applic open network provis voic telephoni requir tariff fix public telephon network voic telephoni servic follow basic principl cost orient transpar contribut interconnect parti access deficit type scheme permiss tariff constraint impos nra ground afford access telephon servic accord articl direct ec commiss believ scheme disappear januari applic principl set recommend prejudic duti member state undertak fulli compli eu competit rule take account specif posit set commun commiss applic competit rule access agreement telecommun sector advisori committe set articl direct eec establish intern market telecommun servic implement open network provis onp committe broad support principl contain recommend commiss utmost account view express make recommend recommend concern interconnect telecommun network price call termin network oper design nation regulatori author signific market power hereinaft refer notifi oper accord direct ec articl direct ec requir interconnect charg notifi oper follow principl cost orient transpar principl cost orient appli interconnect mean interconnect charg reflect cost interconnect incur notifi oper recov increment cost requir connect network increment capac cost impos interconnect traffic annex recommend detail type cost call termin interconnect cost calcul basi forward long run averag increment cost cost close approxim effici oper emploi modern technolog interconnect charg base cost includ justifi mark up cover portion forward joint common cost effici oper aris competit condit interconnect charg base current practic provid guidanc nra assess interconnect charg call termin propos notifi oper calcul cost interconnect base forward long run averag increment cost base data annex ii recommend current practic charg recommend maximum interconnect charg period start januari current practic interconnect charg current practic interconnect charg call termin local level local exchang local exchang ecu minut peak rate current practic interconnect charg singl transit interconnect metropolitan level ecu minut peak rate current practic interconnect charg doubl transit interconnect nation level km ecu minut peak rate recommend charg lie rang current practic charg point nation regulatori author right articl direct ec request full justif propos charg requir retrospect interconnect charg rang current practic charg point consid wide cover recognis cost differ member state forward long run averag increment cost impli cost account system activ base alloc current cost histor cost recommend nation regulatori author nra set deadlin notifi oper implement cost account system base current cost system place activ base cost system cost alloc product servic basi underli cost driver activ effici oper recommend order minimis joint common cost directli alloc keep current practic cross border interconnect oper establish network principl discrimin oper authoris member state interconnect deliv traffic member state offer servic oper infrastructur member state authoris establish member state recommend refer interconnect offer notifi organis includ discret unbundl element interconnect offer term condit tariff transmiss link actual point interconnect border member state prejudic principl discrimin contribut access deficit univers servic paid organis oper public telecommun network voic telephoni servic oper member state accord commun law separ interconnect charg impos organis interconnect deliv traffic member state offer telecommun servic member state impos indirectli consum member state recommend current practic charg point data annex ii review commiss juli latest updat recommend address member state brussel januari commiss martin bangemann member commiss oj oj oj oj commiss commun assess criteria nation scheme cost financ univers servic telecommun guidelin member state oper scheme oj oj annex compon interconnect charg call termin direct ec requir interconnect charg notifi oper follow principl cost orient annex consid implic requir compon interconnect charg call termin price local loop interconnect purpos local loop refer final link custom local exchang fix network wire wireless local loop cost unswitch local loop larg cost period mainten cost call termin purchas lowest place network occur main network side local switch interconnect point impos addit switch capac cost addit capac cost invest requir relat compon local loop dedic custom pair copper wire tradit network principl cost orient provis interconnect lead increas cost dedic compon local loop termin network calcul interconnect charg includ compon relat direct cost subscrib dedic compon local loop cost compon unswitch local loop dedic custom recov custom subscrib line charg combin revenu servic extent competit permit difficulti aris incumb prevent rebalanc tariff regulatori measur charg econom price custom cover cost local loop rise call access deficit monopoli environ oper compens deficit access network local loop charg price excess econom cost servic intern call cost orient interconnect competitor captur long distanc intern traffic incumb abil compens access deficit reduc access deficit scheme involv contribut impos oper compens incumb loss revenu fund deficit access deficit contribut scheme provid ineffici invest signal rais industri cost administr cumbersom lack transpar mention guidelin cost price univers servic publish commiss novemb expect access deficit type scheme appli temporari basi year time suffici level balanc complet member state accord interconnect direct contribut access deficit paid interconnect parti separ interconnect charg payment access deficit contribut interconnect parti permiss commun law member state impos regulatori constraint retail tariff notifi oper oper prevent regulatori measur rebalanc tariff access deficit charg justifi price uncomplet call interconnect purpos uncomplet busi hour call origin interconnect network impos addit capac cost termin network case reason call failur lack perform incumb network interconnect direct place onu proof cost network oper oper seek includ interconnect tariff fee uncomplet call demonstr lack perform network reason call failur call set charg interconnect purpos fix network switch cost driven factor call durat call event signal call set great deal inform requir determin proper balanc term cost causat type cost partli common regulatori author recoveri switch cost basi durat complet call charg call set consid valid compon interconnect tariff oper demonstr extent call origin interconnect network impos increment cost termin network term addit process power requir handl addit call set attempt occur peak period call set charg call durat charg lower call set charg interconnect charg retail price countri past calcul interconnect charg basi discount retail tariff current retail tariff necessarili cost orient approach case incompat requir commun law retail tariff cost orient approach desir lock entrant retail tariff structur incumb prevent develop entrant innov retail tariff scheme target type user varieti choic retail tariff scheme mobil network member state show consider scope innov retail tarif mean provid consum choic increas market demand telecommun servic interconnect charg includ time dai dai week variat appli discriminatori manner entrant incumb traffic provis unbundl local loop entrant take exclus local loop instal incumb fee strictli interconnect eu term annex ii practic interconnect charg deriv approach approach interconnect charg lowest cost member state data septemb start point set current practic figur aim short term figur show level interconnect charg member state cost figur refer call termin fix network peak rate call set charg includ exist traffic relat charg gener includ figur includ access deficit type contribut univers servic contribut addit contribut requir member state requir part regulatori environ member state calcul shown separ interconnect charg accord interconnect direct note figur concern specif element cost interconnect charg call termin repres full interconnect charg payabl countri interconnect rate gt refer film gt figur interconnect charg local singl transit doubl transit level peak rate rate ecu minut base minut call durat tabl section give data chart base factor averag densiti connect labour cost geolog factor permit rate return capit emploi vari eu member state variat extent affect cost interconnect differ consid larg invalid current practic charg recommend intend review figur recommend expect current practic interconnect charg progress reduc futur reflect downward trend network cost estim cost interconnect charg worldwid reduc annum stress current practic charg higher case consider higher expect bottom lraic calcul situat eu januari consid current practic charg repres realist intermedi goal deriv current practic interconnect charg price rang deriv tariff septemb interconnect tariff occur date account top price rang shown correspond charg appli septemb lowest cost member state round nearest ecu bottom price rang correspond charg appli septemb lowest cost member state round nearest ecu adjust doubl transit rate account fact smaller member state distanc compon km detail cost data member state gt tabl gt histor real cost capit higher countri region world compar rate return capit emploi differ state percentag point annum densiti connect larg reflect access cost dedic cost end custom impos great differ interconnect rate similar argument made differ geolog factor