During its 19th Plenary session, held on 5 and 6 June 2014 in Dublin, Republic of Ireland, the Body of European Regulators for Electronic Communications (BEREC) adopted an opinion on the European Commission's Recommendation on Relevant Markets, with focus on the retail markets of access to the public telephone network at a fixed location and telephone services provided at a fixed location (market 1) and wholesale market for call origination on the public telephone network at a fixed location (market 2).
BEREC also adopted its revised Common Position on geographical aspects of market analysis. This is relevant to all electronic communications markets susceptible to ex ante regulation, with a particular focus on broadband services.
The Body also adopted for publication its latest report on mobile, fixed and SMS termination rates, as well as its annual reports for 2013 on its activities and on the state of the sector.
This was the second plenary meeting chaired by Göran Marby, Director General of the Swedish Post and Telecom Agency (PTS), the Swedish regulatory authority. The plenary vice-chairman was Fátima Barros, chairman of ANACOM's Management Board.
Further information:
- BEREC adopts its opinion on the Commission's Recommendation on Relevant Markets http://berec.europa.eu/eng/news_consultations/whats_new/2211-berec-adopts-its-opinion-on-the-commissions-recommendation-on-relevant-markets
- PRESS RELEASE - BEREC adopts its opinion on the Commission?s Recommendation on Relevant Markets http://berec.europa.eu/eng/document_register/subject_matter/berec/press_releases/4441-press-release-berec-adopts-its-opinion-on-the-commission8217s-recommendation-on-relevant-markets
- Outcomes of the BEREC 19th Plenary Meeting, 5-6 June 2014 http://berec.europa.eu/eng/document_register/subject_matter/berec/4463-outcomes-of-the-berec-19th-plenary-meeting-5-6-june-2014
