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Review of access recommendations: Stakeholder workshop on the study on regulatory incentives for the deployment of very high capacity networks, or VHCN

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  • Publication 01 June 2021

The workshop will gather interested stakeholders to discuss whether and how to update the Commission's Access Recommendations, which provide guidance to national regulatory authorities (NRAs) about imposing regulations on operators identified to have significant market power (SMP) on the broadband markets.

A team led by Visionary Analytics and supported by external experts is carrying out a study on the implementation of the 2010 and 2013 Commission’s Access Recommendations and exploring whether and how the guidance to NRAs should be updated. To discuss the study findings and solicit feedback, the contractor will organise a workshop with stakeholders in the presence of the Commission.

The workshop will take place on 9 June. You are cordially invited to participate in the event, which will take place online via the Commission’s WebEx platform. The workshop has two objectives:

 

The workshop will be structured around four main themes that are explored in the study (among other topics):

  • Approaches towards price regulation
  • Non-discrimination obligations
  • Access to civil engineering infrastructure
  • Migration from copper to fibre

 

The preliminary agenda of the workshop is provided below. A more detailed agenda with the questions for discussion will be provided closer to the event.

Please register online by 4 June. All registered participants will receive a link to connect to the workshop.

If you encounter any issues registering to the event or have any questions, please contact Ms Audronė Sadauskaitė at audrone@visionary.lt.

09:00 – 09:30 Welcome and Introduction (DG CONNECT and the Contractor)

09:30 – 11:00 Approaches towards price regulation

  • Presentation of the main findings and proposed ways forward – 30 min
  • Discussion – 60 min

11:00 – 11:15 Virtual coffee break

11:15 – 12:30 Non-discrimination obligations

  • Presentation of the main findings and proposed ways forward – 20 min
  • Discussion – 55 min

12:30 – 13:30 Virtual lunch break

13.30 – 14.30 Access to civil engineering infrastructure

  • Presentation of the main findings and proposed ways forward – 20 min
  • Discussion – 40 min

14.30 – 14.40 Virtual coffee break

14.40 – 15.30 Migration from copper to fibre

  • Presentation of the main findings and proposed ways forward – 20 min
  • Discussion – 30 min

15:30 – 16:00 Summary of key take-aways and next steps