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BIPT has published a study carried out by Capgemini Invent on the estimated share of media in the volumes of data transmitted over mobile networks and the revenues arising from it for the next 20 years. Conducted at the request of Minister of Telecommunications, Mr Philippe De Backer, the purpose of this study is to objectify the distribution of revenues from new frequency bands designated for 5G between the Federal State and the Communities. The share of media in the total volume of mobile data is estimated at 4,9% or 17,8% depending on the definition used for the term “media”. Within the revenues from mobile data, the share of media is estimated at 7,9% or 28,2%.

Five operators are taken into account by BIPT for the granting of temporary rights of use for the introduction of 5G

Brussels, 19 March 2020 – On 20 February 2020 BIPT launched a call for applications for the assignment of the remaining available spectrum in the 4G frequency band (2.6 GHz). Given the measures taken at the national level against the spread of the coronavirus, the deadline for applications is extended to Friday 15 May 2020, at 10 a.m.

At the request of a Belgian company the BIPT makes available the spectrum that is still free of the 4G frequency band 2.6 GHz following a planned new auction.

Judgement of the Brussels Court of Appeal of 22 January 2020 declaring unfounded the appeal lodged by 3StarsNet against the BIPT Council Decision of 9 July 2019 renewing the BIPT Council Decision of 7 December 2018 on the retail market for access to the public telephone network provided at a fixed location and on the wholesale market for call origination on the public telephone network provided at a fixed location

In order to allow an initial roll-out of 5G in Belgium and to ensure the continuity of the service provision for current 2G and 3G licence holders, the BIPT proposes different solutions

In its decisions of 14 January 2020, BIPT imposed a € 150,000 fine on Proximus and a € 88,782 fine on Telenet for non-compliance with the regulation regarding the prior identification of end-users of prepaid cards

The study published by the BIPT on its website today reveals varying results for the comparison of the residential prices for telecom products in Belgium with its neighbouring countries

BIPT has updated its website bipt-data.bewith recent data on the quality of Belgian telecommunications networks

BIPT confirms that Proximus still occupies a dominant position on this market. Several measures have been imposed upon Proximus to foster competition, so that companies can derive benefits in terms of choice, price and quality.