• Cooperation between the levels of power regarding electronic communications – CRC

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    In Belgium, the competences regarding electronic communications in the broad sense are shared between the Federal State and the Communities. The Communities are competent regarding radio-broadcasting and television as “cultural matters”. The Federal State is competent for the other forms of electronic communications.
  • Communication of 28 January 2020 regarding the granting of temporary user rights for the establishment and operation of a transmission installation in the 3600-3800 MHz band

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    The assignment procedure concerns the granting of temporary rights of use in the 3600-3800 MHz frequency band that are valid until the start of the validity period of the rights of use which will be granted following the auction, for an initial commercial deployment.
  • The BIPT suggests a temporary solution allowing the introduction of 5G and ensuring the continuity of 2G and 3G rights

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    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
  • WACC

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    The weighted average cost of capital (WACC) reflects the cost for an undertaking to obtain funding, partly from its shareholders (equity) and partly from third parties (debts). This cost is used to determine the regulated prices of operators with significant market power.
  • Accounting separation

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    Accounting separation obliges a vertically integrated undertaking to draft a profit-and-loss account per market, in order to verify the lack of discrimination or unfair cross-subsidy.
  • Mobile – Miscellaneous

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    Outside the particular context of market analyses, BIPT regularly addresses other issues related to mobile telecommunications services. Among the examples, there is an impact study on the entry of a fourth mobile operator in Belgium, or the imposition of provisional measures in case of disputes between operators.
  • National framework

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    The applicable rules are published in French and Dutch only.
  • Call origination (VAS, CS/CPS)

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    Ce marché concerne le départ d’appel sur le réseau téléphonique public fixe. Le départ d’appel est un service qui consiste, pour un opérateur, à transmettre des appels émis par son client final jusqu’au réseau d’un autre opérateur. Il est utilisé d’une part pour la sélection/présélection d’un opérateur (CS/CPS) et d’autre part pour les appels vers des numéros non-géographiques (par exemple un 0900).
  • Transit

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    This market concerns transit services, i.e. the routing of calls, via a third-party operator, between two operators which are not directly interconnected.
  • Access and call origination on mobile

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    This market concerns the wholesale provision of access and call origination on mobile telephony networks. Access and call origination enable virtual operators (MVNO) to use the networks of mobile operators. Access and call origination are generally provided together by mobile operators, so that they can be considered as part of the same market.
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