BEREC Opinion on Phase II investigation: Case IT/2013/1415Call termination on individual public telephone networks provided at a fixed location (market 3) in Italy

Document number: BoR (13) 40

Document date: 25-03-2013

Date of registration: 25-03-2013

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Author: BEREC

On 7 January 2013, the Commission registered a notification from the Italian NationalRegulatoryAuthority AGCOM concerning the Call termination on individual public telephone networks provided at a fixed location under case number IT/2013/1415.

On 7 February 2013,pursuant to  Article7a (1) of theFramework Directive (Directive 2002/21/EC),the Commission informed AGCOM and the Body of European Regulators for Electronic Communications (BEREC) of its reasons forconsidering that the draft measure would create a barrier to the internal market and communicated its serious doubts as to compatibilityof the proposed measure with EU law.

In that respect, as required by Article 3(1)(a) of the BEREC Regulation (Regulation (EC) № 1211/2009) and in relation with Article 7 and 7a of the Framework Directive, on the 20 March 2013 BEREC adopted the current opinion in relation to phase II investigation pursuant to Article 7a of Directive 2002/21/EC as amended by Directive 2009/140/EC: IT/2013/1415 “Call termination on individual public telephone networks provided at a fixed location”.