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For så vidt angår sagens særlige omstændigheder, skal det dog bemærkes, at selv om PTA ikke pålagde nogen forpligtelser med hensyn til prisfastsættelse for engrosadgang, indgik standardiserede videresalgsaftaler, herunder standardrabatter for videresalg for både ADSL- og UMTS-teknologi, ikke desto mindre i bilag 10 til aftalen.
This has led to a regulatory approach in electronic communications markets whereby, in the presence of significant market power, multiple access products at different levels of the network hierarchy are simultaneously available to alternative operators.
Derudover indikerer den kendsgerning, at virksomheder har taget imod tilbuddene om engrosadgang til det nyetablerede net [147], at Síminns priser er konkurrencedygtige og afspejler markedsvilkårene [148].
Such differentiated access options accommodate differing levels of network roll-out of the alternative providers.
Tilsyns- og tilbagebetalingsordning
As noted by the European Regulators' Group (‘ERG’, now known as the Body of European Regulators for Electronic Communications or ‘BEREC’), this ‘ladder of investment’ approach to regulation is a well-established principle in the present regulatory framework for electronic communications networks and services [126].
Generelt skal de støtteydende myndigheder indføre tilsynsmekanismer for at forhindre enhver risiko for overkompensation.
In addition to the established regulatory practice on effective wholesale access to broadband services, State aid decisions have also involved a dynamic approach to the range of access options which have been required.
Ifølge bredbåndsretningslinjerne er de støtteydende myndigheder dog kun forpligtet til at indføre en tilbagebetalingsordning, hvis støttebeløbet til projektet overstiger 10 mio. EUR (dvs. ca. 1,5 mia. ISK) [149].
For example, in the 2006/2007 decisions concerning investment by the city of Amsterdam in a fibre-to-the-home broadband network [127]. wholesale access was to be granted at both the passive [128] and active [129] layers of the network.
De islandske myndigheder har ikke desto mindre bekræftet, at betalingerne til Síminn skete i overensstemmelse med en på forhånd fastsat betalingsordning, der er forbundet med projektets fremskridt, hvilket forhindrede overkompensation.
Furthermore, in a 2010 decision concerning the deployment of very high-speed broadband networks in France [130], wholesale access was to be required on all levels of the subsidised infrastructure.
I henhold til aftalens artikel 19 forelagde Síminn en bankgaranti fra New Kaupþing bank, af 17. februar 2009, som repræsenterer en tilbagebetalingsordning, for at forhindre overkompensation.
Since the support was granted for the passive infrastructure of the network (e.g. ducts, dark fibre), access to the passive level of the network was to be facilitated as already foreseen in a decision taken by the French NRA, ARCEP, in 2010 [131].
Aftalen indeholder også en streng betalingsordning i overensstemmelse med projektets fremskridt, hvilket betyder, at betalinger op til et vist punkt er betinget af reelle fremskridt i opbygningen af systemet og i forbrugernes anvendelse heraf, som fastsat i artikel 16 i aftalen.
However, an active access product was also to be provided to any third party with a reasonable demand for such a product [132].
Endelig indeholder artikel 11 i aftalen en sanktionsklausul, i henhold til hvilken Síminn skal yde kompensation i tilfælde af forsinkelser, og en klausul om manglende overholdelse i aftalens artikel 13.
The demand was considered reasonable if the following three conditions were fulfilled: (i) the access-seeker provides a coherent business plan which justifies the activation of the network; (ii) the access-seeker shows that it does not have the financial means to install its active equipment; and (iii) no active access product is already offered in the same geographic area by a private operator at equivalent prices to those of more densely populated areas [133].
Rapportering
While the above examples predominantly refer to wholesale internet access to fixed-line networks, it is not clear to the Authority why a similar dynamic access approach would not also be applicable in the case of wholesale internet access to networks using mobile access technologies.
Ifølge punkt 74(k) i bredbåndsretningslinjerne skal de støtteydende myndigheder hvert andet år indberette centrale oplysninger om støtteprojektet til Tilsynsmyndigheden (fra den dato, hvor nettet sættes i drift) [150].
For example, where NRAs have identified significant market power in the wholesale market for mobile access and call origination services in a regulatory context, a range of different access remedies have been facilitated in recognition of the differing levels of network roll-out of market participants.
Den pågældende støtteforanstaltning blev ikke formelt anmeldt til Tilsynsmyndigheden, men de islandske myndigheder har nu indsendt de relevante og centrale oplysninger som svar på Tilsynsmyndighedens anmodninger om oplysninger.
In its 2007 finding of dominance in the wholesale mobile access and call origination market in Iceland, the PTA observed that, given the diversity of the mobile phone market and the various needs of the parties that might conceivably seek access, all forms of wholesale access that may reasonably be granted and that can promote competition in the retail market should fall within the scope of the access obligation [134].
Disse oplysninger skal nu indgives hvert andet år til Tilsynsmyndigheden som led i Islands årlige indberetningspligt for statsstøtteforanstaltninger.
In this respect, Síminn was required to comply with all reasonable and appropriate requests for access to (i) national roaming [135]; (ii) co-location and joint utilisation [136]; (iii) mobile virtual network operator (‘MVNO’) access [137]; and (iv) resale [138].
Den overordnede afvejning
It follows from Article 2.1 of the tender description, which is marked as Annex I to the Agreement, that the project under assessment was technologically neutral.
Efter at have vurderet foranstaltningen i forhold til afvejningstestens relevante kriterier og de grundlæggende principper for statsstøtte til bredbåndsinfrastruktur, som fremgår af bredbåndsretningslinjerne, konkluderer Tilsynsmyndigheden, at foranstaltningen alt i alt bidrager til at kompensere for en geografisk og kommerciel ulempe i disse landdistrikter, der ellers ikke ville blive afhjulpet ved hjælp af markedsbaserede løsninger i den nærmeste fremtid.
In accordance with this principle, Síminn deployed the publicly-funded network using ADSL, UMTS, satellite and Wi-Fi technology [139].
Foranstaltningen sigter mod at fremme konkurrencedygtig levering af innovative bredbåndstjenester af høj kvalitet til de pågældende bygninger.
Thus, to avoid potential distortions of competition in electronic communications markets where State aid is involved, it appears that third party operators should generally be granted effective wholesale access in a technology-neutral manner and which should be reasonably adapted to their respective access needs.
Foranstaltningen er blevet udformet på en sådan måde, at det sikres, at dens samlede virkning er positiv.
The Icelandic authorities have shown that the commencement of marketing and sales for each section of the project was publicly announced on the Fund's website over the period from August 2009 to August 2010.
Projektets udformning og mulighederne for reel engrosadgang (herunder bl.a. udformningen som et offentligt og ikkediskriminerende net og støttemodtagerens forretningsmodel med udelukkende engrossalg samt støttemodtagerens klare mandat til at give rimelig og ikkediskriminerende adgang for alle tjenesteudbydere) sikrer, at enhver fordrejning af konkurrencevilkårene, som den statslige indgriben måtte forårsage, begrænses til et minimum.
Moreover, in order not to favour any one service provider, the homes and businesses involved in the project received a letter from the Fund in order to explain the nature of the project and informing people that they could after a specific date begin ordering the service from any internet service provider willing to provide them with the service.
På grundlag af ovenstående betragtninger er resultatet af den overordnede afvejningstest positivt, og finansieringen af etablering af bredbåndstjenester i landdistrikter i Island udgør statsstøtte, der betragtes som forenelig med EØS-aftalens funktion i henhold til artikel 61, stk. 3, litra c).
The letter specifically stated that the project was open to all service providers.
KONKLUSION
The Fund also sent out a notification to all registered telecom companies with the PTA at that time, including all ISPs, informing them that the new infrastructures were available for utilisation.
På grundlag af ovenstående betragtninger konkluderer Tilsynsmyndigheden, at aftalen mellem Síminn og Telekommunikationsfonden af 25. februar 2009 om etablering af bredbåndstjenester i landdistrikter i Island udgør statsstøtte, som er forenelig med EØS-aftalens funktion i henhold til artikel 61, stk. 3, litra c).
As a result, all ISPs on the market had the possibility of launching competing retail services at the same time as Síminn.
De islandske myndigheder mindes også om, at alle planer om at ændre den individuelle støtte, der skal ydes, herunder en forøgelse af tilskuddene, skal anmeldes til Tilsynsmyndigheden —
According to Annex II to the Agreement, the seller is free to offer Options 1-4, but is only obliged to offer Option 3 in all instances where ADSL broadband technology is used in the project (see recital 33 above) [140].
VEDTAGET DENNE BESLUTNING:
At the same time, however, it is stipulated in Annex II to the Agreement that wholesale access to ADSL-based services should be granted on the same terms as prescribed by the PTA's 2008 Decision No 8/2008 concerning wholesale broadband access, which obliged Síminn to provide Options 1, 2, 3 and 4 [141].
Artikel 1
Furthermore, in instances where UMTS technology is used to deliver broadband services as part of the project, the seller is only required to follow an Option 4 access.
EFTA-Tilsynsmyndigheden konkluderer, at aftalen mellem Síminn og Telekommunikationsfonden af 25. februar 2009 om etablering af bredbåndstjenester i landdistrikter i Island udgør statsstøtte, som er forenelig med EØS-aftalens funktion i henhold til artikel 61, stk. 3, litra c).
According to the Icelandic authorities, the main reason for this arrangement is that the seller needs to have full access and control of the UMTS network end-to-end.
Artikel 2
Option 4 is based on the definition of basic services set out in Chapter 2.2.9 of the tender documents, which describes a traditional internet resale service whereby the reseller does not operate any part of the network.
Denne beslutning er rettet til Island.
Furthermore, according to this description, Síminn supplies the user equipment and installation in all instances regardless of who the retailer is, and also handles the customer and maintenance services.
Artikel 3
The Icelandic authorities have confirmed that, on the basis of the aforementioned obligation in the Agreement, Síminn has been obligated to provide effective wholesale access to its competitors from the very beginning of the project.
Kun den engelske udgave af beslutningen er autentisk.
Síminn has also been obliged to offer wholesale access to its ADSL network to all ISPs on the market, including Vodafone, in accordance with the PTA's Decision No 8/2008.
Udfærdiget i Bruxelles, den 30. juni 2015.
Wholesale access has therefore been available on non-discriminatory terms to every wholesale access seeker on the market, regardless of their technical capabilities or location.
På EFTA-Tilsynsmyndighedens vegne
Síminn has in fact, according to the information provided to the Authority, so far concluded 11 wholesale access agreements with its competitors for the provision of ADSL services, 2 wholesale agreements for the provision of UMTS/3G services and 2 agreements relating to the provision of 2G services [142].
Formand
The Icelandic authorities have noted that they have not been presented with any information relating to Síminn having rejected reasonable requests for wholesale access.
Medlem af kollegiet
On the contrary, wholesale access has been provided from the start of the project and Síminn has published an offer for wholesale UMTS access on its website [143].
EFTA-Tilsynsmyndighedens beslutning nr. 302/13/KOL af 10. juli 2013 om at indlede den formelle undersøgelsesprocedure vedrørende potentiel statsstøtte til Síminn til etablering af bredbåndstjenester i landdistrikter i Island (EUT C 347 af 28.11.2013, s. 11, og EØS-tillæg nr. 66 af 28.11.2013, s. 8).
According to information provided by the Icelandic authorities, Vodafone has only requested roaming access to Síminn's 3G transmitters in order to provide 3G mobile communication.
Der henvises til brev fra de islandske myndigheder af 28.4.2011 (dokument nr. 596157), 17.5.2011 (dokument nr. 598419), 22.6.2011 (dokument nr. 601861) og 11.3.2013 (dokument nr. 665601) og brev fra klageren af 23.5.2012 (dokument nr. 657203) og 10.5.2013 (dokument nr. 672303) samt e-mails fra en interesseret part af 2.10.2011 (dokument nr. 614576) og 19.11.2011 (dokument nr. 615746 og 615747).
According to the Icelandic authorities, Vodafone has been offered 3G roaming access on market terms by Síminn but has, according to Síminn, been unwilling to enter into an agreement.
Dokument nr. 687314.
According to Síminn, Vodafone currently has an agreement with Nova for roaming 3G access [144].
Dokument nr. 679306.
The Icelandic authorities have demonstrated that considerable similarities exist between the project in question and the Irish National Broadband Scheme (‘NBS’).
Dokument nr. 694292.
The projects were implemented around the same time, both projects required the network provider to offer similar wholesale broadband access, in both projects the network providers used a mix of technologies (including wireless technology) and neither project had requirements concerning mandated UMTS/3G voice services.
Dokument nr. 694234.
The NBS project also used the same technical solution for 3G wholesale access as was used in the Icelandic project.
Dokument nr. 694237.
The Commission, after assessing the NBS project, concluded that the mandated access provisions would enable third party operators to compete with the selected supplier of the network, thereby strengthening choice and competition in the areas concerned by the measure [145].
Dokument nr. 694646.
In light of the above, the Authority concludes that the Icelandic authorities have, through the Agreement with Síminn and the obligations imposed therein, ensured effective third-party wholesale access to the subsidised broadband infrastructure.
Dokument nr. 694762.
Wholesale access pricing
Dokument nr. 701089.
According to paragraph 74(h) of the Broadband Guidelines, wholesale access prices should be based on the pricing principles set by the NRA and on benchmarks and should take into account the aid received by the network operator.
Dokument nr. 720418.
However, the Icelandic PTA did not include broadband services delivered over fibre-based infrastructures in its decision on the wholesale broadband market, i.e. market 5 in the Authority's Recommendation on Relevant Markets [146].
Dokument nr. 729141.
Fibre is also excluded from the market for wholesale (physical) network infrastructure access (including shared or fully unbundled access) at a fixed location (market 4).
Se lov nr. 132/2005 om Telekommunikationsfonden af 20.12.2005.
Therefore, the Icelandic PTA has to date not imposed wholesale access pricing obligations with regard to fibre networks.
Man sammenlignede de officielle oplysninger om lovlig bopæl med oplysninger fra kommunerne og deres egne databaser med oplysninger om landbrugere og spurgte lokale med opdateret viden, og i visse (tvivls)tilfælde ringede man endda til bestemte boliger eller naboer.
However, with regard to the particulars of this case, it is useful to recall that although there were no wholesale access pricing obligations imposed by the PTA, standardised resale agreements, including standard resale discounts for both ADSL and UMTS technology, were nevertheless included in Annex 10 to the Agreement.
I det følgende også benævnt »tjenesteudbydere« og »internettjenesteudbydere«.
Moreover, the fact that there has been a material uptake of the wholesale access offerings over the newly constructed network [147] would indicate that the prices offered by Síminn are competitive and market-reflective [148].
Sorte områder er områder, hvor der er eller i den nærmeste fremtid vil være mindst to basale bredbåndsnet fra forskellige operatører, og hvor bredbåndstjenesterne leveres på konkurrencevilkår.
Monitoring and claw-back mechanism
Grå områder er de områder, hvor der findes én netoperatør, og hvor det er usandsynligt, at der udvikles et andet net i den nærmeste fremtid.
In general terms, the granting authorities have to implement monitoring mechanisms to avoid any risk of overcompensation.
Hvide områder er de områder, hvor der ikke er nogen bredbåndsinfrastruktur, og hvor det er usandsynligt, at der udvikles sådan infrastruktur i den nærmeste fremtid.
However, according to the Broadband Guidelines, the granting authorities are only obliged to implement a claw-back mechanism if the aid amount of the project exceeds EUR 10 million (i.e. approximately 1,5 billion ISK) [149].
Nærmere oplysninger findes i Tilsynsmyndighedens retningslinjer for hurtig etablering af bredbåndsnet: http://www.eftasurv.int/media/state-aid-guidelines/Part-IV---Application-of-state-aid-rules-in-relation-to-rapid-deployment-of-broadband-networks.pdf og i betragtning 159-164 nedenfor.
In the case at hand, the Icelandic authorities have confirmed that the overall cost of the project was considerably under the EUR 10 million threshold.
Telekommunikationsfonden ydede gratis teknisk bistand til alle de tjenesteudbydere, der ikke havde den tekniske kapacitet til at levere nøjagtige shape-filer, der kunne bruges i ARCis-GIS-applikationer.
As a consequence, the Authority accepts that there was no need to include monitoring and claw-back mechanisms.
Dokument nr. 665605.
The Icelandic authorities have nevertheless confirmed that the payments to Síminn were made in accordance with a predetermined payment schedule linked to the progress of the project, which avoided the possibility of overcompensation.
Udbydelse af adgang til taletelefonitjenester var valgfri for potentielle tilbudsgivere med hensyn til de bygninger, der ikke ville modtage denne tjeneste på markedsvilkår, og begrænsede sig til udbydelse af 2G/GSM-taletelefonitjenester.
Pursuant to Article 19 of the Agreement, Síminn presented a bank guarantee from New Kaupþing bank, dated 17 February 2009, which represents a claw-back mechanism in order to avoid over-compensation.
henviser til andengenerationsmobilteknologi, mens GSM (Global System for Mobile Communications) henviser til den standard, den er baseret på.
The Agreement also includes a strict arrangement of payments in accordance with the progress of the project, which entails that payments are up to a point subject to actual progress of a system build-up and costumer take-up, as laid out in Article 16 of the Agreement.
Se brev fra de islandske myndigheder til Tilsynsmyndigheden af 22.6.2011 (dokument nr. 601861).
Finally, a penalty clause is found in Article 11 of the Agreement, where Síminn is to pay compensation in case of delays, as well as a clause on failure to comply in Article 13 of the Agreement.
Ifølge de islandske myndigheder tog offentliggørelsen af bekendtgørelsen også højde for bestemmelserne i lov nr. 84/2007 om offentlige indkøb for at sikre ligebehandling af virksomheder under den offentlige udbudsprocedure.
Reporting
Loven gennemfører den lov, der henvises til i punkt 2 i bilag XVI til EØS-aftalen, Europa-Parlamentets og Rådets direktiv 2004/18/EF af 31. marts 2004 om samordning af fremgangsmåderne ved indgåelse af offentlige vareindkøbskontrakter, offentlige tjenesteydelseskontrakter og offentlige bygge- og anlægskontrakter (EUT L 134 af 30.4.2004, s. 114) (»udbudsdirektivet« eller »direktiv 2004/18/EF«), indarbejdet i EØS-aftalen ved afgørelse truffet af Det Blandede EØS-Udvalg nr. 68/2006 af 2. juni 2006 om ændring af bilag XVI (Indkøb) til EØS-aftalen (EUT L 245 af 7.9.2006, s. 22, og EØS-tillæg nr. 44 af 7.9.2006, s. 18), i islandsk lovgivning.
According to paragraph 74(k) of the Broadband Guidelines, the aid-granting authorities should report key information on the aid project every two years to the Authority (starting from the date when the network is put into use) [150].
Det islandske handelscenter bekendtgør alle sine projekter/udbud i denne specifikke del af den pågældende avis.
While the aid measure in question was not formally notified to the Authority, the Icelandic authorities have now provided the relevant or key information in response to the Authority's information requests.
Se artikel 16 i aftalen.
This information should now be submitted bi-annually to the Authority as part of Iceland's annual reporting obligations for State aid measures.
Beskrivelsen af de tekniske krav for projektet findes i udbudsbeskrivelsen, der er markeret som bilag I til aftalen.
The overall balancing exercise
Bilagene er en del af aftalen og er bindende for parterne.
After having assessed the measure under the relevant criteria of the balancing test and the fundamental principles concerning State aid to broadband infrastructure which are outlined in the Broadband Guidelines, the Authority concludes that, on balance, the measure contributes towards offsetting a geographic and commercial disadvantage in these rural areas which would not otherwise be addressed via market-based solutions in the near future.
Se artikel 1.2.3.1 i bilag I til aftalen og fodnote 20 i denne beslutning.
The measure is aimed at promoting the competitive supply of innovative and high-quality broadband services to the buildings concerned.
ADSL står for Asymmetric Digital Subscriber Line.
The measure has been designed to ensure that the overall balance of its effects is positive.
DSL-teknologier (Digital Subscriber Line) bruger traditionelle (faste) kobbernet til levering af digitale bredbåndssignaler.
Furthermore, the design of the project and the possibilities for effective wholesale access (including inter alia the open and non-discriminatory network design and the wholesale-only business model of the aid beneficiary, together with its clear mandate to grant fair and non-discriminatory access to all service providers) ensure that any distortion of competition caused by the state intervention is kept to the minimum possible.
UMTS står for Universal Mobile Telecommunications System, som henviser til 3G-mobilteknologi, der kan levere data-/bredbåndstjenester med højere kapacitet end 2G-mobilteknologi.
Therefore, on the basis of the above considerations, the result of the overall balancing test is positive and the financing of the roll-out of broadband services in rural areas in Iceland constitutes an aid measure which is considered to be compatible with the functioning of the EEA Agreement within the meaning of Article 61(3)(c) of the EEA Agreement.
kan bruges til applikationer som mobiltaletelefoni, sms og mobile internetadgangstjenester og til fast trådløs internetadgang.
CONCLUSION
Wi-Fi henviser til brug af lokale radioforbindelser til transmission af tale- og datakommunikation til individuelle boliger eller forretningssteder.
Based on the above considerations, the Authority concludes that the Agreement between Síminn and the Telecommunications Fund of 25 February 2009 concerning the roll-out of broadband services in rural areas in Iceland constitutes State aid that is compatible with the functioning of the EEA Agreement within the meaning of Article 61(3)(c) of the EEA Agreement.
Hentet fra den engelske version af PTA's analyse af marked 12: http://www.pfs.is/upload/files/Market%2012%20-%20Annex%20A%20-%20Analysis%20of%20market.Public.pdf.
The Icelandic authorities are also reminded that all plans to modify the individual aid to be granted, including any increase in the grants, should be notified to the Authority,
Det udgør 41 % af hele projektet.
HAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION: