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Satelitska in prizemna platforma že zdaj tekmujeta za prenos na plačljivi televiziji, saj obstajata vsaj dva plačljiva kanala, ki ponujata signal prek platforme digitalne prizemne televizije, eden od njiju pa je na voljo zgolj prek digitalne prizemne televizije.
General remarks
Po mnenju Astre so vsi sedanji pooblaščeni izdajatelji televizijskega programa poleg tega že predložili vladi zahtevo za pridobitev licence za predvajanje plačljivih vsebin.
Astra reiterates its earlier position that the measures leading to the switch-over to terrestrial digital television were a coordinated plan designed at the level of central government and implemented by the regional authorities.
Astra meni, da preiskovani ukrepi niso bili sorazmerni.
However, even assuming that the state aid for the extension of coverage was designed, organised and implemented at regional level, Astra believes that they would constitute unlawful and incompatible aid.
Navaja, da je preklop na digitalno prizemno televizijo zahteval znatne prilagoditve v stanovanjskih zgradbah in naložbo v napeljavo kablov.
Concerning the tender in Cantabria, Astra insists that contrary to what is claimed by Spain, it was the obligation of the Cantabrian authorities to receive the authorisations from broadcasters to make their channels available to satellite platform.
Predpostavke študije se razlikujejo od predpostavk, ki jih Španija in Abertis navajata v zvezi z več vidiki, med drugim glede stroškov satelitskih krožnikov in nujnega nakupa zunanjih dekodirnikov za sprejem digitalne prizemne televizije.
Moreover, even though the letters were sent by the broadcasters in March 2008, the Cantabrian authorities offered to other Autonomous Communities the alternative which they had chosen in July 2008.
Na podlagi ugotovitev študije je mogoče skleniti, da razširitev pokritja prek satelita ni bila nujno dražja od razširitve ob uporabi prizemne tehnologije.
Presence of state aid
Astra je predložila tudi dodatne dokumente, s katerimi je želela dokazati, da se stroški namestitve in upravljanja obeh tehnologij ne razlikujejo znatno.
Concerning the advantage received by network operators and especially Abertis, Astra notes that as hardware supplier Abertis was awarded around […] [35] of the tenders for the digitization of the terrestrial sites located in the extension of coverage areas.
Poleg tega Astra trdi, da zagotavljanje pogojnega dostopa do satelitske radiodifuzije ne ovira radiodifuzije nekodiranih kanalov.
Since Albertis is a platform operator, the digitization of the network favours its commercial offering to broadcasters since the DTT network will now reach almost 100 % of the population at no additional cost as opposed to the 96/98 % that would have been terrestrially digitized in the absence of the contested measure.
Sistemi pogojnega dostopa so na voljo po vsem svetu, njihova uporaba pa ni težka [37].
Furthermore, Abertis would benefit from the fact that Astra as the main competing alternative platform operator, would be prevented from obtaining a foothold in the Spanish market by entering Area II.
Rešitev pogojnega dostopa, ki je bila predlagana za Kantabrijo, so sprejeli kantabrijski organi, ki so lahko odločali o tem, kateri uporabniki bodo lahko prejemali storitev.
Moreover, according to Astra, Abertis received other advantages as a result of the measures.
Ozemeljsko omejitev storitve je tako nadzorovala kantabrijska vlada.
Firstly, a significant number of Abertis' terrestrial sites have benefited from the funds provided by the Spanish Authorities in the scope of the investigated measures and are indeed operated by Abertis.
V zvezi s tem ni bilo potrebe po posebni prilagoditvi.
This is in particular the case of sites that are located in the area where RTVE (public broadcaster) is obliged to provide its signal, but where there is no such obligation for the private broadcasters (around 2,5 % of the population).
V zvezi z ustreznostjo ukrepa Astra trdi, da je večje geografsko pokritje zahvaljujoč ekonomijam obsega povezano z večjo gospodarsko privlačnostjo za uporabo satelitske tehnologije.
Secondly, Astra claims that Abertis benefited indirectly from the state aid in adjacent markets such as the transport market.
Z razdelitvijo ukrepa na območju II na več kot 600 lokalnih in regionalnih razpisov je satelitska tehnologija že izgubila znatno konkurenčno prednost.
Astra believes that the satellite and terrestrial platforms belong to the same market.
Astra pravzaprav trdi, da je to skušala storiti pred intervencijo centralne španske vlade v korist prizemne tehnologije.
The distinction between pay-per-view and free-to-air television would not be relevant, as far as platform competition is concerned.
Kantabrijski organi so po izbiri Astre na javnem razpisu sprva želeli prepričati druge regije, naj prav tako izberejo satelitsko platformo, saj bi s tem še zmanjšale svoje stroške.
Already today the terrestrial and satellite platforms compete for the transmission of pay-TV, as there are already at least two pay-per-view channels offering their signal through the DTT platform and one of them is only available on DTT.
Stalna državna pomoč
Moreover, according to Astra, all currently authorized broadcasters have already requested a license from the Government to broadcast their content in the pay modality.
Astra ponavlja, da del izpodbijanih ukrepov pomeni stalno državno pomoč, saj bodo vlade avtonomnih skupnosti stalno financirale stroške upravljanja in vzdrževanja lokalnih omrežij na območju II.
Astra considers that the investigated measures were not proportional.
Letni stroški upravljanja in vzdrževanja satelitske rešitve bi po Astrinih ocenah znašali 100000 EUR na kanal letno, čeprav bi jih bilo mogoče zmanjšati, če bi se za satelitsko rešitev odločilo več regij, ne le ena.
It indicates that the switch to DTT required significant adaptations in apartment buildings and investment in cabling.
PRIPOMBE ABERTISA
Moreover, to support its argument that the extension of coverage via satellite would not have been more expensive than via the terrestrial platform, Astra referred to its internal cost study submitted together with the complaint, carried out in November 2008.
Abertis je operater telekomunikacijske infrastrukture in dobavitelj omrežne opreme.
The study compared the costs of extension of coverage using both technologies — terrestrial and satellite.
Med drugim je lastnik družb Retevisión S.A. in TradiaS.A., ki upravljata telekomunikacijska omrežja in infrastrukture ter skrbita za njihovo delovanje.
The assumptions of the study differ from the ones carried out by Spain and Abertis in various respects, among others concerning the costs of satellite dishes and the need to purchase external set-top boxes for the reception of digital terrestrial TV.
Abertis najprej ugotavlja, da preiskovani ukrepi ne pomenijo državne pomoči v smislu člena 107(1) PDEU.
The findings of the study lead to the conclusion that the extension of coverage via satellite was not necessarily more expensive than using terrestrial technology.
Regionalni organi so zgolj kupovali blago in storitve po tržnih pogojih prek odprtih razpisov in so še vedno lastniki opreme, nameščene v centrih za razpošiljanje signala na območju II.
Astra also submitted additional documents aimed to show that the installation and operation costs of both technologies do not differ significantly.
Zato zunanjim prejemnikom nikoli niso bila prenesena niti sredstva niti kakršna koli digitalna oprema, kupljena z navedenimi sredstvi.
Astra also claims that ensuring the conditionality of access to satellite broadcasts is not an obstacle to broadcasting free-to-air channels.
Abertis poleg tega meni, da izpodbijani ukrepi niso dajali znatne gospodarske prednosti omrežnim operaterjem.
Conditional access systems are present all over the world and they are not difficult to use [37].
Abertis trdi, da ne upravlja nobenih lokalnih omrežij na območju II (tudi kjer je lastnik z njimi povezanih centrov za razpošiljanje signala) ter zato ne more imeti nobenih neposrednih prednosti.
Moreover, the solution proposed in Cantabria for conditional access was accepted by the Cantabrian authorities, who could decide which users to activate in order to receive the service.
Drugič, Abertis je na območju II deloval zgolj kot ponudnik strojne opreme.
Therefore the territorial limitation of the service was controlled by the Cantabrian government.
Tretjič, tudi kadar je digitalno opremo, ki je bila uporabljena za posodobitev centra za razpošiljanje signala, prodajal Abertis in je bila ta oprema pozneje nameščena v centru za razpošiljanje signala, ki pripada Abertisu, Abertis ni imel nobenih koristi.
There was no need for a specific adaptation to this effect.
Abertis namreč navedene centre za razpošiljanje signala zgolj oddaja lokalnim omrežnim operaterjem pod tržnimi pogoji, na znesek najemnine, izplačane Abertisu, pa postopek digitalizacije ni vplival.
Concerning the appropriateness of the measure, Astra claims that thanks to economies of scale, the larger the geographical coverage, the more economically attractive satellite technology becomes.
Četrtič, Abertis vztraja, da prirastno povečanje v višini 1–2 % pri pokritju z omrežjem digitalne prizemne televizije ne pomeni gospodarske koristi za Abertis kot operaterja platforme na območju I. Nazadnje, digitalizacija območja II ne vpliva na ceno, ki jo Abertis lahko zaračunava izdajateljem televizijskega programa za storitve prenosa, zlasti ker Abertisovo oblikovanje cen za maloprodajne uporabnike nadzoruje španski regulativni organ Comision del Mercado de Telecomunicaciones (v nadaljnjem besedilu: CMT).
By splitting the measure in Area II into more than 600 local and regional tenders, satellite technology had already been put at a significant competitive disadvantage.
V zvezi z lokalnimi omrežnimi operaterji na območju II (mestni sveti) Abertis meni, da gospodarska prednost ne more obstajati, saj se ti ne uvrščajo med podjetja v smislu člena 107(1) PDEU, poleg tega pa opravljajo javne storitve.
However, even if the Spanish government had not been able to impose or suggest the need to take into account cross-regional synergies as a condition for the granting of the funds, the regions could have taken this possibility into account in order to ensure that they were choosing the most cost-efficient solution for their taxpayers.
Abertis je izrazil tudi mnenje, da preiskovani ukrep ni pomenil gospodarske prednosti za izdajatelje televizijskega programa.
In fact, Astra argues that they tried to do so before the Spanish central government's intervention in favour of the terrestrial technology.
Preklop na digitalno radiodifuzijo na območju II ni povečal števila televizijskih gledalcev v primerjavi s številom gledalcev, ki so imeli dostop do analogne televizije pred začetkom postopkom prehoda na digitalno radiodifuzijo leta 2005.
Indeed, after having selected Astra in the public tender, the Cantabrian authorities initially tried to convince other regions to also select the satellite platform, as this would have reduced further their own costs.
Abertis poleg tega meni, da izpodbijani ukrepi niso znatno vplivali na konkurenco med omrežnimi operaterji.
Ongoing state aid
Ker v zadnjih 20 letih nista pokazala zanimanja za zagotavljanje storitev prenosa na območju II niti Astra niti kak drug zasebni operater, to pomeni, da trg ni obstajal in da je bila za omogočanje storitev potrebna državna intervencija.
Astra repeats that part of the contested measures amount to ongoing state aid, as the autonomous community governments will finance the costs of operation and maintenance of the local networks in Area II on an ongoing basis.
Zlasti ne obstaja izkrivljanje konkurence med satelitsko televizijo in digitalno prizemno televizijo, saj gre za dva različna trga.
Concerning the annual operation and maintenance costs for the satellite solution, Astra estimates that they would amount to EUR 100,000 per channel per year, although reductions could have been achieved had more than one region chosen the satellite solution.
Poleg tega digitalizacija prizemnih omrežij na območju II nikakor ni spremenila konkurenčne strukture zadevnih trgov, temveč je bila zgolj potrebna tehnična posodobitev obstoječe analogne platforme.
COMMENTS FROM ABERTIS
Abertis trdi, da so storitve radiodifuzije, ki se zagotavljajo prek omrežij na območju II, omejene na nekatera osamljena območja, zaradi česar ne vplivajo na trgovanje med državami članicami.
Abertis is a telecommunications infrastructure operator and network equipment supplier.
Če Komisija meni, da so zadevni javni organi ali z njimi povezana podjetja podjetja v smislu člena 107(1) PDEU, Abertis trdi, da so bila sredstva za pokritje preklopa na digitalno radiodifuzijo na območju II nadomestilo za zagotavljanje javne storitve.
It owns, among other companies, Retevisión S.A. and TradiaS.A., which manage and operate telecommunication networks and infrastructures.
Zato Abertis meni, da izpodbijani ukrepi izpolnjujejo pogoje iz sodbe Altmark, zaradi česar državna pomoč ni prisotna.
First of all, Abertis notes that the investigated measures do not constitute state aid within the meaning of Article 107(1) TFEU.
Obstoječa pomoč
The regional authorities simply acquired goods and services on market terms by way of open tenders and they remain the owners of the equipment installed in the transmission centres in Area II.
Po mnenju Abertisa se je uporaba omrežij za radiodifuzijo na območju II začela leta 1982 v neliberaliziranem sektorju radiodifuzije.
For this reason, neither any funds nor any digital equipment acquired with those funds were ever transferred to any external recipient.
Takrat je Država Španija imela zakoniti monopol na trgu prizemne radiodifuzije.
Abertis considers, in addition, that the contested measures did not confer any appreciable economic advantage on the network operators.
Za financiranje namestitve, vzdrževanja in upravljanja lokalnih omrežij na območju II, ki so bila vzpostavljena pred liberalizacijo tega sektorja, se zdaj uporabljajo javna sredstva.
Abertis claims that it does not operate any of the local networks located in Area II (even where it owns the related transmission centres) and that therefore it cannot obtain any direct advantage.
Zato preiskovani ukrep pomeni stalno obstoječo pomoč.
Secondly, in Area II Abertis only acted as a hardware provider.
Združljivost
Thirdly, even in cases where the digital equipment used to upgrade a transmission centre was sold by Abertis and this equipment was later installed in a transmission centre belonging to Abertis, there was no benefit.
Abertis trdi, da bi bila potencialna državna pomoč združljiva na podlagi določb člena 106 PDEU, saj izpolnjuje pogoje iz člena 86(2) Odločbe.
This is because Abertis simply rents those transmission centres to the local network operators on market terms and the amount of the rent paid to Abertis was not affected by the digitisation process.
V nasprotnem primeru bi bila potencialna pomoč kljub vsemu združljiva s členom 107(3)(c) PDEU.
Fourthly, Abertis insists that the incremental increase of 1-2 % in the coverage of a DTT network does not translate into any economic benefit for Abertis as a platform operator in Area I. Finally, the digitisation of Area II does not affect the price that Abertis is able to charge to broadcasters for its transmission services, especially given that Abertis' wholesale pricing is regulated by the Comision del Mercado de Telecomunicaciones, the Spanish regulatory authority (hereinafter ‘CMT’).
Prvič, cilj ukrepov, ki so jih sprejeli španski organi, je pospešiti postopek preklopa na digitalno radiodifuzijo v Španiji, ki je bil v praksi odločanja Komisije o državni pomoči prepoznan kot cilj skupnega interesa.
Concerning the local network operators in Area II (town councils), Abertis considers that there cannot be any economic advantage as they do not qualify as undertakings within the meaning of Article 107(1) TFEU and in any event perform a public service.
Drugič, pomoč je bila ustrezen instrument, saj je digitalna prizemna televizija veliko ustreznejša tehnologija za razširitev pokritja [38].
Abertis also expressed the view that the investigated measure did not entail any economic advantage for the broadcasters.
Poleg gospodarskih razlogov Abertis ugotavlja tudi, da izdajatelji televizijskega programa ne marajo uporabljati satelitskih platform zaradi omejitev, ki jih imajo pri nakupu pravic za vsebine njihovih nekodiranih programov.
The digital switchover in Area II did not increase the number of television viewers when compared to the number of viewers who had access to analogue television before the process of transition to digital broadcasting started in 2005.
Ti večinoma kupijo pravico do radiodifuzije vsebin zgolj prek posebne platforme, tj. digitalne prizemne televizije, saj ta tehnologija omogoča ciljno usmerjen prenos in geografske omejitve.
Moreover, Abertis considers that the contested measures did not have any appreciable effect on competition between the network operators.
V zvezi s tehnološko nevtralnostjo ukrepa Abertis ugotavlja, da prizemna tehnologija ni bila edina rešitev, o kateri je razmišljala španska vlada.
The fact that neither Astra nor any other private operator showed any interest in providing transmission services in Area II for the last 20 years, confirms that there was no market and that state intervention was required to facilitate the provision of services.
Poleg tega je bila na območju III satelitska platforma navsezadnje izbrana kot najustreznejša tehnološka možnost za zagotavljanje storitev digitalne televizije.
In particular, there is no distortion of competition between satellite and DTT, as they are two separate markets.
Še pomembneje, Abertis na podlagi predloženih študij o stroških [39] trdi, da je digitalna prizemna televizija najustreznejša in najcenejša platforma za zagotavljanje storitev digitalne televizije na območju II, ki bi omogočala enako pokritje kot pred izklopom analogne radiodifuzije.
Moreover, the digitisation of the terrestrial networks in Area II did not change in any way the competitive structure of the relevant markets but simply represented a necessary technical upgrade of the existing analogue platform.
PRIPOMBE DRUŽBE RADIODIFUSIÓN
Abertis claims that the broadcasting services provided over the networks in Area II are limited to certain isolated areas and therefore do not have an effect on trade between Member States.
Radiodifusión je relativno nov ponudnik na trgu storitev prenosa avdiovizualnega signala, ki je bil v evidenco operaterjev CMT vpisan novembra 2005.
In the event the Commission considers that the relevant public authorities or their affiliates are undertakings within the meaning of Article 107(1) TFEU, Abertis considers that the funds to cover the digital switchover in Area II were compensation for the provision of a public service.
Radiodifusión se na splošno strinja z odločitvijo o sprožitvi postopka in podpira mnenja Komisije, hkrati pa predlaga nekaj dodatnih stališč, navedenih spodaj.
In this respect Abertis believes that the contested measures respect the conditions set out in the Altmarkcase-law and that there is no state aid involved.
Strinja se, da državna pomoč ne izpolnjuje zahtev iz sodbe Altmark in pomeni znaten prenos državnih sredstev.
Existing aid
Preiskovana shema državne pomoči je koristila omrežnim operaterjem, ki že delujejo na podeželskih območjih.
According to Abertis the deployment of broadcasting networks in Area II began in a non-liberalised broadcasting sector in 1982.
Pravzaprav je na zadevnem trgu, za katerega so značilne visoke ovire za vstop, ukrep, ki je koristil že prevladujočemu operaterju, povzročil ponovitev istih zgodovinskih vzorcev monopola.
At that time, the Spanish State held a legal monopoly in the market for terrestrial broadcasting.
Natančneje, Abertis je lahko okrepil svoj monopolni položaj in dejansko uporabil javno financiranje za razvoj novega, bolj strnjenega omrežja, ki mu bo omogočil konkuriranje na novih trgih.
Public funds are now used to finance the installation, maintenance and operation of the local networks in Area II put in place prior to the liberalisation of this sector.
Radiodifusión trdi, da preiskovana državna pomoč ni sorazmerna.
Compatibility
PRIPOMBE IZDAJATELJEV TELEVIZIJSKEGA PROGRAMA
Abertis argues that any potential state aid would be compatible by virtue of the provisions of article 106 TFEU, as it fulfils all the conditions of the 86(2) Decision.
Izdajatelji televizijskega programa so predložili pripombo, da ukrep ne more pomeniti državne pomoči, saj ni pomenil finančne prednosti za nobeno družbo, zlasti ne za izdajatelje televizijskega programa.
Should this not be the case, any potential aid would in any event be compatible with Article 107(3)(c) TFEU.
Ukrepi niso povečali občinstva izdajateljev televizijskega programa v primerjavi s časom analogne radiodifuzije.
Firstly, the aim of the measures adopted by the Spanish authorities is to accelerate the digital switchover process in Spain, which has been recognised in the Commission's state aid decision-making practice as an objective of common interest.
Poleg tega prebivalci območij razširjenega pokritja, tj. podeželskih, oddaljenih in redko poseljenih območij, nimajo nobenega učinka na oglaševalski trg in niso del ciljnega občinstva izdajateljev televizijskega programa.
Secondly, the aid was an appropriate instrument, as DTT is a more suitable technology to provide the coverage extension [38].
V teh okoliščinah javni operaterji niso povišali oglaševalskih pristojbin zaradi razširitve.
Apart from economic reasons, Abertis also notes that broadcasters are reluctant to use satellite platforms, due to the constraints faced by broadcasters when acquiring content rights for their free-to-air programmes.
Izdajatelji televizijskega programa so izrazili tudi stališče, da niso nameravali preiti na satelitsko platformo, kjer bi njihovi programi konkurirali na stotine drugim kanalom.
In most cases they only acquire the right to broadcast the contents over a specific platform, namely DTT, as this technology allows targeted transmission and geographical limitations.
Prednost prizemne platforme je njena omejena zmogljivosti, ki za komercialne izdajatelje nekodiranega televizijskega programa pomeni manjšo konkurenco.
Moreover, the measures are proportionate since they cover only the costs strictly necessary for the switchover from analogue to digital television services in Area II.
Poleg tega so poudarili, da običajno kupujejo vsebine zgolj za prizemno platformo.
The only costs supported by the contested measures are those related to the digitisation of the transmission centres in Area II, which is carried out through the acquisition and installation of digital equipment.
Razlog za to je, da prizemna radiodifuzija zagotavlja geografsko omejenost prenosov, kar za satelitsko radiodifuzijo ne velja.
Regarding the technological neutrality of the measure, Abertis notes that terrestrial technology was not the only solution taken into consideration by the Spanish government.
Izdajatelji televizijskega programa so nadalje vztrajali, da so po zmagi Astre na kantabrijskemu razpisu obvestili kantabrijske organe, da bodo nasprotovali satelitski radiodifuziji, saj so kupili pravice za radiodifuzijo vsebin zgolj prek prizemne platforme.
Moreover, in Area III the satellite platform was finally considered the most appropriate technological choice to provide digital television services.
PRAVNA PRESOJA
More importantly, Abertis claims that DTT is deemed to be the most appropriate and least costly platform to provide digital television services in Area II in order to achieve the same coverage that existed before the analogue switch-off, as is borne out by the submitted cost studies [39].
PRAVNA PODLAGA POMOČI
COMMENTS FROM RADIODIFUSIÓN
Kot je podrobno opisano v odstavkih 23 do 31 oddelka 2.2, je pravni okvir za preklop na digitalno radiodifuzijo v Španiji večplastna mreža različnih aktov, ki so jih v obdobju štirih let izdali centralna vlada ter regionalni in lokalni organi.