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On 19 January and 9 February 2011 the comments were transmitted to Spain, who was given the opportunity to react.
Pripombe so bile 19. januarja in 9. februarja 2011 poslane Španiji, ki je imela možnost odgovora.
On 18 February 2011 and 8 March 2011 the Permanent Representation of the Kingdom of Spain submitted observations of the Authorities of the Castilla-La Mancha Region (Junta de Comunidades de Castilla-La Mancha, hereinafter: ‘JCCM’) to third parties' comments.
Stalno predstavništvo Kraljevine Španije je 18. februarja in 8. marca 2011 predložilo ugotovitve regionalne vlade Kastilje in Manče (Junta de Comunidades de Castile-La Mancha, v nadaljnjem besedilu: JCCM) glede pripomb tretjih strani.
On 20 August 2011 the Commission addressed a request for information to Radiodifusión who replied on 29 September 2011.
JCCM je 15. maja 2013 predložila informacije o organizaciji razpisa za pomoč za upravljanje in vzdrževanje.
On 14 October 2011, 15 November 2011 and 6 December 2012 JCCM submitted additional information on its own motion.
20. decembra 2013 je predložila informacije o sankcijah, ki so potekali v Španiji zoper Radiodifusión in njeno matično družbo INGEST, ter pripombe o tekočih razpravah med Komisijo in španskimi organi v zvezi s primerom državne pomoči SA.28599.
In addition, the Commission held a meeting with Spanish and JCCM authorities on 18 May 2011.
JCCM je 6. junija 2014 predložila pripombe, da bi dokazala, da je ravnala v skladu z „načelom vlagatelja v tržnem gospodarstvu“ in upoštevala pravila EU o javnih naročilih.
On 15 May 2013, the JCCM provided information on the organisation of a tender for operation and maintenance aid, on 20 December 2013 it provided information on ongoing sanction procedures in Spain against Radiodifusión and its parent company INGEST and comments on ongoing discussions between the Commission and Spanish authorities regarding SA.28599.
Poleg tega je med Komisijo in JCCR večkrat potekala izmenjava ugotovljenih dejstev.
On 6 June 2014, the JCCM provided comments to demonstrate that its actions were in line with a ‘market economy operator’ and that it complied with EU public procurement rules.
Komisija je 20. junija 2013 sprejela končni negativni sklep o državni pomoči SA.28599 za uvedbo digitalne prizemne televizije na oddaljenih in manj urbaniziranih območjih v Španiji (zunaj Kastilje in Manče) [4].
In addition, there have been several fact finding exchanges between the Commission and the JCCM.
OPIS UKREPA
On 20 June 2013, the Commission adopted a final negative decision on SA.28599 for the deployment of digital terrestrial television in remote and less urbanised areas in Spain (outside Castilla-La Mancha) [4].
OZADJE
DESCRIPTION OF THE MEASURE
Pritožniki
BACKGROUND
Radiodifusión je lokalni telekomunikacijski operater in operater prizemne televizijske platforme, registriran pri španskem nacionalnem regulativnem organu za telekomunikacije (Comisión del Mercado de las Telecomunicaciones, v nadaljnjem besedilu: CMT), za upravljanje javnega telekomunikacijskega omrežja in zagotavljanje elektronskih komunikacijskih storitev, zlasti zagotavljanje storitev radijske in televizijske radiodifuzije.
The complainants
Družba Radiodifusión se je pritožila, da so bile finančne sheme v Kastilji in Manči usmerjene na operaterje platform, ki že upravljajo omrežje z nacionalno pokritostjo.
Radiodifusión is a local telecom and terrestrial television platform operator, registered with the Spanish national regulatory authority for telecommunications (Comisión del Mercado de las Telecomunicaciones, hereinafter: ‘CMT’) for the management of a public telecommunications network and for the provision of electronic communications services, in particular the provision of radio and TV broadcasting transmission services.
Na ta način so bila izključena vsa alternativna omrežja (tj. lokalni operaterji omrežij).
Radiodifusión complained that the financing schemes in Castilla-La Mancha targeted platform operators already operating a network with national coverage.
Po navedbah Radiodifusión je izpodbijana shema ovirala dejansko konkurenco na lokalni ravni in tudi morebitno konkurenco na regionalni in nacionalni ravni.
In this way all alternative networks (e.g. local network operators) were excluded.
Radiodifusión je trdila tudi, da se velik delež sredstev, ki jih je vložila regija Kastilja in Manča, ni uporabil za posodobitev obstoječih centrov za analogno razpošiljanje signala, temveč za vzpostavljanje novih.
According to Radiodifusión, the contested scheme would hinder both actual competition at local level and potential competition at regional and national level.
Radiodifusión je to trditev podprla s primerjavo seznama občin, ki so prejemale sredstva, s seznamom tistih, v katerih je bil center za analogno razpošiljanje signala.
Radiodifusión also argued that the bulk of the funds invested by the region of Castilla-La Mancha were not used for upgrading existing analogue emission centres but for building new ones.
Približno 80 % občin prejemnic pred uvedbo sheme ni gostilo centra za analogno razpošiljanje signala.
Radiodifusión supported this allegation by comparing the list of municipalities receiving the funds with the list of those hosting an analogue emission centre.
Radiodifusión je poudarila tudi, da zgolj zaradi digitalizacije prizemnih omrežij obsežna vzpostavitev dodatnih centrov ne bi bila nujna.
Approximately 80 % of the receiving municipalities were not hosting any analogue emission centre before the scheme was put in place.
Zato so bila sredstva, namenjena za takšno posodobitev, nesorazmerno visoka.
Radiodifusión also emphasised that the mere digitisation of the terrestrial network would not make a massive construction of additional centres necessary.
Na podlagi navedenega je Radiodifusión sklepala, da resničen namen subvencij ni bil zgolj digitalizacija obstoječega omrežja, temveč izgradnja večjega in boljšega omrežja, ki bi prvotnim operaterjem (zlasti družbama Telecom CLM in Abertis) omogočilo, da dejavneje konkurirajo na trgu za lokalne storitve radiodifuzije in storitve prenosa mobilne televizije.
The amount of funds destined to such upgrade thus would be disproportionately high.
Glede na to je Radiodifusión menila, da ni bilo upravičeno, da se niso sprejeli odprti in pregledni postopki za dodelitev subvencij, saj bi lahko kateri koli operater omrežja vzpostavil nove centre.
From the above, Radiodifusión inferred that the actual purpose of the subsidies was not the mere digitisation of the existing network, but rather building a better and extended network allowing the incumbent operators (mainly TelecomCLM and Abertis) to compete more actively on the market for transmitting services of local broadcasters and for mobile television.
Radiodifusión zato tudi navaja izkrivljanje trga za operaterje omrežja.
Under such circumstances, Radiodifusión considered that the failure to adopt open and transparent procedures for the award of the subsidies is unjustified, as any network operator could have built the new centres.
Drugi pritožnik je operater satelitske platforme SES Astra.
Radiodifusión therefore also points to a distortion in the market for network operators.
Družba Astra je bila ustanovljena leta 1985 kot prvi zasebni satelitski operater v Evropi.
The second complainant is the satellite platform operator SES Astra.
Zagotavlja celovit portfelj radiodifuzije in širokopasovnih rešitev za stranke v Evropi in zunaj nje.
Set up in 1985, it was the first private satellite operator in Europe.
Družba neposredno oddaja radijske in televizijske programe milijonom gospodinjstev ter zagotavlja internetni dostop in omrežne storitve javnim in zasebnim uporabnikom.
Astra offers a comprehensive portfolio of broadcast and broadband solutions for customers in Europe and beyond.
Astra trdi, da zadevni ukrep krši načelo tehnološke nevtralnosti, saj podpira zgolj digitalizacijo prizemnega prenosa.
It broadcasts television and radio programmes directly to millions of homes and provides internet access and network services to public and private users.
V dokaz, da bi bila satelitska platforma dejansko alternativa, Astra zlasti navaja primer Kantabrije.
Astra argues that the measure infringes the principle of technological neutrality as it supports only terrestrial transmission for digitisation.
Regionalna vlada Kantabrije je januarja 2008 objavila razpis za razširitev pokritja z digitalno televizijo na celotno ozemlje Kantabrije.
To demonstrate that the satellite platform would indeed be an alternative, Astra refers in particular to the case of Cantabria.
Nato je izbrala Astro, da prek svoje platforme zagotavlja nekodirane programe.
In January 2008, the regional government of Cantabria had launched a tender for extension of coverage of digital television for the whole territory of Cantabria.
Novembra 2008 pa je regionalna vlada navedeno pogodbo prekinila.
It then selected Astra to provide free-to-air channels via its platform.
Po mnenju Astre so organi prekinili pogodbo, ko so že vedeli, da bo centralna vlada financirala posodobitev analognega prizemnega omrežja.
However, in November 2008 that contract was terminated by the regional government.
V dopisu kantabrijskih organov z dne 7. novembra 2008 je namreč pojasnjeno, da je bila pogodba prekinjena, ker je centralna vlada medtem sprejela sklepe v zvezi z razširitvijo pokritja z digitalno televizijo na celotno območje Španije [5].
According to Astra, the authorities only terminated the contract once they had been informed that the central government would finance the upgrade of the analogue terrestrial network.
Tako naj bi po navedbah pritožnika primer Kantabrije pokazal, da bi Astra lahko konkurirala na navedenem trgu in da so ji sklepi centralne vlade to onemogočili.
In fact, a letter of the Cantabrian authorities dated 7 November 2008 explained the termination of the contract with the fact that in the meantime the central government had taken decisions relative to the extension of coverage of digital television to the totality of the Spanish territory [5].
Sektor
Thus, the case of Cantabria would demonstrate that, firstly, Astra could compete in that market and secondly, that the decisions of the central government made this competition impossible.
Zadeva se nanaša na sektor radiodifuzije.
The sector
V tem sektorju so akterji pogosto dejavni na različnih ravneh verige storitev radiodifuzije.
The case concerns the broadcasting sector.
Izdajatelji televizijskega programa so uredniki televizijskih kanalov, ki kupujejo ali producirajo lastno televizijsko vsebino in jo povezujejo v kanale.
Many players are active in this sector at different level of the broadcasting services product chain.
Dostop do kanalov se nato zagotovi javnosti prek različnih platform (npr. satelit, digitalna prizemna televizija, kabel, IPTV).
Broadcasters are the editors of television channels who purchase or produce in-house TV contents and bundle them in channels.
Po mnenju zakonodajalca naj bi bile v Španiji storitve radiodifuzije javna storitev in bi jih morali zato zagotavljati državni izdajatelji televizijskega programa (RTVE) ter zasebni izdajatelji televizijskega programa, ki imajo državno koncesijo [6].
The channels are then provided to the public through various platforms (i.e. satellite, DTT, cable, IPTv).
Ti nekodirani kanali so gledalcem zagotovljeni brezplačno.
In Spain, broadcasting services have been qualified as a public service by the legislator and are provided both by State-owned broadcasters (RTVE) and by private broadcasters holding concessions from the State [6].
Da bi prebivalci lahko učinkovito koristili to javno storitev, pravo nalaga obveznosti najmanjšega pokritja za nalogo, zaupano javnemu izdajatelju televizijskega programa, in za zasebne operaterje s koncesijo.
These so-called ‘free-to-air’ (FTA) channels are provided free of charge to the viewers.
Zato morajo javni izdajatelji televizijskega programa pokrivati najmanj 98 % španskega prebivalstva, zasebni izdajatelji televizijskega programa pa najmanj 96 % prebivalstva.
In order to ensure that the population can effectively benefit from this public service, the law attaches minimum coverage obligations to both the mission entrusted to the public broadcaster and to the concessions held by the private operators.
V Španiji nacionalni izdajatelji televizijskega programa nimajo v lasti nacionalnega omrežja radiodifuzije.
Indeed, the public broadcasters have the obligation to cover at least 98 % of the Spanish population, while private broadcasters shall cover at least 96 % of the population.
Zato sklepajo sporazume z operaterji platform, prek katerih posredujejo svoje vsebine in s tem izpolnjujejo obveznosti pokritja.
In Spain, national broadcasters do not own a national broadcasting network.
Dobavitelji strojne opreme so proizvajalci ali monterji infrastrukture in strojev za gradnjo različnih platform.
Therefore, they enter into agreements with platform operators to have their content transmitted and to accomplish their coverage obligations.
Operaterji platform (ali omrežni operaterji) so zasebni ali javno nadzorovani subjekti, ki upravljajo potrebno infrastrukturo za prenos in oddajanje signala kanalov radiodifuzije.
Hardware suppliers are manufacturers and/or installers of infrastructures and devices necessary to build the various platforms.
Ob vzpostavitvi televizijskega sektorja je bila na voljo samo analogna prizemna platforma.
Platform operators (or network operators) are private or publicly controlled entities operating the infrastructure necessary to transport and broadcast the signal of the broadcasting channels.
Z razvojem tehnologije pa je bilo na trgu na voljo vse več platform, tj. satelitska platforma, kabelska platforma, v zadnjem času pa tudi IPTV [7], ki za oddajanje televizijskega signala uporablja širokopasovno povezavo.
At the dawn of the television industry, the only platform available was the analogue terrestrial platform.
Pri prizemni radiodifuziji se televizijski signal pošlje iz televizijskega studia v center za razpošiljanje signala (glavni center), ki je običajno last omrežnega operaterja in ki ga ta tudi upravlja.
As the technology developed, more platforms have become available on the market, namely: the satellite platform, the cable platform and, most recently, the IPTv [7], which exploits broadband connection to transmit the TV signal.
Nato se signal s centra za razpošiljanje signala (glavnega centra) prenese in razpošlje v centre za radiodifuzijo, ki jih upravlja omrežni operater (npr. televizijski oddajnik).
In terrestrial broadcasting, the television signal is sent from a TV studio to a transmission centre (head-end), usually belonging to and operated by a network operator.
Včasih se signal prenese prek satelita.
Then the signal is transported and distributed from a transmission centre (head-end) to the broadcasting centres run by a network operator (e.g. a tower).
Iz centrov za radiodifuzijo se signal na koncu oddaja v gospodinjstva.
Sometimes this transport is done via satellite.
Za digitalizacijo analognega prizemnega omrežja je treba nadomestiti oddajnike zemeljskega signala.
At the end, the signal is broadcasted from the broadcasting centres to homes.
Ker ima digitalni signal ožji razpon kot analogni in nova tehnologija zato zahteva bolj razpršeno omrežje, pa je lahko za razširitev pokritja potrebna tudi vzpostavitev novih centrov za razpošiljanje signala.
To digitise the analogue terrestrial network, it is necessary to replace the transmitters on the ground.
Gledalec mora imeti sprejemnik, ki je lahko že vgrajen v televizor.
However, as the digital signal has a lower range than the analogue and therefore the new technology requires a more capillary network, the extension of coverage requires in some cases also the building of new transmission centres.
Pri satelitski radiodifuziji je signal poslan v center za razpošiljanje signala (glavni center), od koder se nato prek satelita oddaja v gospodinjstva.
The viewer has to be equipped with a decoder, which may already be integrated in the TV set.
Druga možnost je, da se signal pošlje iz televizijskega studia neposredno do satelita, če je televizijski studio opremljen z ustreznimi napravami.
In satellite broadcasting, the signal is sent to a transmission centre (head-end) and then transported to a satellite that broadcasts it to homes.
Gledalec mora imeti satelitski krožnik in sprejemnik.
As an alternative, the signal could be sent directly from a TV studio to the satellite, if the TV studio has appropriate devices.
Da bi se povečalo satelitsko pokritje v regiji, mora biti zemeljska oprema nameščena v strankinem gospodinjstvu.
The viewer has to be equipped with a satellite dish and a decoder.
V smislu geografskega pokritja bi satelitska platforma lahko pokrila skoraj 100 % španskega ozemlja, medtem ko prizemna platforma zajema približno 98 %.
To expand satellite coverage in a region, the latter ground equipment needs to be installed on the customer's premises.
Ozadje
In terms of geographic coverage, the satellite platform could reach almost 100 % of the Spanish territory while the terrestrial platform covers about 98 %.
Preiskovani ukrep je treba proučiti v okviru digitalizacije radiodifuzije, ki je bila izvedena ali se izvaja na prizemnih, satelitskih in kabelskih platformah.
The context
V primerjavi z analogno radiodifuzijo je prednost digitalizirane radiodifuzije povečana zmogljivost prenosa zaradi učinkovitejše uporabe radiofrekvenčnega spektra.
The investigated measure must be examined in the context of the digitisation of broadcasting that the terrestrial, satellite and cable platforms have undergone or are currently undergoing.
To je zlasti pomembno za prizemno radiodifuzijo, za katero je na voljo le omejen frekvenčni spekter, zato radiodifuzija konkurira mobilnim telekomunikacijam za majhno pasovno širino.
In comparison to analogue broadcasting, digitised broadcasting has an increased transmission capacity due to a more efficient use of the radiofrequency spectrum.
Po drugi strani ima satelitski prenos to prednost, da deluje na popolnoma drugačnem frekvenčnem pasu, na katerem je na voljo dovolj frekvenc.
This is especially relevant for terrestrial broadcasting, where the available frequency spectrum is limited and therefore broadcasting competes with mobile telecommunications for scarce bandwidth.
Preklop z analogne na digitalno televizijo daje na voljo znaten visokokakovostni radijski spekter znotraj t. i. „digitalne dividende“, ki bo prost za uporabo elektronskih komunikacijskih storitev.
Satellite transmission instead has the advantage of working in a completely different frequency band where there is no scarcity of frequency.
Ta digitalna dividenda in zlasti frekvenca 790–862 MHz (v nadaljnjem besedilu: frekvenčni pas 800 MHz) lahko spodbudita sektor elektronskih komunikacij, močno vplivata na konkurenčnost in rast ter zagotovita številne družbene in kulturne koristi [8].
The switch-over from analogue to digital television releases a significant amount of high quality radio spectrum referred to as ‘the digital dividend’ which will be free for the deployment of electronic communication services.
„Digitalna dividenda“ bi se lahko najbolje izkoristila s preklopom s prizemne platforme na drugo platformo ali z analogne na digitalno prizemno radiodifuzijo.
This digital dividend, and especially the frequency of 790-862 MHz (‘800 MHz band’), can boost the electronic communication industry, have a major impact on competitiveness and growth and provide a wide range of social and cultural benefits [8].
Predvideti bi bilo mogoče tudi kombinirano rešitev, ki vključuje različne platforme [9].
The ‘digital dividend’ could be reaped either by switching from terrestrial to a different platform or by moving from analogue to digital terrestrial broadcasting.
Vendar pomanjkanje frekvenc v primeru prizemne radiodifuzije ostaja težava tudi po digitalizaciji.
Also, a mixed solution combining different platforms could be envisaged [9].
Španska vlada je morala kmalu po izvedenem preklopu z analogne na digitalno televizijo aprila 2010 premakniti izdajatelje televizijskega programa s frekvenčnega pasu 800 MHz na nižji frekvenčni pas [10].
However, in the case of terrestrial broadcasting, the scarcity of frequencies remains an issue even after digitisation.
Premik multipleksov digitalne prizemne televizije, dodeljenih izdajateljem televizijskega programa, je povzročil dodatne stroške in dodelitev dodatne državne pomoči, ki jo Komisija trenutno proučuje v formalnem postopku preiskave [11].
Shortly after the termination of the switch-over from analogue to digital TV in April 2010, the Spanish government had to relocate broadcasters from the 800 MHz band to a lower frequency band [10].
V zvezi s televizijsko radiodifuzijo bo prizemni digitalni prenos v bližnji prihodnosti ostal glavna distribucijska platforma, vendar bo širokopasovna tehnologija, na primer dostop naslednje generacije, kot prevladujoča tehnologija prenosa najverjetneje postala pomembna alternativa.
The relocation of DTT multiplexes assigned to broadcasters led to additional costs and additional State aid, which the Commission is currently examining in a formal investigation procedure [11].
Vendar v Španiji taka dostopovna omrežja naslednje generacije za zdaj niso splošno geografsko pokrita.
With regard to TV broadcasting, terrestrial digital transmission will remain a major distribution platform for the foreseeable future, but broadband technology, as next generation networks (NGA), is likely to become an important alternative as the leading transmission technology.
V Španiji danes obstajajo štiri platforme za radiodifuzijo: digitalna prizemna tehnologija (DVB-T), satelit (DVB-S), kabel (DVB-C) in IPTV.
For the time being, however, in Spain the geographical coverage of such NGA networks in not universal.
Digitalna prizemna tehnologija je poglavitna platforma za nekodirane javne in zasebne španske kanale [12].
In Spain there exist today four broadcasting platforms: DTT — digital terrestrial technology (DVB-T), satellite (DVB-S), cable (DVB-C) and IPTv.
Glavni operater prizemnega omrežja je Abertis, ki nadzoruje tudi satelitskega operaterja Hispasat.
DTT is the main platform for the free-to-air public and private Spanish channels [12].
Obstajajo številni lokalni telekomunikacijski operaterji, ki prenašajo signale digitalne prizemne tehnologije, ki so običajno povezani z nacionalnim Abertisovim omrežjem.
The main operator of the terrestrial network is Abertis.
Glavni regionalni operater v Kastilji in Manči je Telecom CLM [13].
Abertis also controls the satellite operator Hispasat.
Plačljivi televizijski kanali se večinoma prenašajo prek satelita, kabla ali IPTV.
There exist as well a number of local telecommunications operators carrying DTT signals who are usually interconnected with Abertis' national network.
Glavna satelitska operaterja sta Astra in Hispasat.
In Castilla-La Mancha, the main regional operator is TelecomCLM [13].
Da bi Španija zagotovila preklop z analogne na digitalno televizijo, je v obdobju 2005–2008 sprejela vrsto regulativnih ukrepov, ki so zadevali prizemno omrežje, kot je opisano v oddelku 2.2.
As for the pay TV channels, they are broadcasted mainly via satellite, cable and IPTv.
Španski organi so špansko ozemlje razdelili na tri različna območja:
Astra and Hispasat are the main satellite operators.
Območje I, ki je vključevalo veliko večino španskega prebivalstva in kjer so stroške preklopa krili izdajatelji televizijskega programa – 96 % ozemlja za zasebne izdajatelje televizijskega programa in 98 % za javne izdajatelje televizijskega programa.
In order to switch from analogue to digital television, Spain adopted in the period of 2005-2008 a series of regulatory measures that concerned the terrestrial network, as described in section 2.2.
Ker so stroške preklopa krili izdajatelji televizijskega programa, se območju I pomoč ni dodelila.
They divide the Spanish territory into three distinct areas:
Območje II so bila manj urbanizirana in oddaljena območja, ki so zajemala 2,5 % prebivalstva, ki je javne in zasebne kanale v preteklosti prejemalo prek analogne prizemne televizije.