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Síminn was ready to grant Vodafone access to the 3G transmitters but denied that such access formed part of the project.
Uporaba konkurenčnih preglednih in nediskriminatornih postopkov oddaje javnega naročila se je štela za zadostno, da se lahko predpostavlja, da se gospodarskemu subjektu, izbranemu v postopku, ni zagotovila državna pomoč, saj je tržna cena zajamčena [53].
Finally, the Icelandic authorities emphasise that the ambitious goals of the project was to introduce broadband in specific rural areas of Iceland.
Razpisni postopek je določal štiri objektivna merila za vrednotenje.
That goal has been reached.
Na razpisu se izbere veljavna ponudba, ki prejme največ točk.
Iceland is in an elite group of nations that can confidently state that all its permanent residences have access to broadband services.
Ponudbo je lahko predložila vsaka oseba, zainteresirana za sodelovanje v postopku oddaje javnega naročila.
According to the Icelandic authorities, account must be taken of the fact that the project involved up to 1788 buildings, spread over a large rural area in Iceland and was commenced only a few months after Iceland was hit by the biggest economic crisis in its history.
Razpis je bil tehnološko nevtralen, kar pomeni, da je bil odprt za vse tehnične rešitve, da se ne bi zagotovila prednost kateremu koli operaterju na trgu.
The Icelandic authorities are fully aware of their obligations under the State aid rules of the EEA Agreement and decision making practice in the field (later incorporated into the Broadband Guidelines) and sought to follow them in every step of the project.
Operater Síminn je prejel največ točk, zato je bil izbran na razpisu.
On balance, the Icelandic authorities conclude that the overall effect of the measure should be deemed positive.
Zato so bila izpolnjena merila konkurenčnega izbirnega postopka, izbrana pa je bila ekonomsko najugodnejša ponudba.
The measure is, according to the Icelandic authorities, clearly in line with the objectives of Article 61(3)(c) of the EEA Agreement as it facilitates the development of certain economic activities (retail and wholesale broadband services) in remote and rural areas of Iceland.
Operater Síminn je bil tudi ponudnik, ki je ponudil možnost zagotavljanja storitev po najnižjih stroških za skupnost.
In the light of all the above, the Icelandic authorities submit that the potential aid entailed in the measure is compatible with Article 61(3)(c) of the EEA Agreement.
Po navedbah operaterja Síminn so bile spremembe obsega in nadomestila v Pogodbi potrebne za vključitev 670 dodatnih „belih“ objektov in posledičnega nadomestila.
COMMENTS BY SÍMINN
Nadomestilo za dodatne objekte je bilo povprečna cena na enoto iz prvotne ponudbe operaterja Síminn.
Síminn submitted its comments on the opening decision, as well as additional documents, by letter dated 20 December 2013 [51].
Nadomestilo za dodatne objekte bi se zato moralo šteti za razširitev prvotne ponudbe, ki je bila izvedena pod tržnimi pogoji.
Síminn is of the view that the financing of the roll-out of broadband services in question did not involve State aid.
V skladu s tem operater Síminn poudarja, da ni vključene državne pomoči, saj splošni pogoji za operaterja Síminn niso bili ugodnejši od pogojev iz prvotne ponudbe [54].
According to Article 61(1) of the EEA Agreement, a measure must fulfil certain conditions in order to include elements of State aid.
Poleg tega operater Síminn trdi, da dejstvo, da je bilo za izvedbo projekta izbrano podjetje z najnižjo in ekonomsko najugodnejšo ponudbo, samodejno ne more pomeniti, da je imelo določeno podjetje prednost.
Síminn does not consider all of these conditions to be fulfilled, especially in light of the lack of economic advantage to Síminn.
Po navedbah operaterja Síminn so njegovi dejanski povprečni stroški na enoto (stroški za posamezni objekt) znašali […] ISK [55], povprečna cena na enoto, ki jo je prejel operater Síminn, pa je znašala 470191 ISK.
Síminn notes that in its Altmark judgement the Court of Justice of the European Union provided clarification regarding the conditions under which public service compensation does not constitute State aid owing to the absence of any advantage [52].
Kot je opisano v odločbi o začetku postopka, je bila cena, plačana operaterju Síminn po razširitvi obsega, še vedno bistveno nižja od cene, ki so jo ponudili drugi ponudniki in vnaprej ocenili svetovalci Sklada [56].
Síminn maintains that the measure in question involves the funding of a public service and that the four cumulative criteria of the Altmark test are fulfilled.
Operater Síminn je doslej prejel 836457351 ISK, kar vključuje nadomestilo za 670 dodatnih objektov in indeksacijo na DKK.
According to Síminn, the Agreement in question did not confer any economic advantage on the company that went beyond market conditions.
Operater Vodafone je imel drugo najnižjo veljavno ponudbo pri razpisu v znesku 1858339001 ISK, ki je več kot dvakrat večji od nadomestila, ki ga je prejel operater Síminn, tudi če so vključeni dodatni objekti in indeksacijo na DKK.
The use of competitive, transparent and non- discriminatory public tenders has been considered sufficient to presume that no State aid is provided to the economic operator selected in the procedure, as market price is guaranteed [53].
Operater Síminn vztraja, da podjetje na splošno ni imelo koristi ekonomij obsega zaradi razširitve obsega projekta.
The tender procedure set out four objective evaluation criteria.
Čeprav je morda ekonomije obsega izkoriščal na nekaterih območjih, so pogosto razpršene lokacije „belih“ objektov in okoliščine v zvezi z njimi pomenile, da na splošno to ne velja.
The valid offer receiving most points would win the tender.
Zato po mnenju operaterja Síminn podjetje ni pridobilo dejanske finančne prednosti, zaradi katere bi bilo v ugodnejšem položaju kot njegovi konkurenti [57].
Anyone interested in partaking in the procurement procedure was free to submit a tender.
Poleg tega je po navedbah operaterja Síminn dejstvo, da so dejanski stroški projekta nižji od ocenjenih stroškov ter da je bilo nadomestilo pregledno in je temeljilo na stroških, dokaz, da so islandski organi vključili mehanizem za preprečitev prekomernega plačila nadomestil.
The tender was technologically neutral, i.e. open for all technical solutions, in order not to favour any operators on the market.
Ob upoštevanju prej navedenih trditev in trditev islandskih organov operater Síminn meni, da ukrep ne vključuje državne pomoči.
Síminn received the most points and won the tender.
Če bi Nadzorni organ menil, da bi se moral projekt obravnavati kot državna pomoč, operater Síminn vztraja, da bi se moral ukrep obravnavati kot pomoč, združljiva s členom 61(3)(c) Sporazuma EGP.
Therefore, the criteria of competitive selection process and choosing the most economically advantageous offer were fulfilled.
Operater Síminn vztraja, da je bil projekt zasnovan tako, da se je omejilo izkrivljanje konkurence, npr. z zagotavljanjem veleprodajnega dostopa vsem tretjim osebam.
Síminn was also the tenderer offering to provide the services at the least cost to the community.
Navedeni veleprodajni dostop omogoča tretjim osebam, ki so ponudniki storitev, da dejavno konkurirajo na trgu, pri čemer krepijo izbiro in konkurenco na zadevnih območjih, na katere se nanaša ukrep, obenem pa preprečujejo ustvarjanje monopolov nad regionalnimi storitvami.
According to Síminn, the changes made to the scope and compensation of the Agreement were necessary to include the 670 additional ‘white’ buildings and the resulting compensation.
Širokopasovno omrežje je bilo zasnovano kot nevtralno, odprto in razpoložljivo vsem operaterjem, zainteresiranim za veleprodajni dostop, pod enakimi pogoji.
The compensation for the additional buildings was the average unit price in the original tender bid from Síminn.
Po navedbah operaterja Síminn je v Pogodbi jasno določena obveznost, da morajo imeti njegovi konkurenti dostop do infrastrukture, zato se veleprodajni dostop zagotavlja že od začetka projekta [58].
The compensation for the additional buildings should thus be considered to have been an extension of the original tender, also on market terms.
Po trditvah operaterja Síminn je bila sprejeta odločitev o uporabi modela dostopa ADSL, imenovanega „dostop z bitnim tokom v fiksnih omrežjih“, za veleprodajni dostop ADSL in kot referenčno merilo za model dostopa 3G, saj takrat še ni obstajal referenčni model za 3G.
Accordingly, Síminn emphasises that there is no State aid involved since the overall terms were no more favourable to Síminn than the terms of the original tender [54].
Operater Síminn izpostavlja, da so se v zvezi z dostopom ADSL upoštevale smernice Uprave za pošto in telekomunikacije.
Moreover, according to Síminn the fact that the company which had the lowest and most economically advantageous offer was chosen to perform the project, cannot automatically entail the favouring of a certain undertaking.
Da bi dodatno pojasnil tehnična vprašanja, povezana z veleprodajnim dostopom, je operater Síminn predložil prej omenjeno poročilo AM [59].
According to Síminn, the actual average unit cost for Síminn (cost per building) is ISK […] [55], while the average unit price, received by Síminn, is ISK 470191.
Glede na poročilo AM obstaja temeljna razlika med veleprodajnim dostopom do omrežja DSL in do podatkovnega omrežja 3G.
As described in the opening decision, the price paid to Síminn after the expansion of the scope was still considerably lower than the price offered by other bidders, and the price estimated by the Fund's advisors in advance [56].
Poleg tega glede na poročilo AM obstoječa možnost brezžičnega veleprodajnega medomrežnega povezovanja na Islandiji ustreza namenom posebne intervencije v širokopasovno pokritost Islandije.
Síminn has to date received ISK 836457351, which includes the compensation for the 670 additional buildings and the DKK indexation.
Poročilo AM se nanaša tudi na dejstvo, da se je enaka tehnična rešitev za veleprodajni dostop 3G uporabila v podobnem in tekočem irskem širokopasovnem projektu, ki ga je odobrila Evropska komisija [60].
Vodafone had the second lowest valid offer in the tender for the amount of ISK 1858339001, more than double the compensation received by Síminn, even when additional buildings and the DKK indexation are included.
Po navedbah operaterja Síminn pritožnik napačno trdi, da je večkrat neuspešno zahteval veleprodajni dostop do omrežja in da je imel operater Síminn zato znatno prednost prvega na trgu.
Síminn maintains that the company did not enjoy economies of scale overall from the expansion of the project's scope.
Operater Síminn poudarja, da je operater Vodafone zahteval le dostop za gostovanje do oddajnikov 3G operaterja Síminn za zagotavljanje mobilne komunikacije 3G, ki ni povezan z zadevnim projektom.
Even though it may have been the case in certain areas, the often times scattered placement and circumstances of the ‘white’ buildings meant that overall this was not the case.
Operater Síminn trdi, da je operaterju Vodafone ponudil dostop za gostovanje 3G pod tržnimi pogoji, vendar ni želel skleniti pogodbe.
Therefore, according to Síminn, the company did not gain a real financial advantage which put it in a more favourable position than its competitors [57].
Vendar po navedbah operaterja Síminn operater Vodafone za zadevna območja iz projekta ni zahteval veleprodajnega dostopa ali dostopa za preprodajo do hitrih internetnih storitev prek UMTS, ADSL in satelitske povezave.
Furthermore, according to Síminn, the fact that the actual cost of the project is lower than the estimated cost, and the compensation both transparent and cost-based, is evidence that the Icelandic authorities did include a mechanism to prevent overcompensation.
Operater Síminn vztraja, da zadevni projekt ni imel učinka na konkurenco in trgovino ali pa je imel minimalen učinek.
In light of the arguments presented above, along with the arguments presented by the Icelandic authorities, Síminn considers the measure to have been devoid of State aid.
Po navedbah operaterja Síminn v zadevi niso bili predstavljeni dokazi, da je bila podjetju dodeljena kakršna koli neupravičena gospodarska prednost ali da je imela Pogodba škodljiv učinek na strukturo trga.
If the Authority were to consider that the project should be classified as State aid, Síminn maintains that the measures should qualify as aid compatible with Article 61(3)(c) of the EEA Agreement.
Operater Síminn trdi, da se projekt nanaša le na podjetja in posameznike, ki živijo na zadevnih območjih.
Síminn maintains that the project was designed in such a way as to limit distortion of competition, by inter alia ensuring wholesale access to any third party.
Objekti so razpršeni po celi državi in se ne bi smeli obravnavati kot poseben trg.
That wholesale access enables third party service providers to compete actively on the market, thereby strengthening choice and competition in the areas concerned by the measure, simultaneously avoiding the creating of regional service monopolies.
Namesto tega so del celotnega islandskega trga širokopasovnega dostopa.
The broadband network was designed to be neutral, open and available to all interested operators for wholesale access on equal terms.
Na Islandiji je več kot 109000 hitrih internetnih povezav.
According to Síminn, there is a clear obligation in the Agreement that its competitors shall have access to the infrastructure and consequently wholesale access has been provided from the start of the project [58].
Projekt se nanaša na razvoj širokopasovnih storitev na podeželskih območjih Islandije za skupaj 1788 objektov.
According to Síminn, it was decided to use the ADSL access model, termed ‘bitstream access in fixed networks’, for the ADSL wholesale access and as well as the reference for a 3G access model, because there was no known reference model at the time for 3G.
1050 od 1788 objektov je naročenih na širokopasovno storitev, od tega je 559 širokopasovnih povezav prek UMTS.
Síminn points out that the guidelines from the PTA have been followed with regards to ADSL access.
Projekt torej vpliva le na 0,96 % upoštevnega trga in le na 0,51 % objektov s povezavo UMTS (559).
To further explain the technical issues relating to the wholesale access, Síminn submitted the aforementioned AM Report [59].
Poleg tega operater Síminn navaja, da je bil takrat in je še pod strogim nadzorom Islandskega organa za konkurenco in Uprave za pošto in telekomunikacije.
According to the AM Report, there is a fundamental difference between wholesale access to a DSL network and to a 3G data network.
Operater Síminn, njegovo matično podjetje Skipti in operater Míla, ki je prav tako odvisna družba podjetja Skipti, so 8. marca 2013 sklenili poravnavo z Islandskim organom za konkurenco, ki ji je sledil Sklep št. 6/2013 Islandskega organa za konkurenco, objavljen 26. marca 2013, ki zagotavlja, da imajo konkurenti operaterja Síminn in podjetja Míla enak dostop do jedrnih fiksnih telekomunikacijskih omrežij odvisnih družb podjetja Skipti.
Moreover, according to the AM Report, the existing wireless wholesale interconnection option in Iceland is adequate for the purposes of the specific Icelandic broadband coverage intervention.
Ob kakršnih koli znakih izkrivljanja konkurence operaterja Síminn bi se torej začela formalna preiskava prej navedenih organov.
The AM Report also refers to the fact that the same technical solution was used for 3G wholesale access in a similar and concurrent Irish broadband project which was approved by the European Commission [60].
Ob upoštevanju prej navedenih ugotovitev operater Síminn ugotavlja, da bi se moral skupni učinek ukrepa šteti za pozitivnega.
According to Síminn, the complainant has falsely claimed to have repeatedly requested wholesale access to the network without success and that this has given Síminn a significant first mover advantage.
Jasno je, da je ukrep skladen s cilji člena 61(3)(c) Sporazuma EGP, saj pospešuje razvoj nekaterih gospodarskih dejavnosti (maloprodajnih in veleprodajnih širokopasovnih storitev) na oddaljenih in podeželskih območjih Islandije.
Síminn emphasises that Vodafone has only requested roaming access to Síminn's 3G transmitters in order to provide 3G mobile communication, which have no connection to the project in question.
Operater Síminn meni, da je bil projekt zasnovan tako, da čim bolj zmanjšuje kakršno koli morebitno vključeno državno pomoč ali izkrivljanje konkurence.
According to Síminn, Vodafone has been offered 3G roaming access on market terms by Síminn, but has been unwilling to enter into an agreement.
Če bi Nadzorni organ menil, da ukrep vključuje državno pomoč, operater Síminn meni, da je morebitna pomoč združljiva s členom 61(3)(c) Sporazuma EGP.
Vodafone has however, according to Síminn, not requested wholesale or resale access to high speed internet services, via UMTS, ADSL and satellite, for the areas concerned in the project.
PRIPOMBE PRITOŽNIKA (OPERATERJA VODAFONE)
Síminn maintains that the project in question had no or minimal effect on competition and trade.
Nadzorni organ je z dopisom z dne 23. decembra 2013 prejel pripombe in dodatne dokumente operaterja Vodafone [61].
According to Síminn, nothing has been presented in the case to indicate that the company gained any undue economic advantage or that the Agreement had detrimental effect on the market structure.
Glede na pritožbo je Sklad operaterju Síminn s Pogodbo, ki sta jo sklenili pogodbeni stranki, dodelil nezakonito državno pomoč.
Síminn notes that the project only concerns those companies and individuals that live in the areas concerned.
Pritožnik vztraja, da je bil postopek oddaje javnega naročila nepravilen, saj je končna Pogodba med operaterjem Síminn in Skladom vsebovala bistvene spremembe, ki jih je zahteval operater Síminn in ki so podjetju dodelile veliko prednost.
The buildings are spread out all over the country and should not be considered a special market.
Po navedbah pritožnika v tej zadevi ni mogoče izključiti državne pomoči s sklicevanjem na dejstvo, da je bila ponudba operaterja Síminn bistveno nižja od ponudb, ki so jih predložile druge stranke.
Rather, they form a part of the whole Icelandic broadband market.
Jasno je, da se drugim ponudnikom ni omogočilo, da predložijo nove ponudbe po reviziji projekta.
There are over 109000 high speed internet connections in Iceland.
Poleg tega je jasno, da zaradi bistveno večjih plačil, ki so posledica izvedenih sprememb, ni mogoče izključiti tega, da bi konkurenčna podjetja lahko predložila nižje ponudbe za spremenjeni projekt.
The project regards the roll-out of broadband services in rural areas of Iceland for a total number of 1788 buildings.
Pritožnik vztraja, da je bil dostop, ki ga je določala končna Pogodba, omejen na dostop za preprodajo in ne na veleprodajni dostop, kot je bilo prvotno določeno v razpisni dokumentaciji [62].
Of these 1788 buildings, 1050 have subscription to the broadband service, of which broadband offered through UMTS are 559.
Pritožnik trdi, da je večkrat neuspešno zahteval veleprodajni dostop do omrežja [63].
The project therefore only affects 0,96 % of the relevant market and the 559 UMTS connected buildings only 0,51 %.
Poleg tega pritožnik navaja, da so bili odgovori v zvezi z zahtevami glede dostopa, ki jih je prejel od Sklada, pomanjkljivi.
Furthermore, Síminn notes that it was at the time and is still under strict supervision from both the ICA and the PTA.
Po navedbah pritožnika je to povzročilo nesprejemljivo izkrivljanje konkurence, operater Síminn pa je imel znatno prednost prvega na upoštevnem trgu.
Síminn, its parent company Skipti and Míla, also a subsidiary of Skipti, reached a settlement with the ICA on 8 March 2013, followed by a decision of the ICA No 6/2013 that was published on 26 March 2013, which ensures that competitors of Síminn and Míla have the same access to the core fixed telecommunication networks of Skipti's subsidiaries.
Po navedbah pritožnika operaterja Síminn ni nič oviralo pri ponujanju dostopa za gostovanje do omrežja UMTS.
Any indications of distortion of competition by Síminn would therefore lead to a formal investigation on behalf of the abovementioned authorities.
Obstajajo tri splošne možnosti ponujanja veleprodajnega dostopa na podlagi omrežnih standardov GSM in poznejših standardov UMTS/3G, tj. maloprodajni dostop, veleprodajni dostop za gostovanje in dostop do navideznega omrežja.
In light of the above considerations, Síminn concludes that the overall effect of the measure should be deemed positive.
Pritožnik navaja, da operater Síminn ni pojasnil, kako bo storitev ogrožena, če bi podjetje zagotovilo dostop za gostovanje do svojih omrežij UMTS/3G.
The measure is clearly in line with the objectives of Article 61(3)(c) of the EEA Agreement as it facilitates the development of certain economic activities (retail and wholesale broadband services) in remote and rural areas of Iceland.
Po navedbah pritožnika operater Síminn ne proizvaja končne opreme, ki jo proizvaja več proizvajalcev s celega sveta in jo lahko uporabljajo in kupijo vsi subjekti na trgu.
Síminn believes the project was designed in a way that minimises any potential State aid involved and distortion of competition.
V zvezi s kakovostjo storitve ni pomembno, ali vključuje kartico SIM operaterja Síminn ali operaterja Vodafone ali katerega koli drugega telekomunikacijskega podjetja.
As a result, should the Authority consider the measure to include State aid, Síminn submits that the potential aid is compatible with Article 61(3)(c) of the EEA Agreement.
Po navedbah pritožnika je kakovost enaka.
COMMENTS BY THE COMPLAINANT (VODAFONE)
Operater Vodafone navaja, da je operaterju Síminn predložil več zahtev za dostop do omrežja UMTS, ki ga financira Sklad za telekomunikacije.
By letter dated 23 December 2013, the Authority received comments and further documents from Vodafone [61].
Po več sestankih in uradnih dopisih je operater Síminn šele septembra 2010 operaterju Vodafone ponudil dostop za gostovanje do omrežja UMTS.
According to the complaint, unlawful State aid was granted by the Fund to Síminn through the Agreement entered into between the two parties.
Vendar je bil dostop ponujen pod takimi pogoji, da bi bilo za operaterja Vodafone poslovno ugodnejše, če bi na območju, ki ga zajema program, vzpostavil svoje omrežje.
The complainant maintains that the tender procedure was flawed since significant changes were effected in the final Agreement between Síminn and the Fund, which were at the behest of Síminn and were highly favourable to the company.
V skladu s ponudbo naj bi operater Vodafone plačal letno provizijo v višini 1500000 ISK za vsak oddajnik, do katerega je zahteval dostop.
According to the complainant State aid cannot be excluded in this case by referring to the fact that Síminn's bid was significantly lower than bids submitted by other parties.
Poleg tega po navedbah pritožnika ni jasno, ali bi dodatne lokacije pomenile znatno višje stroške dela.
First, it is clear that other bidders did not have the opportunity to submit new bids after the revision of the project.
Višje plačilo torej ne more temeljiti samo na utemeljitvi, da bi se povečalo število lokacij.
Second, it is clear that due to the significant increase in payments as a result of the changes made, it cannot be excluded that competing undertakings could have submitted lower bids for the project as changed.
V zvezi s tem je treba upoštevati tudi, da je bilo v spremembah Pogodbe določeno daljše obdobje za razvoj, tj. od 12 do 18 mesecev.
The complainant maintains that the access mandated by the final Agreement was confined to resale access as opposed to the wholesale access originally prescribed in the tender document [62].
Spremembe obdobja za razvoj bi vključevale možnost racionalizacije uporabe osebja pri projektu, s čimer bi se nato po trditvah pritožnika znižali stroški dela.
The complainant claims to have repeatedly requested wholesale access to the network without success [63].
Poleg tega pritožnik vztraja, da sprememba kazenske klavzule kaže na zniževanje stroškov, ki jih običajno krije podjetje.