BEREC Opinion on Phase II investigation pursuant to Article 7a of Directive 2002/21/EC as amended by Directive 2009/140/EC: Case DE/2013/1460 Call termination on individual public telephone networks provided at a fixed location (market 3) in Germany

Document number: BoR (13) 94

Document date: 01-08-2013

Date of registration: 02-08-2013

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Author: BEREC

On 21 May 2013, the Commission registered a notification by the German national regulatory authority, Bundesnetzagentur (BNetzA), concerning the call termination on individual public telephone networks provided at a fixed location (Market 3) in Germany. Case number DE/2013/1460.

On 20 June 2013,pursuant to Article 7 of the Framework Directive (Directive 2002/21/EC),the Commission informed BNetzA and the Body of European Regulators for ElectronicCommunications(BEREC)of its reasons for considering that the draft measure would create a barrier to the internal market and communicated its serious doubts as to compatibilityof the proposed measure with EU law.

In that respect, as required by Article 3(1)(a) of the BEREC Regulation (Regulation (EC) № 1211/2009) and in relation with Article 7 and 7a of the Framework Directive, on the 1 August 2013 BEREC adopted the current opinion in relation to Phase II investigation pursuant to Article 7a of Directive 2002/21/EC as amended by Directive 2009/140/EC: Case DE/2013/1460  Call termination on individual public telephone networks provided at a fixed location (market 3) in Germany.