Technical and economic replicability assessment in the context of symmetric access

This report examines NRA experiences of assessing technical or economic replicability when considering the imposition of symmetric access obligations as required by Article 12(3) of the Framework Directive as well as Article 61(3) of the EECC. It builds on the work undertaken as part of WP2017[1] which examined the rationale for and scope of symmetric obligations, to the extent of promoting NGA deployment, end-to-end connectivity and competition, with no prejudice to the SMP obligations (remedies). In 2017, in the context of discussions on the EECC, BEREC also produced a position paper on Symmetric Regulation[2].