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r e gu L A T i o N i N C o M M u N i C A T i o N S mArket regulAtion, monitoring And reseArch electronic communicAtions PriCE Controls on thE wholEsalE MarkEt of intEr- nEt and tElEPhonE aCCEss While the regulatory tools available for the NMHH are limited in the case of consumer prices, pursu- ant to the regulatory policy of the european union, it has tighter control over wholesale markets, i.e. the service fees specified by providers among themselves. The eu regulation is based on the assumption that the regulation rEtail PriCE ChECks of these markets will have an impact on the services provided The range of tools at the NMHH’s to users – the operation of retail disposal in the direct regulation of markets – and thus, ultimately, it retail (consumer) prices is rather improves the efficiency of market limited. indeed, retail pricing is competition and serves consumers’ generally outside the scope of well-being. regulatory audits. one of the existing tools is aimed at prevent- ing raises in the access charges (essentially, subscription fees) of SZOLGÁLTATÓ SZOLGÁLTATÓ 1 landline telephone calls. Partly as 2 a result of a consistent regulatory ? conduct, in recent years all provid- ers except one have raised their prices of telephone subscriptions within the permitted inflation value, and they have even reduced their rates on several occasions. 31 31