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NMHH - Se NS i B L e r e gu L A T i o N , S o u N D P ro S P e C T S rEgulation of Call tErMi- Based on the decision of the nation ratEs basEd on an President of the National Media adMinistrativE Cost ModEl and infocommunications Authority, from 1 January 2014 wholesale call termination rates applicable to landline operators declined SZOLGÁLTATÓ 1 by 40 per cent, while the rates of SZOLGÁLTATÓ mobile operators decreased by 76 2 ? percent as of 1 April 2015. With the introduction of the new rate, Hungary will have the second low- est mobile call termination rate in the european union. All telephone service providers operate their own networks to provide their service; however, all of them are under an obligation to enable subscribers to receive calls from and initiate calls to other networks. in order that the calls The National Media and of their subscribers are received infocommunications Authority by the networks of other service MarkEt analysis has market analysis data available providers, providers pay competi- back to 2004. in the meantime, tors a call termination fee. This is Market analysis is a forward- the Authority has conducted four the amount the mobile operator looking form of competition rounds of market analysis on the of the dialling party may charge regulation with the ultimate goal markets recommended by the the mobile operator of the dialled of promoting efficient retail market european Commission for regula- party (if the two are not the same) competition. Backed by market tion and issued 41 resolutions for one minute of telephone call. analysis results, the competition given that the analysis must be in compliance with eu regulations, policy of the Authority differs from performed once every three years NMHH is required, at least once “traditional” competition regula- in the markets concerned. The every three years, to review the tion in that rather than merely greatest achievements of mar- regulatory environment of the lan- sanctioning the abuse of dominant ket analysis include obligations dline as well as mobile telephone position after the fact, by prescrib- imposed on the landline telephone market, including call termination ing adequate regulatory obliga- market and internet services, which rates. tions it prevents restrictive market supported the market entry of new practices arising from the abuse of market participants and stimulated dominant position in the first place. competition in the retail market. 32