Annual Report 1999 : summary
volume 1 (june 2000)
CHAPTER I: THE ECONOMICS OF TELECOMMUNICATIONS
1. The European and French markets in 1999: key figures
1. Key business data for telecommunications operators
2. The leading segments of the telecommunications services market excluding interconnection
3. The various market segments
2. Competition in the countries of the European Union
a. The different tariff systems operated in Europe
3. The number of operators and the role of the incumbent operators
3. The operators: capital movements, European alliances and effects on the stock market
A. The main movements of capital and alliances in Europe in 1999
B. The principles governing the valuation of telecommunications actors
1. The stock market performance of the telecommunications operators
2. The valuation of telecommunications operators
4. Infrastructures and services
2. Typology and strategy of operators in Europe
B. New telecommunications-related business and services
1. New telecommunications brokerage services
2. High development potential for the telecommunications market
C. Typology of the operators present on the French market
1. Classification by category of licence
2. Classification by operator type
3. Classification by project type
a. An increase in the number of own-network construction projects
b. Requests for L.34-1 licences for the provision of IP telephony services
CHAPter II: THE PRIORITIES OF rEgulation in France and Europe
A. The development of mobile telephony
B. Third-generation mobile telephony
1. The formalisation of the link between the administration and the applicant
3. Towards a single European licence for space telecommunications
1. The public consultation and its consequences
a. Work on unbundling raw copper access
2. Progress made by the sub-groups as at 15 May 2000
b. Operational procedures sub-group
2. Situation in certain European countries at the end of the first quarter of 2000
A. The different Internet access formulas in France and Europe
CHAPTER III: CHANGES TO THE REGULATORY FRAMEWORK
A. Summary of the response given by ART to the European Commission's communication on the review of the regulatory framework
2. Consumer interests are our top priority
3. The competitiveness of European industry
5. The architecture of the legal framework
B. Summary of European Commission proposals and ART proposals
2. National framework: ART's proposals
A. Legislative framework for telecommunications services
1. Elimination of the "public telephone service" category
a. Trends in the telecommunications services market and technological development of integrated voice/data networks
B. Harmonisation of the legal regime applicable to networks
1. Rules applicable to cable networks
2. The same regime for all networks, regardless of the services transmitted
1. The results of three years' tariff monitoring
2. The need to adapt the legislative and regulatory framework
1. Universal service: obligations and funding
3. Implementing the universal directory
a. Incorporation of Article 6 of Directive 98/10/EC (Application of ONP to Voice Telephony)
b- Problems related to universal directories and universal enquiry services
F. Role of the territorial authorities
1. Territorial authorities as users of telecommunications services
a. Awarding public contracts to meet proprietary requirements
2. Territorial authorities as managers of the public domain
3. Territorial authorities as territorial developers
G. Terrestrial digital television
1. Anticipating the evolution of the telecommunications economy
2. Managing new resources for the benefit of telecommunications operators
