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Norway (Country Regulation Overview)

  • Published: February 2011
  • 28 pages
  • Ovum

Introduction

This report offers a broad overview of the regulations in fixed and mobile markets at retail and wholesale levels. It also provides an overview of the national regulatory authority, key legislation and regulations, spectrum licensing, national broadband strategies, and universal service.

Features and benefits

- This overview illustrates the change in the Norwegian fixed-line and mobile retail markets over a period of five years.
- It provides clients with a detailed understanding of the regulatory environment in the country.
- This overview also offers the details on the spectrum policy and licensing in the country.

Highlights

The report highlights the regulator's efforts to facilitate the nationwide expansion of a third mobile network and to improve fixed and mobile broadband infrastructure in the country.
It also highlights the regulator’s initiatives to improve competition by analyzing the markets of the EC’s previous recommendation of 2003 (which are now excluded), in addition to the relevant markets defined by the EC's recommendation of 2007.

Your key questions answered

- What are the services subject to regulation in fixed and mobile wholesale markets in Norway?
- What are the regulatory initiatives to improve the fixed and mobile broadband infrastructure in the country?

SUMMARY
In a nutshell
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OVERVIEW
Fixed market overview
Broadband market
Mobile market overview
MVNOs
National regulatory authority
Role of the Norwegian Competition Authority
Key legislation and regulation
The Electronic Communications Act
Decrees
National broadband plan
Current status of market analysis
SPECTRUM
Spectrum policy
Wireless licensing
3G licensing
Broadband wireless access (BWA) licenses
Digital dividend
RETAIL REGULATION
Services subject to regulation
The retail market
WHOLESALE FIXED REGULATION
Services subject to regulation
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Voice interconnection
Cost model for reference offer
Wholesale access
Carrier pre-selection
Wholesale line rental (WLR)
Wholesale broadband services
Local loop unbundling
Wholesale broadband services
Leasing of dark fiber
WHOLESALE MOBILE REGULATION
Services subject to regulation
National roaming
Mobile number portability
Mobile termination charges
COMPETITION CASES
Current cases
UNIVERSAL SERVICE
Universal service obligation
MARKETS SUSCEPTIBLE TO REGULATION
The ESA’s market definitions
APPENDIX
Methodology
Author
Ovum Regulatory & Policy Consulting
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