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3) evaluation of possible amendments to the regulation of the copper wire sub loop unbundling service
in the light of the possible introduction of vectoring technology on FTTCab-VDSL accesses.
Wholesale mobile markets
Termination on the mobile network
In November 2011, the Regulator issued its final recommendation (Decision 621/11/CONS) on
wholesale pricing for voice termination rates on the single national mobile networks. The new glide path,
based on six-monthly rather than annual changes, starts from July 1, 2012 and ends on July 1, 2013,
with the application of a termination price which is symmetrical for all mobile operators of
0.98 €cents/minute.
Voice termination on mobile network
€/cents/minute
Price from
July 1, 2011
New glide path
From
July 1 2012
From
January 1 2013
From
July 1 2013
Termination on H3G network 6.3 3.5 1.7 0.98
Termination on TI, Vodafone & Wind networks 5.3 2.5 1.5 0.98
Retail fixed markets
Retail charge
Beginning July 1, 2011, a rate adjustment was made which consists of increasing the price of the RTG
charge for Consumer clientele from 16.08 euros/month (including VAT) to 16.64 euros/month (including
VAT). The last variation of the Consumer charge was made on February 1, 2009. In line with the new
charge and with AGCom regulations concerning special economic treatment, the RTG charge was
modified for the less affluent classes from 8.04 euros /month (including VAT) to 8.32 euros/month
(including VAT). The ISDN charge and all the charges for Business connections have instead remained
unchanged.
Local, national and fixed-to-mobile retail traffic
Beginning July 1, 2011, a new rate maneuver came into effect for national calls from the fixed line
network which provides for a different breakdown of the plans according to the particular clientele
segment. For the Consumer clientele, the Ora Gratis (free hour) for local calls and the Mezz’Ora Gratis
(free half hour) for long-distance calls was eliminated, while at the same time the pricing scheme was
simplified by introducing a flat rate (no longer differentiated by the time frame). Specifically, the new
prices are equal to 0.71 €cents/minute (including VAT) for local calls and 5.04 €cents/minute (including
VAT) for long distance. For both types of traffic, the set-up charge for each call is unchanged at 7.94
€cents (including VAT). As regards the Business clientele, the Ora Gratis has been eliminated for all local
calls (Mezz’Ora Gratis for long-distance calls had never been introduced for this type of clientele) while
domestic traffic rates (local and long-distance) have remained unchanged (including the breakdown by
time frame).
Ultra-Broadband offering
In order to guarantee the commercial start-up phase of Telecom Italia’s retail optical fiber offering, in the
transition period until completion of the regulation of NGANs, AGCom, with Decision 61/11/CONS
concerning Telecom Italia’s retail offering, has imposed the following conditions: (i) Telecom Italia may
only offer the service in those cities in which NGAN services are already being offered by alternative
operators (Milan, Rome, Turin, Naples, Genoa, Bari, Bologna); (ii) the number of customers that can be
activated by Telecom Italia is set at a maximum of 40,000; (iii) the formulation of a wholesale offering
for the resale of ultra-broadband services must be based on the retail minus principle.
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