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Economicoperators' costsand benefitsAdministrativecosts, simplificationConsumer benefitsSocial and digitalinclusionEmployment andlabor marketborder services and creating favorable environment for investment.+Positive impact on service providers operating in several MS, or thoseoffering services with pan-European potential, less divergent regulatoryenvironment, more legal certainty.+/O Overall reduction due to streamlining measures, fewer markets in theRecommendation and a common authorization conditions for services withpan-European potential. More time and resources needed for Commissionapproval of remedies and for setting up the European authority, but stronglypositive cost-benefit assessment. Integrating ENISA to the new entitywould provide operational efficiencies and reduce overall admin costs+/O Indirect impact on consumers. Increased availability of new innovativeproducts and services across the EU, positive impact on consumer choice.Better and cheaper connectivity for business customers across borders.SOCIAL+/O Impact will depend on accompanying measures, such as the upcomingreview of the universal service concept. Positive impact of co-ordination onregulatory consistency should have positive effect on digital inclusionacross the EU. Increased effectiveness of ENISA in the interests of citizens.+/O Difficult to determine. Stronger EU powers could lead to someconsolidation of the market but positive spill-over effects on other sectorscan be expected due to innovation and deployment of cross-border services.Source: European Commission, Impact Assessment on the review of regulatory framework, 2007cumbersome procedures for services withpan-European potential put Europe in adisadvantaged position vis-à-vis thirdcountries. A Recommendation on remedieswould guide NRAs and inform them of bestpractice in the areaSome improvements in legal certainty and theoverall regulatory environment for operatorsdue to better co-ordination of market reviews.Providers of services with pan-Europeanpotential could not benefit from a moreconsistent regulatory environment.Overall reduction due to streamliningmeasures and fewer relevant markets in theRecommendation. No major simplificationfor providers of services with pan-EuropeanpotentialIndirect impact on consumers. Outcomedepends on the efficiency of voluntary coordination.Slow up-take of cross-borderservices and services with pan-Europeanpotential.Impact will depend on accompanyingmeasures, such as the upcoming review of theuniversal service concept. Digital divide maypersist in some countries if voluntary coordinationis not effective.No significant change on labor markets,positive spill-over effects rather limited.2.3 The Analysis in the IA of 2006: What has changed in One Year?The possibility to introduce a single European regulatory body for electronic communications isalready present in the Impact Assessment implemented by the Commission in 2006. This option istaken into account in order to assure consistency to the NRAs different approach to the Europeanregulatory framework, consolidating in this way the European Single Market for electroniccommunications.In particular the 2006 IA evaluates the possible impacts of three different option:1. The so-called “option zero”, that means no policy change;2. the creation of European Regulator;3. the strengthening of Commission powers: this option foresees the attribution to theCommission of a veto power on remedies imposed by NRAs and a Commission approval of82