BoR (11) 06b BEREC report NGA Country Cases - IRG

BoR (11) 06b
- Elaborate on your practical experiences with such provisions (e.g. have there been
any practical problems with enforcing such provisions?).
Not yet applied.
� Are there any provisions dealing with stranded assets? Investments by alternative
operators get sunk if the closure of MDFs implies that pay-back periods are shorter than
initially expected. Are there any measures in place to solve the problem of stranded assets
and what do they look like (e.g. compensation schemes 5 )?
See reply above about MDF decommission notice period.
� Are there any provisions relating to the costs of migration? E.g., how are the costs of
migration split between the SMP operator and the competitors?
Not yet.
5 Transparency regarding civil engineering infrastructure
� Art. 17 of the Draft NGA Recommendation foresees the establishment of a database
containing information on (e.g.) geographical location, available capacity of all ducts 6 . In
case such a database exists already in your country, explain:
- Who established/runs this database: the NRA or another institution, possibly in cooperation
with the NRA?
Currently such database is managed by operators and local authorities.
SMP: (according to decision 731/09/CONS) has to provide access to such database,
concerning its own infrastructures.
SMP and Non SMP: According to the Italian communication Code, Information on new
infrastructure should be communicated, by operators and local authorities, to the Ministry
of communications (now ministry of economic development). Agcom has issued (still under
discussion) a specific regulation (decision 105/10/CONS) for the implementation of a
centralised database fed by all involved subjects (operators, local municipalities, public
bodies). This database will be established and run by Agcom. The DB will be accessible by
all operators.
5 See BoR (10) 08, Ch. E.2.
6 Note: In its Opinion to this Draft Recommendation BEREC suggested to replace “all ducts” with
“civil engineering infrastructure”.
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