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

3.5 Enhanced Bitstream 1
a) Available: on a voluntary basis
b) Wholesale broadband access (ADSL) bitstream.
c) Analysis of the markets 4 and 5 is not finished yet.
d) Market 12 is not regulated.
e) Not applicable.
f) Not applicable.
g) Not applicable.
Below, some additional questions on bitstream:
BoR (11) 06b
� Please describe the different points of access available (e.g. at the broadband PoP, MDF)
and the layers (layer 2, 3 )
� Is quality differentiation possible and how is it implemented? Please mention the relevant
quality parameters and state whether guaranteed bandwidth is available.
� Is multi-cast technology available for alternative operators (e.g. as part of the regulated
product)?
More specific questions regarding bitstream resulting from the Commission’s Draft NGA
Recommendation:
� Did your NRA apply exceptions (e.g., in certain geographic areas) from imposing
wholesale bitstream access on SMP providers? If so, elaborate on the reasoning of that
decision. The Draft NGA Recommendation foresees in Art. 37 the possibility of removing a
bitstream access obligation if access to the fibre loop, in a given geographic area, results
in effective competition.
4 Migration issues
� Is there a migration path envisaged from current to next generation access products?
What does it look like? To what extent is the NRA involved in setting up the migration
path?
1 See ERG (09) 17, Ch. D.1, in particular p. 12.
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