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was abandoned in May 2011 due to non-fulfillment of tender requirements. A decline of EUR 50 million in telecommunication services revenues was recorded in 2010 against 2009 and total investments in telecommunications were reduced by EUR 14 million, which is indicative of the consequences of the crisis and decrease in market growth. PoSitiVE dEVELoPmEntS Owing to the efforts of operators, the line Ministry, RATEL and to current indicators of the Statistical Office confirming the country’s recovery from the economic crisis, the Government of the Republic of Serbia enacted a decision to abolish the tax on mobile telephone use as of 1 January 2011. Mobile telephony operators were thus relieved of the tax that had been introduced due to the impact of the global financial crisis on Serbia. As a result of joint efforts of operators in the previous two years, amendments to the Law on Planning and Construction were adopted in March 2011, stipulating certain conditions the procedure for obtaining a building permit for antennas is not required, i.e. provisions of this Law do not apply. In May 2011 the regulatory body announced public consultations on the analysis of relevant electronic communications markets and published the draft decisions on promulgation of SMP operators 1 and their obligations. This was the first market analysis in the Republic of Serbia on the model of EU standards. It is expected that the analysis will be finalised by the end of this year. In the same period, a number of rules were enacted aimed at full enforcement of the Electronic Communications Law. Certain operators’ fees to RATEL were reduced, but many utility fees were increased. The Digital School project was completed in June 2011. The project equipped 2,910 schools on the territory of the Republic of Serbia with 30,000 computers. Project implementation was funded from operators’ fees in 2009. July 2011 saw the introduction of number portability in mobile telephony. Thereby the working group, consisting of representatives of RATEL and operators, in charge of all preparations for the implementation of the number portability service in mobile telephony, completed its task. Telekom Srbija approved a rise in the retail prices of fixed telephony services, effective as of August 2011. At the same time, the regulatory body enacted a decision on the reduction of termination fees in Telekom Srbija’s fixed network for all calls from other fixed and mobile networks. Both decisions entered into force on 1 August 2011. rEmaininG iSSUES The Action Plan, as an integral part of the Strategy for the Development of Electronic Communications in the Republic of Serbia until 2020, is overdue. The Action Plan is a list of necessary activities that would further concretise institutional plans and activities in this field and provide higher predictability to all the market players. The Electronic Communications Law postponed the full liberalisation of fixed telephony to 2012. The unsuccessful sale of Telekom, the small market share of Orion and waiting for Telenor to start providing fixed telephony services are the main characteristics of the fixed telephony market at this moment. Given the unsuccessful sale of Telekom, the strong influence of the state on the developments in the electronic communications field is expected to continue. The introduction of number portability in fixed telephony should also be implemented successfully. Establishing the jurisdiction of the Ministry of Culture, Media and Information Society over all activities in the telecommunications field is proceeding slowly. Full jurisdiction of the Ministry over the activities in the electronic communications field should be established to enable growth of the electronic communications market and strengthen RA- TEL’s capacities to implement EU regulations. It is necessary to improve cooperation and coordination on the preparation of bills and by-laws between the line ministry and other state institutions relevant for the telecommunications field, particularly in the area of construction, environment, consumer protection, introduction of various types of taxes and fees. 1 22 Operators with Significant Market Power. top �
� top <strong>Fic</strong> <strong>rEcommEndationS</strong> Although progress has been made in the regulatory framework of the electronic communications market since the publication of the last White Book (2010), some recommendations of the Council provided in White Book 2010 are still relevant and necessary for the growth and development of the electronic communications market in the Republic of Serbia and are therefore of high priority: Abolishing bureaucratic procedures relating to telecommunications (issuing certificates for the design of telecommunications equipment and network, technical inspection of the installation and operation of telecommunications equipment, requirements for detailed documentation for product and network design, technical inspection of compliance with international standards, etc.); Stimulating broadband services; Introduction of number portability in fixed telephony; Encouraging the development of new telecommunications infrastructure and enabling the use of the existing alternative infrastructure for all types of electronic services; Efficient enforcement of the Law on Planning and Construction, reduction of unnecessary bureaucracy when it comes to base stations construction, especially in the area of environmental protection legislation related to construction; Decision on allocation of digital dividend and adoption of the new Allocation Plan based on the technological neutrality principle. Making available frequencies used for public mobile services in Europe – extension to 900 MHz and 2600 MHz. We would like to emphasise particularly the following: The regulatory body should adopt the by-laws to the Electronic Communications Law and conform them to EU standards as soon as possible; Strengthening the capacities of the administration and the independent regulatory body to boost the electronic communications market; Solving compliance issues relating to environmental protection regulations in the process of development of the telecommunications network (Instructions for the construction and use of non-ionising radiation sources) that hinder the development of the infrastructure and significantly impede the operators’ investments, due to their complexity and the very long procedures. 23
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