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In­ter­na­tion­al Tar­iff Comparisons

According to section 40, clause 3, number 1 of the German Telecommunications Act, the Regulatory Authority (Bundesnetzagentur, BNetzA) may, besides the cost information submitted to it, additionally refer to the prices of such undertakings that offer similar services in comparable competitive markets. In principle, tariff Comparisons are carried out internationally and within a particular rates approval process. The rates of the countries chosen for the tariff comparison are shown as an index value which is based on the respective net tariffs (index value = 1) as approved by BNetzA's Ruling Chamber.

International Tariff Comparison “Local Loop Unbundling (one-off / cancellation charges)” MDF and SDF Access

The results based on the application of German incumbent Telekom Deutschland GmbH for approval of tariffs for Local Loop Unbundling of 20 April 2022 (BK3c-22/004). The tariffs, approved by the Bundesnetzagentur (BNetzA), were published in the Official Gazette No. 16 of 24 August 2022, Note No. 152/2022. Official Gazette subscription/dispatch.

Accompanying the approval process, BNetzA carried out an international tariff comparison. The following tables show the current European tariff level of Local Loop charges. Only those countries were included in the comparison that determine tariffs based on cost models or cost documentation and that comply with current EU regulation (EU member countries incl. Iceland, Liechtenstein, Norway and the United Kingdom). The basis are the approved tariffs (net) of the BNetzA (Ruling Chamber 3) valid from 01 October 2022 until 30 September 2025.

a) LLU MDF activation (take over) existing loop

"without works at end user premises"
Country CodeCountryIndex
ATAustria
1,0638
BEBelgium3,1844
BGBulgaria-
CYCyprus0,3141
CZCzech Republic1,4588
DKDenmark-
EEEstonia1,9382
ELGreece0,4985
ESSpain0,9439
FIFinland2,5441
FRFrance2,3641
HRCroatia0,2016
HUHungary0,0000
IEIreland0,6754
ISIcelandn.a.
ITItaly0,8126
LILiechtenstein3,1499
LTLithuania0,4353
LULuxembourg1,7940
LVLatvia1,9338
MTMalta2,0226
NLNetherlands-
NONorway7,2435
PLPoland0,3495
PTPortugal1,2834
RORomania-
SESweden2,4411
SISlovenia0,9240
SKSlovakia1,4184
UKUnited Kingdom1,0074

Remarks:

  • According to EU recommendation: ISO-3166-alpha-2 codes, except for Greece (EL) and United Kingdom (UK).
  • Finland: The tariff is a simple average of the tariffs of the three largest companies with market power in Finland (Elisa, Telia, DNA).
  • Hungary: In Hungary no one-off fee are charged.
  • The product is not regulated in Bulgaria, the Netherlands and Romania.
  • There is no offer in Denmark.

b) LLU SDF activation of new loop

"with works at MDF and end user premises"
Country CodeCountryIndex
ATAustria
1,9393
BEBelgium-
BGBulgaria-
CYCyprus0,3380
CZCzech Republic0,8762
DKDenmark-
EEEstonia-
ELGreece0,6072
ESSpain-
FIFinland-
FRFrance-
HRCroatia-
HUHungary0,0000
IEIreland-
ISIcelandn.a.
ITItaly0,6803
LILiechtenstein1,6593
LTLithuania0,2293
LULuxembourg1,9020
LVLatvia-
MTMalta-
NLNetherlands-
NONorway6,0388
PLPoland0,5636
PTPortugal-
RORomania-
SESweden2,4474
SISlovenia-
SKSlovakia0,0000
UKUnited Kingdom2,8988

Remarks:

  • According to EU recommendation: ISO-3166-alpha-2 codes, except for Greece (EL) and United Kingdom (UK).
  • There is no offer for SDF activation in Belgium, Denmark, Estonia, Spain, Finland, France, Croatia, Ireland, Latvia, Malta, Netherlands, Portugal, Romania and Slovenia.
  • In Hungary no one-off fee are charged.
  • The product is not regulated in Bulgaria.
  • Slovakia only supply prices on request.

c) "LLU MDF Cancellation Charges"

Country CodeCountryIndex
ATAustria
-
BEBelgium0,7650
BGBulgaria-
CYCyprus-
CZCzech Republic-
DKDenmark-
EEEstonia-
ELGreece0,4701
ESSpain1,1720
FIFinland-
FRFrance-
HRCroatia0,3720
HUHungary-
IEIreland-
ISIceland-
ITItaly-
LILiechtenstein-
LTLithuania-
LULuxembourg1,2338
LVLatvia-
MTMalta-
NLNetherlands-
NONorway-
PLPoland0,2567
PTPortugal-
RORomania-
SESweden-
SISlovenia0,4936
SKSlovakia1,6306
UKUnited Kingdom-

Remarks:

  • According to EU recommendation: ISO-3166-alpha-2 codes, except for Greece (EL) and United Kingdom (UK).
  • Cancellation charges only listed in Belgium, Greece, Spain, Croatia, Luxemburg, Poland, Slovenia and Slovakia
    In all other countries, no information was provided or the product is not regulated.

International Tariff Comparison "Local Loop Unbundling (monthly charges)"

The results based on the application of German incumbent Telekom Deutschland GmbH for approval of tariffs for Local Loop Unbundling of 20 April 2019 (BK3c-22/002). The tariffs, approved by the Bundesnetzagentur (BNetzA), were published in the Official Gazette No. 13 of 13 July 2022, Note No. 110/2022. Official Gazette subscription/dispatch.

Accompanying the approval process, BNetzA carried out an international tariff comparison. The following tables show the current European tariff level of monthly Local Loop. Only those countries were included in the comparison that determine tariffs based on cost models or cost documentation and that comply with current EU regulation (EU member countries incl. Iceland, Liechtenstein, Norway and the United Kingdom). The European tariffs are shown as Index values in comparison to the German tariff, i.e. the approved tariffs (net) of BNetzA (Ruling Chamber 3).

Approval period I: 01 July 2022 until 30 June 2027

Approval period II: 01 July 2027 until 30 June 2032

a) LLU Monthly Charges (for the 2-wire copper pair) - Main distribution frame (MDF-access)

Country CodeCountryIndex I:
01 July 2022 until 30 June 2027		Index II:
01 July 2027 until 30 June 2032
ATAustria0,6817
0,6552
BEBelgium0,8197
0,7879
BGBulgaria0,0000
0,0000
CYCyprus0,8169
0,7852
CZCzech Rep.0,631
0,6065
DKDenmark0,0000
0,0000
EEEstonia0,4638
0,4458
ELGreece0,7174
0,6895
ESSpain0,8075
0,7762
FIFinland1,6241
1,5611
FRFrance0,9061
0,8709
HRCroatia0,5014
0,4819
HUHungary0,4263
0,4097
IEIreland1,2009
1,1543
ISIcelandk.A.
k.A.
ITItaly0,8357
0,8032
LILiechtenstein1,1606
1,1155
LTLithuania0,2629
0,2527
LULuxembourg0,8178
0,7861
LVLatvia0,7831
0,7527
MTMalta0,8798
0,8457
NLNetherlands0,0000
0,0000
NONorway0,692
0,6652
PLPoland0,4582
0,4404
PTPortugal0,8441
0,8114
RORomania0,0000
0,0000
SESweden0,7737
0,7437
SISlovenia0,7596
0,7301
SKSlovak Rep.0,3944
0,3791
UKUnited Kingdom0,77090,7410

Remarks:

  • According to EU recommendation: ISO-3166-alpha-2 codes, except for Greece (EL) and United Kingdom (UK).
  • Finland: The tariff is a simple average of the tariffs of the three largest companies with market power in Finland (Elisa, Telia, DNA).
  • No regulation in Bulgaria, Denmark, the Netherlands and Romania.

b) LLU Monthly Charges (for the 2-wire copper pair) - Signal distribution frame (SDF-access)

Country CodeCountryIndex I:
01 July 2022 until 30 June 2027		Index II:
01 July 2027 until 30 June 2032
ATAustria0,8107
0,7792
BEBelgium0,0000
0,0000
BGBulgaria0,0000
0,0000
CYCyprus0,7876
0,7569
CZCzech Rep.0,9538
0,9167
DKDenmark0,0000
0,0000
EEEstonia0,7139
0,6861
ELGreece0,5809
0,5583
ESSpain0,0000
0,0000
FIFinland0,0000
0,0000
FRFrance1,3945
1,3403
HRCroatia0,0000
0,0000
HUHungary0,3988
0,3833
IEIreland1,4494
1,3931
ISIcelandk.A.
k.A.
ITItaly0,7659
0,7361
LILiechtenstein0,0000
0,0000
LTLithuania0,4046
0,3889
LULuxembourg0,7905
0,7597
LVLatvia1,2052
1,1583
MTMalta0,9538
0,9167
NLNetherlands0,0000
0,0000
NONorway0,8584
0,8250
PLPoland0,0000
0,0000
PTPortugal0,0000
0,0000
RORomania0,0000
0,0000
SESweden1,0361
0,9958
SISlovenia0,0000
0,0000
SKSlovak Rep.0,0000
0,0000
UKUnited Kingdom1,08821,0458

Remarks:

  • According to EU recommendation: ISO-3166-alpha-2 codes, except for Greece (EL) and United Kingdom (UK).
  • No regulation in Bulgaria, Denmark, the Netherlands and Romania.
  • The product is not offered in Belgium, Spain, Finland, Croatia, Liechtenstein, Poland, Portugal Slovenia, and Slovakia.
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