Main outcomes of the 24th ERG Plenary Daniel Pataki, ERG Chair Brussels, 06 March 2008

Foreword The Gothenburg Agenda at a glance Remedies Monitoring: approval of a Report of monitoring of compliance of application of ERG Common Positions Fixed / Mobile termination rates: approval of the Common Positions on termination rates symmetry within fixed call termination rates and within mobile call termination rates Wholesale Leased Lines: approval of the Common Position on best practices in remedies Customer empowerment: included into the 2008 ERG work PT Structure and PRDs: approval of the 2008 structure 2009 Chair appointment

Remedies Monitoring In its Statement on the Development of ERG (ERG (06) 51), ERG has committed to putting in place a system to monitor the application of its Common Positions. Report on Monitoring of compliance of application of ERG Common Positions: First trial on the Broadband CPs (ERG (06) 69rev1 and 70rev1) Lessons learned and next steps New action plan on the VoIP CP implementation: Drafting of a questionnaire Development of a timetable for review

Fixed/Mobile termination rates (i) The Common Position on Symmetry has been approved: Consultation: 17.12. – 25.01. extended consultation period More than 30 inputs Late inputs received in the last week of February could not be considered anymore Final document: Changes in the CP due to comments Key content of the CP: path towards symmetry, asymmetry only on an exceptional basis and only for a transitory period Report on the consultation reflecting the inputs also available

Fixed/Mobile termination rates (ii) Further work on MTR / FTR: Proposed content of the upcoming Common Position on harmonization of the costing / price control remedy for MTR focus on reducing discrepancies in implementation of cost-orientation, harmonizing the principles explore future regulation A new joint Task Force has been established to deal with MTR and FTR joint issues and with problems of convergence of termination rates to accompany the Commission work on the Recommendation on fixed and mobile termination rates

Wholesale Leased Lines The Common Position on Best Practice in Remedies Imposed as a Consequence of a Position of Significant Market Power in the Relevant Markets for Wholesale Leased Lines has been approved: Consultation: Only 4 inputs received Final document: Changes in the CP due to comments Report on the consultation reflecting the inputs also available

Summary of approved documents Documents approved for publication: Report on Monitoring of compliance of application of ERG Common Positions ERG (08) 06 Common Position on TR Symmetry ERG (07) 83 Report on the consultation of the draft Common Position on TR symmetry ERG (07) 83b Common Position on WLL ERG (07) 54 Report on the consultation of the draft Common Position on WLL ERG (07) 54b ERG Annual Report 2007 ERG (08) 09 All documents will be available on the ERG website at: http://erg.ec.europa.eu

Others ERG will work on consumer empowerment issues in 2008: Best Practices on tariff transparency Working structure and operational excellence: Improvements in way of working and project team structure I/ERG appointed the ERG Chair 2009, and additional two IRG Board Members: Matthias Kurth, BNetzA Chris Fonteijn, OPTA John Doherty, ComReg

Project Team Structure 2008 PT STRUCTURE IN 2007 PT STRUCTURE IN 2008