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

2. 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

3. 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

4. Fixed/Mobile termination rates (i)
The Common Position on Symmetry has been approved:
Consultation:
– 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

5. 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

6. 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

7. 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 ERG (08) 09
All documents will be available on the ERG website at:

8. 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

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