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inCOMMUNICATIONS & STRATEGIES > 93 (1er quarter 2014) . - p. 99-118

Titre :	Achieving the level playing field between the players of the Internet value chain
Type de document :	texte imprimé
Auteurs :	Anne-Marie Allouët, Auteur ; Sylvie Le Franc, Auteur ; Marie-Noémie Marques, Auteur ; Luisa Rossi, Auteur
Année de publication :	2014
Article en page(s) :	p. 99-118
Langues :	Anglais
Tags :	régulation  électronique  nouveaux services  société de l'information
Index. décimale :	621.382 Télécommunications
Résumé :	"A fully functioning ICT Single Market in the European Union requires a level playing field between all the actors in the Internet value chain. This is not currently the case as telecommunication operators face more stringent rules than OTTs for the provision of their services. This imbalance does not provide the same level of protection for customers, does not provide the same guarantees for governments and generates competition distortion, hence it has to be overcome. To achieve this purpose we propose to update the definition of the "Electronic Communications Services" deleting the "conveyance of signals" criterion and limiting ECS to access services. Such change would clarify the classification of ICT services ensuring the same level of consumer protection since substitutable services would be submitted to the same regulatory regime. This paper also presents a proposal for further reviewing the Telecom Package transferring obligations from the sector-specific to the cross-sector framework and underlines the need for efficient law enforcement and taxation. Considering the extent of the proposed changes, this paper is to be considered as a basis for further analysis."

[article] Achieving the level playing field between the players of the Internet value chain [texte imprimé] / Anne-Marie Allouët, Auteur ; Sylvie Le Franc, Auteur ; Marie-Noémie Marques, Auteur ; Luisa Rossi, Auteur . - 2014 . - p. 99-118.
Langues : Anglais
in COMMUNICATIONS & STRATEGIES > 93 (1er quarter 2014) . - p. 99-118

Tags :	régulation  électronique  nouveaux services  société de l'information
Index. décimale :	621.382 Télécommunications
Résumé :	"A fully functioning ICT Single Market in the European Union requires a level playing field between all the actors in the Internet value chain. This is not currently the case as telecommunication operators face more stringent rules than OTTs for the provision of their services. This imbalance does not provide the same level of protection for customers, does not provide the same guarantees for governments and generates competition distortion, hence it has to be overcome. To achieve this purpose we propose to update the definition of the "Electronic Communications Services" deleting the "conveyance of signals" criterion and limiting ECS to access services. Such change would clarify the classification of ICT services ensuring the same level of consumer protection since substitutable services would be submitted to the same regulatory regime. This paper also presents a proposal for further reviewing the Telecom Package transferring obligations from the sector-specific to the cross-sector framework and underlines the need for efficient law enforcement and taxation. Considering the extent of the proposed changes, this paper is to be considered as a basis for further analysis."