Orange Belgium invites the media regulators to pursue their work to stimulate the competition on the fixed internet and TV ma...
07 Luglio 2017 - 6:50PM
Referring to the
launch of the public consultation on the updated TV and broadband
market analysis, Orange Belgium welcomes the intention expressed by
the regulators to strengthen the competition on the fixed markets.
Orange Belgium now calls upon the regulators to further develop and
improve the draft decision as soon as possible in the interest of
the consumers.
Since many years, the Belgian
customers had been suffering from a lack of competition in the
internet & TV market, associated with high retail tariffs with
regular price increases. Orange's internet and TV ("Love")
offer, launched last year, has marked a step change in the market
dynamic by offering consumers a qualitative alternative at an
attractive price. One year after launch, more than 50 000 customers
trusts Orange for their Internet & TV. For that purpose, Orange
spent more than 60M€ (excluding indirect costs) and created more
than 200 (direct and indirect) jobs. Orange keeps improving its
Love proposition regularly, with new content and features. Orange's
internet & TV is only available in combination with a mobile
subscription as today's wholesale tariffs don't allow to offer an
economically sustainable standalone fixed offer.
Orange Belgium calls upon the
regulators to move the market analysis forward with a clear focus
on improving as fast as possible the cable access financial and
operational conditions to allow the Belgian customers to benefit
from a sustainable and effective competition on the Internet &
TV market.
The proposed strengthening of the
non-discrimination obligations will definitely contribute to an
improvement of alternative operators' ability to compete.
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With respect to the wholesale charges, the
current retail-minus methodology has proven to be ineffective and
non-sustainable. The wholesale prices must be based as fast as
possible on a cost-plus methodology as used in other markets.
By design, a cost-plus method provides infrastructure operators
with the necessary returns on investment, while it also
allows predictable and competitive conditions for alternative
operators.
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Considering first analysis and international
benchmarks, Orange Belgium considers that the wholesale cost
charged by the cable operators should decrease by an amount of up
to 10 € per customer per month.
Orange Belgium also welcomes that
BIPT consultation raises the question of the framework for the
fiber networks (FttH) roll out in Belgium. Even if these
deployments will not be able to materially change the market in the
short term, Orange Belgium considers that fair co-investment models
allow to deploy fiber networks wider and quicker to the benefit of
Belgian economy in the long term, as it has been the case in other
countries, and is willing to consider them, subject to acceptable
financial and operational conditions.
Orange Belgium will now carry out
an in-depth analysis of the consultation files.
About Orange Belgium
Orange Belgium is one of the leading
telecommunication operators on the Belgian market, with over 3
million customers, and in Luxembourg through its subsidiary Orange
Communications Luxembourg.
As a convergent actor, we provide mobile telecommunication
services, internet and TV to private clients, as well as innovative
mobile and fixed line services to businesses. Our high-performance
mobile network supports 2G, 3G, 4G and 4G+ technology and is the
subject of ongoing investments.
Orange Belgium is a subsidiary of the Orange Group, one of the
leading European and African operators for mobile telephony and
internet access, as well as one of the world leaders for
telecommunication services to enterprises.
Orange Belgium is listed on the Brussels Stock Exchange (OBEL).
More information on: corporate.orange.be,
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@pressOrangeBe.
Press
contact
Annelore Marynissen - annelore.marynissen@orange.com -
+32 (0) 479 01 60 58
Jean-Pascal Bouillon - jean-pascal.bouillon@orange.com -
+32 (0) 473 94 87 31
press@orange.be
Contact
investors
Siddy Jobe - ir@orange.be - +32(0)2 745 80 92
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