-Research and Markets: Examine the Telecoms Markets Greece with This Country Regulation Overview As It Is One of the Most Highly Regulated Telecoms Markets in the European Union.

M2 PRESSWIRE-December 23, 2010-: -Research and Markets: Examine the Telecoms Markets Greece with This Country Regulation Overview As It Is One of the Most Highly Regulated Telecoms Markets in the European Union(C)1994-2010 M2 COMMUNICATIONS

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Dublin - Research and Markets (http://www.researchandmarkets.com/research/909c4e/greece_country_re) has announced the addition of the "Greece (Country Regulation Overview)" report to their offering.

Greece is one of the most highly regulated telecoms markets in the European Union. It was quick to adopt the European Commissions regulatory framework in contrast to more developed nations such as Germany.

In Greece, the first round of market analysis commenced in 2004 and by 2008 the regulator, the National Telecommunications & Post Commission (EETT), had published the market decisions for all the markets. In 2009 the EETT also completed the second round of market analysis for LLU, wholesale broadband access, and mobile termination services. This proactive approach has enabled a number of alternative service providers to tap the potential present in the broadband market and to offer bundled services to cater for the growing demand for multi-play services. To bridge the broadband divide, the government is planning to roll out a national fiber broadband project in partnership with private parties with the aim to provide a bandwidth up to 100Mbps to approximately 2 million households and enterprises. Progress with rollout is likely to have been impacted by the recent economic downturn.

Similar to other EU countries, the Greek mobile market is also highly penetrated, with a market penetration of 125% at the end of 2009. Additionally the subscriber base has started declining as a result of increasing churn in the prepaid segment. Although the opportunities provided by the unregulated MVNO market and the auction of technology and service-neutral spectrum are expected to bring some respite, high penetration rates and the availability of mobile number portability services will continue to put pressure on the mobile operators.

Key Topics Covered:

- Fixed market overview

- Internet market

- VoIP

- Multi-play: dual, triple and quadruple players

- Mobile market overview

- MVNOs

- National regulatory authority

- Key legislation and regulation

- Other Acts

- Current status of market analysis

- Wireless licensing

- 3G licensing

- Fixed wireless access

- 2.6GHz spectrum

- Retail regulation

- The retail market

- Retail pricing

- Number portability

- Quality of services

- Wholesale fixed regulation

- Services subject to regulation

- Narrowband voice interconnection

- Cost model for the RIO

- Wholesale access

- Wholesale broadband access

- Wholesale line rental (WLR)

- Local loop unbundling

- Wholesale mobile regulation

- Mobile operator obligations

- Services subject to regulation

- Mobile termination charges

- Mobile number portability

- Universal services

- Universal service obligation

For more information visit http://www.researchandmarkets.com/research/909c4e/greece_country_re

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