Abstract
Functional separation is one of the hottest topics on the regulatory agenda,
and it has been so for a while. Since the UK embarked on the creation of
Openreach, many around the world have looked with interest to this experience,
and some have followed the same path. After almost two years, we try to
summarise the international experience so far and focus our attention on the
most relevant aspects of the debate.
Table of Contents
- Overview
- Key findings
- The different types of separation
- Structural separation
- Functional separation
- Accounting separation
- The need for stronger measures
- Towards a more equitable market environment
- Arguments for and against separation
- 2007 European Framework review
- Reform of current telecoms framework
Country case studies
- Australia
- Italy
- New Zealand
- Sweden
- UK
Table of figures
- Figure 1: Three different degrees of separation
- Figure 2: Where to draw the demarcation line - a ‘net-co' or a
‘loop-co' ?
- Table 1: The roadmap to the new ownership in Telecom Italia
- Figure 3: BT' s new organisational structure after functional separation
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