LATVIAN ACTUALITIESDr.Andris Virtmanis, Director, Electronic Communications and Post Department

ANNUAL MEETING OF BALTIC ELECTRONIC COMMUNICATIONS AND POSTAL REGULATORS

Marciena, District of Madona, Latvia  29 August 2013

Presentation outline

• Few elcos market highlights • What happens in Latvian electronic communications ?• Development of postal sector• What is new in SPRK?

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Elcos market highlights

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ELCO REVENUES IN 2012

42005

2006

2007

2008

2009

2010

2011

2012

416

469

512

525

485

456

421

413

Elektronisko sakaru nozare (milj. LVL)

INTERNET REVENUES IN 2012

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2005

2006

2007

2008

2009

2010

2011

2012

23

43

54

59

66

75

83

90

Piekļuve internetam (milj. LVL)

CHARACTERISTICS OF BB*

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Digital Agenda for

Europe 2020

100% pop. ≥ 30 Mb/s

50% househ. ≥ 100 Mb/s

No Service LV EC1 Fixed BB access 23,40% 28,70%

(01.2012.)2 NGA lines 48 %

(11%pop.)20 %(3%pop.)

3 Mobile BB 50,50% 54,10%

4 ≤ 30 Mb/s 56,60% 85,80%

30 Mb/s ≤ x100 Mb/s

22,90% 11,10%

≥ 100 Mb/s 20,50% 3,10%

* 01.01.2013.

BB BY SPEEDS

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What happens in electronic communications in Latvia?

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KEY ELCO ACTUALITIES IN 2013 Beginning of construction of optical NGN (“pre-last mile”) by LVRTC Designation of provider for digital terrestrial TV from

2014 – Lattelecom selected Merger of CaTV operators Baltcom TV and IZZI SPRK’s tender of 50 MHz band (TDD) in 2,6 GHz range (on 26 August 2013) – Latvian Mobile Telephone SPRK’s tender for “Digital Dividend” in 800 MHz range (planned on 21 October 2013) Amendments to ECL and SPRK’s regulations in access

markets 4 & 5 (recently passed by EC’s comments) Further regulations (towards lowering) of MTRs and

FTRs – pending, consultation to be launched

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No Frequency Band

Amount of Spectrum

Allocated in Latvia

1 800 MHz (DD) 60 MHz Oct. 2013

2 900 MHz 70 MHz Yes

3 1800 MHz 150 MHz Yes

4 2 GHz 120 MHz Yes

5 2,3 GHz 70 MHz Yes (60 MHz)

6 2.6 GHz 190 MHz Yes

7 3.4-3.6 GHz 200 MHz Yes

8 3.6-3.8 GHz 200 MHz Yes

Latvia takes 4th place after Sweden,

Denmark and Lithuania in granting of

usage rights in attractive ranges of

whole 1200 MHz

(2012 INFO:DG CONNECT)

FREQUENCY ALLOCATION FOR SERVICES

Actual from postal sector

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Legal matters

Amended Postal Law (from 24 April 2013) Actualized SPRK regulations Cabinet Regulations on universal postal

service compensation mechanism – still pending

Designation of universal service provider by SPRK’s tender – to be organized in 2014

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Letters sent by Latvian Post, th.

Domestic Cross-border

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Packages sent by Latvian Post, th.

Cross-borderDomestic

What is new in SPRK?

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SPRK IN NEW ADDRESS IN RIGA: Ūnijas iela 45

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RE-BRANDING OF SPRK

UsersUndertakingsGovernment

QualityValue

Accessibility

ReliabilityCompetence

Independence

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STREAMLINING OF SPRK

SPRK •Enhanced competence

SPRK • Improved external communication

SPRK •Simplified procedures

Development of public services by balancing interests of undertakings and customers

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NEW SPRK’s WEB-SITE

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STRUCTURAL CHANGES IN ELECTRONIC COMMUNICATIONS AND POST DEPARTMENT

Postal Division + 1 expert = 2 experts

Universal Service Division

Chief Specialist (CS) on Universal Service matters

ECPD: 6 Divisions22 experts + 1 CS

Currently 23 employees

Thank you much for attention !andris.virtmanis@sprk.gov.lv