In­ter­na­tion­al Tar­iff Comparisons

• International Tariff Comparison “Local Loop Unbundling (one-off / cancellation charges)” MDF-access
  • a) LLU activation (take over) existing loop
  • b) LLU activation of new loop
  • c) "LLU Cancellation Charges"
• International Tariff Comparison "Local Loop Unbundling (monthly charges)"
  • a) LLU Monthly Charges (for the 2-wire copper pair) - Main distribution frame (MDF-access)
  • b) LLU Monthly Charges (for the 2-wire copper pair) - Signal distribution frame (SDF-access)

According to section 35, clause 1, number 1 of the German Telecommunications Act, the Regulatory Authority (Bundesnetzagentur, BNetzA) may, besides the cost information submitted to it, in addition refer to the prices of such undertakings as offer like services in comparable competitive markets. In principle Tariff Comparisons are carried out internationally and within a particular rates approval process. The rates of the countries chosen for the tariff comparison are shown as an index value which is based on the respecitve net tariffs (index value = 1) as approved by BNetzA's Ruling Chamber.

International Tariff Comparison “Local Loop Unbundling (one-off / cancellation charges)” MDF-access

The results based on the application of German incumbent Telekom Deutschland GmbH for approval of tariffs for Local Loop Unbundling of 21 April 2020 (BK3c-20/013). The tariffs, approved by the Bundesnetzagentur (BNetzA), were published in the Official Gazette No. 19 of 14 October 2020, Note No. 267/2020. Official Gazette subscription/dispatch (order form).

Accompanying the approval process, BNetzA carried out an international tariff comparison. The following tables show the current European tariff level of Local Loop charges. Only those countries were included in the comparison that determine tariffs based on cost models or cost documentation and that comply with current EU regulation (EU member countries incl. Iceland, Liechtenstein, Norway and the United Kingdom). The basis are the approved tariffs (net) of the BNetzA (Ruling Chamber 3) valid from 01 October 2020 until 30 September 2022.

a) LLU activation (take over) existing loop

"without works at end user premises"

Country Code	Country	Index
AT	Austria	1,4308
BE	Belgium	0,8754
BG	Bulgaria	0,0000
CY	Cyprus	0,3200
CZ	Czech Republic	1,5006
DK	Denmark	1,5354
EE	Estonia	1,9749
EL	Greece	0,6741
ES	Spain	0,9618
FI	Finland	2,5922
FR	France	1,7206
HR	Croatia	0,2085
HU	Hungary	0,0000
IE	Ireland	0,6882
IS	Iceland	n.a.
IT	Italy	0,8396
LI	Liechtenstein	3,0685
LT	Lithuania	0,4436
LU	Luxembourg	1,8279
LV	Latvia	n.a.
MT	Malta	2,0609
NL	Netherlands	0,0000
NO	Norway	5,9945
PL	Poland	0,3761
PT	Portugal	1,3076
RO	Romania	0,0000
SE	Sweden	n.a.
SI	Slovenia	0,9119
SK	Slovakia	1,4453
UK	United Kingdom	0,9711

Remarks:

• According to EU recommendation: ISO-3166-alpha-2 codes, except for Greece (EL) and United Kingdom (UK).
• Finland: The tariff is a simple average of the tariffs of the three largest companies with market power in Finland (Elisa, Telia, DNA).
• Hungary: In Hungary no one-off fee are charged.
• The product is not regulated in Bulgaria, the Netherlands and Romania.

b) LLU activation of new loop

"without works at end user premises"

Country Code	Country	Index
AT	Austria	1,6059
BE	Belgium	1,3543
BG	Bulgaria	0,0000
CY	Cyprus	0,2745
CZ	Czech Republic	0,6425
DK	Denmark	1,3187
EE	Estonia	0,8455
EL	Greece	0,6019
ES	Spain	0,8176
FI	Finland	1,1098
FR	France	0,7366
HR	Croatia	0,2917
HU	Hungary	0,0000
IE	Ireland	1,3611
IS	Iceland	n.a.
IT	Italy	1,2077
LI	Liechtenstein	1,3136
LT	Lithuania	0,1899
LU	Luxembourg	1,5750
LV	Latvia	n.a.
MT	Malta	1,8013
NL	Netherlands	0,0000
NO	Norway	1,4960
PL	Poland	0,4931
PT	Portugal	0,0000
RO	Romania	0,0000
SE	Sweden	n.a.
SI	Slovenia	0,6428
SK	Slovakia	0,0000
UK	United Kingdom	0,6193

Remarks:

• According to EU recommendation: ISO-3166-alpha-2 codes, except for Greece (EL) and United Kingdom (UK).
• Finland: The tariff is a simple average of the tariffs of the three largest companies with market power in Finland (Elisa, Telia, DNA).
• Hungary: In Hungary no one-off fee are charged.
• The product is not regulated in Bulgaria, the Netherlands and Romania.
• The countries Portugal and Slovakia only supply prices on request.

c) "LLU Cancellation Charges"

Country Code	Country	Index
AT	Austria	n.a.
BE	Belgium	0,6954
BG	Bulgaria	0,0000
CY	Cyprus	n.a.
CZ	Czech Republic	n.a.
DK	Denmark	1,1795
EE	Estonia	n.a.
EL	Greece	0,3625
ES	Spain	n.a.
FI	Finland	n.a.
FR	France	0,2895
HR	Croatia	0,3434
HU	Hungary	0,0000
IE	Ireland	n.a.
IS	Iceland	n.a.
IT	Italy	0,4986
LI	Liechtenstein	n.a.
LT	Lithuania	n.a.
LU	Luxembourg	n.a.
LV	Latvia	n.a.
MT	Malta	n.a.
NL	Netherlands	0,0000
NO	Norway	1,8854
PL	Poland	0,2461
PT	Portugal	n.a.
RO	Romania	0,0000
SE	Sweden	n.a.
SI	Slovenia	0,4488
SK	Slovakia	n.a.
UK	United Kingdom	n.a.

Remarks:

• According to EU recommendation: ISO-3166-alpha-2 codes, except for Greece (EL) and United Kingdom (UK).
• Cancellation charges are only listed in Belgium, Denmark, Greece, France, Croatia, Italy, Norway, Poland and Slovenia. In all other countries, no tariff information was given or the product is not regulated.

International Tariff Comparison "Local Loop Unbundling (monthly charges)"

The results based on the application of German incumbent Telekom Deutschland GmbH for approval of tariffs for Local Loop Unbundling of 18 January 2019 (BK3c-19/001). The tariffs, approved by the Bundesnetzagentur (BNetzA), were published in the Official Gazette No. 13 of 10 July 2019, Note No. 363/2019. Official Gazette subscription/dispatch (order form).

Accompanying the approval process, BNetzA carried out an international tariff comparison. The following table shows the current European tariff level of monthly Local Loop charges for MDF- and SDF-access. Only those countries were included in the comparison that determine tariffs based on cost models or cost documentation and that comply with current EU regulation (EU member countries incl. Iceland, Liechtenstein, Norway and the United Kingdom). The basis are the approved tariffs (net) of the BNetzA (Ruling Chamber 3) valid from 01 July 2019 until 30 June 2022.

a) LLU Monthly Charges (for the 2-wire copper pair) - Main distribution frame (MDF-access)

Country Code	Country	Index
AT	Austria	0,6101
BE	Belgium	0,6748
BG	Bulgaria	0,6227
CY	Cyprus	0,7311
CZ	Czech Rep.	0,5655
DK	Denmark	0,7874
EE	Estonia	0,4151
EL	Greece	0,5924
ES	Spain	0,7227
FI	Finland	1,1622
FR	France	0,7790
HR	Croatia	0,5597
HU	Hungary	0,4311
IE	Ireland	0,8739
IS	Iceland	n.a.
IT	Italy	0,7235
LI	Liechtenstein	0,9866
LT	Lithuania	0,2353
LU	Luxembourg	0,7084
LV	Latvia	0,7008
MT	Malta	0,7874
NL	Netherlands	0,6882
NO	Norway	0,6479
PL	Poland	0,4345
PT	Portugal	0,7555
RO	Romania	0,0000
SE	Sweden	0,8143
SI	Slovenia	0,6798
SK	Slovak Rep.	0,3529
UK	United Kingdom	0,7235

Remarks:

• According to EU recommendation: ISO-3166-alpha-2 codes, except for Greece (EL) and United Kingdom (UK).
• Finland: The tariff is a simple average of the tariffs of the three largest companies with market power in Finland (Elisa, Telia, DNA).
• In Romania the product is not regulated.

b) LLU Monthly Charges (for the 2-wire copper pair) - Signal distribution frame (SDF-access)

Country Code	Country	Index
AT	Austria	0,7957
BE	Belgium	0,0000
BG	Bulgaria	1,0511
CY	Cyprus	0,7730
CZ	Czech Rep.	0,9390
DK	Denmark	0,0000
EE	Estonia	0,7007
EL	Greece	0,7319
ES	Spain	0,0000
FI	Finland	0,0000
FR	France	1,3149
HR	Croatia	0,7745
HU	Hungary	0,4426
IE	Ireland	0,8184
IS	Iceland	n.a.
IT	Italy	0,7518
LI	Liechtenstein	0,0000
LT	Lithuania	0,3972
LU	Luxembourg	0,7574
LV	Latvia	1,1830
MT	Malta	0,9362
NL	Netherlands	0,0000
NO	Norway	0,8695
PL	Poland	0,5589
PT	Portugal	0,0000
RO	Romania	0,0000
SE	Sweden	1,2014
SI	Slovenia	0,4638
SK	Slovak Rep.	0,0000
UK	United Kingdom	1,0397

Remarks:

• According to EU recommendation: ISO-3166-alpha-2 codes, except for Greece (EL) and United Kingdom (UK).
• In Slovakia the product is not regulated.
• The product is not offered in Belgium, Denmark, Spain, Finland, Liechtenstein, the Netherlands, Portugal and Romania.