LATVIAN ACTUALITIES Dr.Andris Virtmanis, Director, Electronic Communications and Post Department
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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
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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
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2006
2007
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2010
2011
2012
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469
512
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485
456
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Elektronisko sakaru nozare (milj. LVL)
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INTERNET REVENUES IN 2012
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2005
2006
2007
2008
2009
2010
2011
2012
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Piekļuve internetam (milj. LVL)
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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.
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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
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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
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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