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KHO:2005:67 AI generated

Telecom market share analysis insufficient; court remands case for broader consideration of interconnection negotiation power.

Case Number KHO:2005:67
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Jurisdiction Finland (FI)
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Outcome Dismissed
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The Supreme Administrative Court dismissed the applicant's request to revoke the Communications Authority's decision designating a telecom operator as having significant market power. The Authority had failed to adequately consider factors beyond market share, specifically the operators' interconnection negotiation strength, as required by EU directives. Consequently, the decision was remanded for a more comprehensive market analysis.

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Viestintämarkkinalaki 17 §; EU Directive 2002/21/EC: A market dominance finding is invalid if the authority fails to comprehensively assess relevant factors, including the strength of interconnection negotiations between operators, beyond mere market share.

Keywords

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significant market power telecom market analysis interconnection negotiations market dominance EU Directive 2002/21/EC

Cited Legislation

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Viestintämarkkinalaki 17 §
Viestintämarkkinalaki 17 §
Directive 2002/21/EC
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Viestintäviraston päätös määrätä teleyritys huomattavan markkinavoiman omaavaksi yritykseksi kumottiin ja palautettiin virastolle uudelleen käsiteltäväksi, koska Viestintävirasto ei ollut markkina-analyysissään ottanut yrityksen markkinaosuuden lisäksi riittävän laajasti ja yksityiskohtaisesti huomioon muita, direktiivin 2002/21/EY nojalla annetuissa komission ohjeissa esimerkinomaisesti mainittuja tekijöitä, muun muassa teleyritysten keskinäistä neuvotteluvoimaa niiden välisissä verkkojen yhteenliittämisneuvotteluissa.

Viestintämarkkinalaki 17 §

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Kommunikationsverkets beslut att bestämma att ett teleföretag var ett företag med betydande marknadsinflytande upphävdes och återförvisades till kommunikationsverket för ny behandling, eftersom kommunikationsverket i sin marknadsanalys inte utöver företagets marknadsandel i tillräckligt stor utsträckning och tillräckligt detaljerat hade beaktat andra faktorer, på vilka Europeiska unionens kommission hade givit exempel i de anvisningar som kommissionen hade utfärdat med stöd av direktivet 2002/21/EG, bland annat teleföretagens inbördes styrka vid de förhandlingar som företagen hade fört om sammankoppling av sina nät.