Broadband Services and Infrastructure Mapping
11-12 April, 2016, Warsaw
Role of regulation and government policy
to encourage the broadband development
Miroslava Todorova
Communications Regulation
Commission, Bulgaria
Communications Regulation Commission
Communications Regulation Commission in brief
COMPOSITION:
• Chairman
6 Gurko Str.
• Deputy Chairman
1000 Sofia
• Three commissioners
www.crc.bg
POWERS:
♦ National Regulatory Authority (NRA) under the Law on electronic communications
with tasks to take all reasonable measures aimed at achieving the main policy
objectives of the EU Regulatory Framework:
• Promoting competition in the provision of electronic communications networks,
electronic communications services and associated facilities and services;
• Contributing to the development of the internal market;
• Promoting the interests of the citizens of the European Union.
♦ NRA under the Law on Postal Services
♦ Powers to control the trust and security of certification services provided under the
Law on Electronic Document and Electronic Signature
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Ministry of Transport, Information technology and
Communications in brief
COMPOSITION:
• Minister
• Political Cabinet
• Administrations
9 Dyakon Ignatiy Str.
1000 Sofia
www.mtitc.government.bg
POWERS:
♦ The Ministry carry out the state policy in the telecommunications on the grounds of
the law, of the sector policy and of the state policy of planning and distribution of the
radio frequency spectrum
♦ The main activities:
• development and implementation of information and communication technologies
• creation and development of the information society
• the European integration
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National strategy for development of broadband
access in Republic of Bulgaria (1)
♦ The Bulgarian national
digital strategy for the
development of broadband
♦ The National Operational
Plan for the development of
the broadband infrastructure
for Next Generation Access
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“white”, “gray” and
“black” zones
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National strategy for development of broadband
access in Republic of Bulgaria (2)
♦ Roadmap for implementation of The National
Operational Plan for the development of the
broadband infrastructure for Next Generation
Access
♦ The main responsibility of Communications
Regulation Commission is to ensure an efficient
use of spectrum in the bands intended for provision
of public electronic communications through
terrestrial networks
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Technologically neutral use of the spectrum (1)
BANDS
DECISIONS
900 MHz
1800 MHz
2009/766/EO
2011/251/EC
2 GHz
2012/688/EC
2.6 GHz
2008/477/EO
3.6 GHz
2008/411/EO
1.5 GHz
2015/750/EC
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Law on electronic
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Technical Requirements
Tariff
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Technologically neutral use of the spectrum (2)
BANDS
Authorizations
900 MHz
1800 MHz
2 GHz
The issued authorizations are
technologically neutral in
respect of networks and
submitted services
2.6 GHz
3.6 GHz
Implementation of new technologies including LTE
(Long Term Evolution) network
opportunity to provide a variety of high-speed
mobile broadband services !
1.5 GHz
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Technologically neutral use of the spectrum (3)
The latest amendment to the
Tariff of fees reduce the
amount of fees for granting
rights of spectrum use in
these bands:
900 MHz
1800 MHz
2 GHz
2.6 GHz
create conditions for efficient use of spectrum
3.6 GHz
provide conditions for easy and quick access
to radio resource and introduction of new
technologies and release of additional funds
for investment
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Spectrum allocations (1)
 Frequency band 900 MHz
• 3 authorizations
• the whole resource is distributed equally
between the three authorized undertakings
 Frequency band 1800 MHz
• 5 authorizations
• available frequency resource - 2х30 MHz
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Spectrum allocations (2)
♦ Frequency band 2 GHz
• 3 authorizations
• the resource is distributed equally between the
three authorized undertakings
• available frequency resource - 2х15 MHz
♦ Frequency band 3400 -3600 MHz
• no authorizations granted
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Spectrum allocation (3)
♦ Frequency band 790-862 MHz
• not released for civil purposes (except of
channel 64)
• public consultations
♦ Frequency band 2600 MHz
• no authorizations issued
• CRC has announced its intention to launch an
auction for issuing permits in the band 25002690 MHz, in 2015
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Spectrum allocation (4)
The Communications Regulation
Commission regularly holds public
consultations in order to:
• provide information on the free spectrum
• investigate business’ interest on the
development of new technologies in the bands
700 MHz, 800 MHz, 900 Hz, 1800 MHz, 2 GHz,
2500-2690 MHz and 3400-3800 MHz
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Introduction of 4G networks
♦ There are 5 mobile operators in the Bulgarian
market with technologically neutral
authorizations
♦ Implementation of LTE technology
• the new entrants started with establishment
of LTE networks
• three of the operators provide LTE services
• the remaining 2 operators have intentions to
provide LTE services
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Broadband Services and Infrastructure Mapping
11-12 April, 2016, Warsaw
THANK YOU FOR YOUR
ATTENTION!
Communications Regulation Commission