Sweden and Denmark top mobile competitiveness Benchmark telecom study shows Finland, Sweden and Denmark top the league for the most attractive mobile competitive environments with relatively low retail prices.
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The European Competitive Telecommunications Association, ECTA, has studied the regulatory environment in 17 countries across Europe. The ECTA Scorecard is a detailed measure of how effectively EU member states and their regulators have liberalised national telecoms markets to open them to competition.
The overall results of the scorecard are: UK (1st), Denmark (2nd) and France (3rd) followed by the Netherlands and Sweden.
Countries at the top of the Scorecard have been more pro-active in driving pro-competitive reforms. They have seen a wealth of telecoms offers, growth and investment in the sector, and some of the lowest retail prices in Europe.
The three main elements of the analysis cover: the institutional Framework including the independence of the regulator, effectiveness of appeals and enforcement; market access principles including fair pricing principles and rules against discrimination; and the application of the Framework in practice, assessed primarily through market data on pricing and the market shares of competitors.
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