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Workshop on Fixed-Mobile Interconnection
PART II THE NEW REGULATORY
FRAMEWORK IN MOROCCO
Geneva, 20-22 September 2000
Map of Morocco
Some Facts
Population (millions) 28 to 30Area (sq. Km) 710,850GDP per capita ($) 1260Inflation rate (April 2000) 2,2%Language : Arabic, Berbers, business
conducted in French, English and Spanish
Some Facts (cont.)
Largest phosphate reserves in the worldDiverse agricultural (including aquaculture) sectorOil and gas recently discovered Large tourism industryGrowing manufacturing sectorConsiderable inflows of funds from Moroccans
working abroadGrowing foreign direct investments
The telecommunications sector contextNew telecommunications law (law 24-96)One state-owned operator (Maroc Telecom)
• Fixed Line Services : 1,5 million subscribers
• Teledensity : 5%
• Wireless Services : 6000 subscribers for NMT and over 400,000 subscribers for GSM (over 250 000 prepaid cards)
• The Second GSM private Operator (Medi Telecom) • Two GMPCS Operators
• ORBCOMM Maghreb (positioning; messaging)• TESAM Maroc (all services)
• Three VSAT Operators (SpaceCom, Gulfsat Maghreb, Argos)
Before the 24-96 law
Creation of the National Post and Telecommunication Office (ONPT) in 1984
ONPT started associating the private sector in network building “civil engineering works connections and cable laying”, 1988
In 1989, the private sector was authorized to set up and commercialize terminal equipment.
In 1992 ONPT launched the public phone project by associating the private sector in managing the public phones.
For the internet, ONPT has authorized in 1995 the internet service providers to offer Internet services by using its fixed network.
The 24-96 Law
After 73 years of the state owned monopoly domination, it was decided in August 1997 to completely liberalize the Telecom sector.
The incumbent became a corporation and its privatization is currently under way.
A mobile phone license was issued for the profit of MEDITELECOM in order to operate a second GSM Network.
2 GMPCS licenses were issued. 3 VSAT licenses were issued.
The main objective of issuing the second GSM license was to introduce progressively competition in the Telecom Market as it is stated in the 24-96 Law.
The 24-96 Law
• Open competition to all telecommunication activities
• Does not impose the time limits for opening market segments to competition
• Liberalize price except for those related to the Universal Service and interconnection
• Set up a financial contribution required by all operators for the benefit of the Universal Service, land management, R&D and training.
The 24-96 Law aims at :
Create an efficient and transparent regulatory framework.
Enhance the telecom Network and keep up with technology progress in the era of an open Telecom Market.
Fulfill the universal service mission.
Contribute via the telecom sector to the development of national economy.
The 24-96 Law aims at :
Separate between telecommunication and post activities
Separate between regulatory matters and operational issues
Create a regulatory organization (ANRT) for the Telecom sector.
National Telecommunication Regulatory Agency (ANRT)
A Prime Minister Public Agency.
Prepare studies and regulatory acts for the Telecom sector.
Ensure the strict application of the rules.
Financially autonomous body.
ANRT ATTRIBUTIONS
Missions Past Now
Frequency spectrummanagement
Minstère des Postes etTélécommunications
ANRT
Preparations of regulatory actsMinstère des Postes etTélécommunications
ANRT
equipment approvalOffice National des Postes et
TélécommunicationANRT
Tenders preparation for licenseissuing
ANRT
Tariff propositionOffice National des Postes et
TélécommunicationANRT
Interconnection disputesettlement
ANRT
Cryptography control ANRT
The Regularly Framework
1. License regime
Public Network using the public phone domain
Public Network using the radio spectrum
2. Authorization regime Private Networks
3. Agreement regime
Radio electric settlement Terminal equipment Test and monitoring laboratory
4. Declaration Regime Value added services
5. Regime of free settlement Internal Networks Low power radio
The Interconnection decree
• Define the obligations of competitive operators
• Define the role of ANRT as regulator
OPERATORS ’OBLIGATIONSOPERATORS ’OBLIGATIONS
Respect principles and rules of interconnection.
Produce all necessary information to the regulator.
Operators who hold a market share higher than 20% of a telecommunications service must submit an interconnection offer to the regulator for approval. Also they shall inform the regulator regularly of the modifications concerning the interconnection offers.
THE ROLE OF ANRTTHE ROLE OF ANRT
Ensure clear terms, conditions and fair prices for interconnection
Make sure that the interconnect agreement is inaccordance with the interconnection decreeand approve the interconnection offer
Impose sanctions and penalties for violation of regulation
Play a role of arbitrator in the interconnect dispute
REFERALL TO THE ANRT
When?
No conclusion of the interconnect
agreement
Post-agreement disputes
How?
Inquiry of the dispute file made
by the Director of the
ANRT
Decision of the (administrative
committee)15 days15 days
ANRT AS ARBITRATORANRT AS ARBITRATOR
30 days30 days
SOME SIGNIFICANT GSM FIGURES
Appel àexpressiond’intérêt
0
100000
200000
300000
400000
500000
600000
700000
800000
900000
1000000
1994 1995 1996 1997 1998mar-99
jun-99
sept-99
jan-00
mar-00
may-00
jun-00
IAM GSM subscribers
MEDITEL GSM subscribers
Licenceprocesslaunch
Licenseawarding toMEDITEL
IAM Prepaid
cards launch
MÉDITEL servicelaunch
CONCLUSION
1- The deregulation of telecommunication in Morocco progresses in time and space.
2- Th new reforms opened widely Morocco to competition in the telecommunications sector.
3- Moroccan Customers and the economy of the kingdom benefit from the new reforms of the sector.
4- Deregulation does not mean absence of rules.
5- A minimum intervention is necessary whenever it is required using coordination and arbitrage.