CONVERGENT TELECOM ENVIRONMENT IN BULGARIA

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CONVERGENT TELECOM ENVIRONMENT IN BULGARIA

• Vyara Mincheva
• Communications Regulation Commission
• 4th Black Sea and Caspian Regulatory Conference
• 11-12 June 2009, Istanbul

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Technology development ? convergence

• ?digitalization
• ?broadband
• ?IP based networks

video
multimedia
voice
data
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Conditions development new technologies
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Convergent services in Bulgaria

• Mobile fixed voice services
• Mobile fixed broadband Internet
• Internet digital TV residential phone
• End 2008 12 000 users of converged services

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mobile fixed voice services Office zone /
Student zone

• additional fixed number
• outgoing/incoming calls within a limited zone
  address or 6 universities

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mobile fixed voice servicesVoicebox

• provides 2 numbers mobile fixed
• outgoing/incoming calls within a limited area

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mobile fixed broadband internetHomebox /
Officebox

• 2 numbers mobile fixed
• outgoing/incoming calls in a limited area
• included access to Internet

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Convergence - broadband

• Bulgaria constantly increasing broadband
  penetration
• Broadband services provided by 656 undertakings
• xDSL and LAN/RLAN

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Broadband Internet subscribers
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Convergent broadband services

• Internet digital TV fixed phone
• Transfer of multimedia content through optical
  network
• Services provided by 2 undertakings
• Triple play
• PON

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Triple play

• FTTH access technology
• Use of private communications cable network built
  for gas supply
• 5 cities in Bulgaria Sofia, Varna, Bourgas,
  Rousse, Veliko Turnovo

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Convergence - broadband

• Broadband access to Internet social advantages
• National strategy for broadband access in the
  Republic of Bulgaria
• National plan for development 2007-2013
• National program for accelerated development of
  the Information society in Bulgaria 2008-2010
• initiative of the European Commission for
  Overcoming the differences in the broadband
  access securing of broadband access for all
  Europeans through all possible policies,
  financial and regulatory tools for bridging the
  broadband gap

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Social economic benefits of convergence

• Need of joint state and regulatory policy

Access to contemporary, effective and quality
services by means of
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Thank you for your attention!