This decision defines a national leased lines market based on SDH and WDM technologies, regardless of the speed. It concludes that Belgacom (now: Proximus) has significant power in this market and, as a consequence, imposes a series of remedies on the operator.
On 15 October 2009, following an appeal lodged by Belgacom, the Brussels Court of Appeal annulled this decision. The appeal in cassation lodged by BIPT against this annulment was rejected by the Court on 4 March 2013.
On 14 October 2010, BIPT adopted a renewal decision rectifying the annulled decision.
Decision
06/02/2007 - BIPT Council Decision of 17 January 2007 on the analysis of the markets of the “leased lines” group
Dispute
15/10/2009 - Judgement of the Court of Appeal of 15 October 2009 (leased lines)
Consultation
28/04/2006 - Consultation on the BIPT draft decision with respect to the analysis of the cluster "Leased lines" markets
Other
09/02/2007 - Advice of the European Commission regarding markets 7, 13 and 14 (cases BE/2006/0551, BE/2006/0552 and BE/2006/0553)
08/02/2007 - Response of BIPT to the Opinion of the Competition Council regarding markets 7, 13 and 14 (“leased lines” group)