Norway (Country Regulation Overview)

Introduction

This report offers a broad overview of the regulations in fixed and mobile markets at retail and wholesale levels. It also provides an overview of the national regulatory authority, key legislation and regulations, spectrum licensing, national broadband strategies, and universal service.

Features and benefits

• This overview illustrates the change in the Norwegian fixed-line and mobile retail markets over a period of five years.
• It provides clients with a detailed understanding of the regulatory environment in the country.
• This overview also offers the details on the spectrum policy and licensing in the country.

Highlights

The report highlights the regulator's efforts to facilitate the nationwide expansion of a third mobile network and to improve fixed and mobile broadband infrastructure in the country.

It also highlights the regulator’s initiatives to improve competition by analyzing the markets of the EC’s previous recommendation of 2003 (which are now excluded), in addition to the relevant markets defined by the EC's recommendation of 2007.

Your key questions answered

• What are the services subject to regulation in fixed and mobile wholesale markets in Norway?
• What are the regulatory initiatives to improve the fixed and mobile broadband infrastructure in the country?