Austria

[AT] Broadcasting Transmission Market Definitions

IRIS 2004-3:1/6

Alexander Scheuer

Institute of European Media Law (EMR), Saarbrücken/Brussels

On 14 January 2004, the Austrian broadcasting regulator, Kommunikationsbehörde Austria (KommAustria) published the "Decree on the sector-specific regulation of relevant markets for broadcasting transmission services to deliver broadcast content to end users". This marked the end of the consultation process that began last summer (see IRIS 2003-9: 6) and of the related coordination procedure.

Two markets relevant to ex ante regulation are defined: the market for terrestrial transmission of FM radio and the terrestrial television broadcasting market. The Decree entered into force on 16 January.