By Alessandro Mauro
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In Hungary the debate around the possible imposition of functional separation of the incumbent Operator Magyar Telekom fixed access network is always actual: OLOs want the adoption of similar remedies, to increase the level of competition in the market, while the regulatory Authority has so far emphasised the possible negative impacts of such a solution: excessive costs, non reversibility, etc.
Measures have been imposed so far by the NRA to guarantee the respect of the equality of treatment principle: for instance, the adoption of a basket of KPIs to monitor the performance of the incumbent in the process of supplying unbundling services and wholesale bitstream access, and limitations on the flow of information between the various departments of the incumbent Operator.