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such a provider has reached amarket share exceeding 20%of such revenues, or either
held its 10%market share during a three years period, additional regulation shall then
apply;
• Applying a "must sell" obligation with respect to various sports content;
• Applying general content regulation guidelines in lieu of a personalized one.
It seems as such, to the extent the Filber Committee report will be adopted by the Israeli
Ministry of Communication (“MoC”), that the Committee’s recommendations present a
singular opportunity for new players, looking to enter the Israeli audio-visual market as
small content providers, and benefit from a “narrow regulation” regime. This is also an
opportunity for concurrent telecommunications players, who are expected to benefit
from coherent guidelines and a reduced regulation regime.
Legislative Proceedings Regarding the Amendment to the Israeli Wireless Telegraph
Ordinance
Another meaningful initiative making waves nowadays is the legislative proceedings
regarding the amendment to the Wireless Telegraph Ordinance [New Version], 1972
("Wireless Telegraph Ordinance"). This Ordinance regulates, inter alia, the installation
and operation of communication, by means of apparatus, for the transmission or
reception of information or other communications by electric signals; consequently, the
Ordinance portrays a major part in the regulation of radio and television broadcasting,
wireless and cellular technology and satellite navigation systems, among others.
As part of the aforementioned possible amendment, the MoC intends to adapt the
Wireless Telegraph Ordinance to "modern" standards in several issues, including
"updating"theregulationregardingthelicensingofwirelessequipmentandincorporating
administrative provisions for the enforcement of the said Ordinance, which are intended
to serve as moderate measures, alongside the criminal measures currently included
in the Ordinance. Hence, this amendment is also expected to affect new companies
looking to enter the field.
Legislation of New Reporting Regulations
The MoC has recently announced the legislative proceedings of the Communication
Regulations (Telecommunication and Broadcasting) (Reporting Obligations of
Telecommunications operator), 5776-2016, which have been generated to gather,
standardize and assemble, under a single framework, the reporting obligations
concurrently applicable to Israeli telecommunications operators. As outlined in the
regulations, these were drafted in accordance with a bureaucracy relief process being
promoted today by the MoC.
NewOpportunities and Innovation in the Telecommunications Sphere
The Establishment of a Nationwide Optic Fiber Network
In August 2013, the MoC granted Israel Broadband Company (2013) Ltd. ("IBC") - a
joint venture between the Israel Electric Corporation and a consortium group led by
Sweden’s ViaEurop - a general license for the establishment of a nationwide optic fiber
This Ordinance regulates,
inter alia, the
installation and operation of
communication, by means of apparatus, for the transmission or reception of
information or other communications by electric signals.