Brussels, 20/10/2006 (Agence Europe) - The European Commission explained on Thursday that it had not objections to the plans submitted to the Hellenic Telecommunications & Post Commission (EETT) to make the low speed narrowband market more competitive. The Greek regulator found that the incumbent operator, OTE, has nearly 100% market share of the low speed narrowband access market. This dominance could lead OTE to charge excessive prices or prevent alternative operators from accessing the network under appropriate conditions. EETT therefore proposes to impose on OTE a full set of obligations, including wholesale line rental and price control. With this latest letter to EETT, the Commission has assessed 500 notifications from Member States reviewing competition in their electronic communications markets. EETT's notification means the Commission now has a clearer picture of the state of competition in all Member States, in time for the review of the regulatory framework (expected later this year). In the retail access markets, 22 national regulators have so far found the incumbent to be dominant and imposed the appropriate obligations, following the Commission's assessment of their notification (Estonia, Luxembourg and Latvia have not yet submitted their analysis to the Commission). (il)