{"id":962,"date":"2026-06-15T11:45:57","date_gmt":"2026-06-15T09:45:57","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/localhost\/organo_vigilanza_new\/en\/?page_id=962"},"modified":"2026-06-15T11:59:44","modified_gmt":"2026-06-15T09:59:44","slug":"iceland","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/organodivigilanza.fibercop.com\/en\/iceland\/","title":{"rendered":"Iceland"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
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Form of separation: LEGAL<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Infrastructure: MILA<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Retail: SIMINN<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Equivalence of access obbligation: EoI<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Supervisory Committee: YES<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

Iceland’s Legal separation<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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  • Separate legal entity (2007)<\/strong>: Legal separation of the incumbent into two companies within the same group: M\u00edla (operating the national trunk and access network) and Siminn (offering retail services, wholesale leased lines and bitstream access).<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  • Supervisory board (EJAF)<\/strong>: Established in July 2013 and composed of three members independent of Siminn Appointment approved by the NCA and the NRA Monitors compliance with the settlement terms.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  • Elements of equivalence<\/strong>: all copper- and fibrebased regulated wholesale products<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  • PSettlement (2013-2015)<\/strong>: Following several open proceedings, a settlement with the NCA shifted all wholesale activities to M\u00edla, reinforced its perational and structural independence from Siminn and set up a new governance structure. Siminn also paid \u20ac1.9m to the state.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n

    Key facts<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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    • Fixed broadband subscriptions by technology<\/strong>: xDSL \u2013 37%, FTTH\/B \u2013 63%<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    • Incumbent\u2019s retail broadband market share<\/strong>: Overall 48% \u2013 EU average 40% – xDSL 73% – EU average 53% – FTTH\/B 33%<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    • Incumbent\u2019s wholesale broadband market share<\/strong>: 59-63%<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    • Major competitor<\/strong>: S\u00fdn (Vodafone)<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    • Competition is driven by local utilities and municipalities investing in fibre and offering access to their networks<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n

      Model of separation adopted<\/p>\n\n\n\n

      The Icelandic incumbent operator, S\u00edminn, has implemented full legal separation of its telecommunications network infrastructure from any other retail and wholesale activities within the group. M\u00edla, the network infrastructure subsidiary of the incumbent operator that owns and operates the national trunk and access networks, was established as a separate legal entity in 2007, shortly after S\u00edminn\u2019s privatisation by the Skipti group in 2005.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

      M\u00edla\u2019s operational and structural independence from the rest of the Skipti group was further enforced through the settlement agreement with the Icelandic Competition Authority (ICA) in March 2013 and its subsequent amendment in 2015.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

      Currently, M\u00edla operates as a wholly-owned subsidiary of the incumbent S\u00edminn, with its own staff, board of directors, separate business premises, independent business strategy and branding. M\u00edla\u2019s activities cover the operation of the copper- and fibre-based access networks and other passive network infrastructure, including collocation services at local exchanges and towers, as well as wholesale leased lines and bitstream access services. S\u00edminn\u2019s separate wholesale division continues to offer the following services to alternative network operators (ANOs): fixed and mobile interconnection, wholesale line rental, resale of broadband, and IPTV services.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

      The governance model endorsed by the ICA includes an independent Supervisory Committee on Equal Access (EJAF) that monitors S\u00edminn\u2019s and M\u00edla\u2019s compliance with the terms of the settlement agreement as regards non-discrimination and equivalence of treatment towards all ANOs acquiring wholesale access to the incumbent\u2019s network, including S\u00edminn\u2019s own retail division.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

      Organisational and governance structure<\/p>\n\n\n\n

      The first step towards the full legal and operational separation of S\u00edminn\u2019s network infrastructure from the rest of its operations was achieved shortly after the privatisation of the incumbent operator in 2005, when the company was acquired by the Icelandic Skipti group. In April 2007, Skipti voluntarily separated its business into three legal entities (all 100% owned by Skipti):<\/p>\n\n\n\n