An identification is now made of the relevant wholesale markets, i.e. markets where operators and service providers seek to acquire and offer leased lines, both for use in the development of their own networks and to support leased lines offers or other services in the wholesale and retail markets.
The definition of these wholesale markets should take into account, where deemed relevant, the related retail market, since the demand for wholesale services generally results from demand for retail services offered to end-users 1.
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1 The starting point for the definition and identification of wholesale markets is the definition of retail markets over a given time horizon and of the competitive pressures to which they are subject, on both the demand and supply side, pursuant to the methodology set forth in the Recommendation. This is justified by the fact that, in general, demand for wholesale services is a derived demand, i.e., the level of demand for wholesale inputs depends, as a rule, on demand for retail services. In the case of leased lines, as noted, some demand is directly driven by retail circuit demand and other circuits and other demand is to satisfy the needs of operators and service providers to expand their own network and services (e.g. broadband access).
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