Article 21 2

2.   In order to assess competitive developments in Union-wide roaming markets, BEREC shall collect data regularly from national regulatory authorities on developments in retail and wholesale charges for regulated voice, SMS and data roaming services, including wholesale charges applied for balanced and unbalanced roaming traffic respectively, on the impact of the roll-out and implementation of next generation mobile communications networks and technologies on the roaming market, on the use of trading platforms and similar instruments, on the development of machine-to-machine roaming and IoT devices, and on the extent to which wholesale roaming agreements cover quality of service and give access to different network technologies and generations. Where applicable, the national regulatory authorities may provide such data in coordination with other competent authorities.

BEREC shall also collect data regularly from national regulatory authorities on the application of fair use policies by operators, the developments of domestic-only tariffs, the application of the sustainability mechanisms and complaints on roaming and compliance with the quality of service obligations. Where appropriate, national regulatory authorities shall coordinate with and collect such data from other competent authorities. BEREC shall regularly collect and provide additional information on transparency, on the application of measures on emergency communication, on value-added services and on roaming on non-terrestrial public mobile communications networks.

BEREC shall also collect data on the wholesale roaming agreements not subject to the maximum wholesale roaming charges provided for in Article 9, 10 or 11 and on the implementation of contractual measures at wholesale level aiming to prevent permanent roaming or anomalous or abusive use of wholesale roaming access for purposes other than the provision of regulated roaming services to roaming providers’ customers while the latter are periodically travelling within the Union.

The data collected by BEREC pursuant to this paragraph shall be notified to the Commission at least once a year. The Commission shall make them public.

By 30 June 2027, the Commission shall submit an interim report to the European Parliament and to the Council, based on the data collected by BEREC pursuant to this paragraph, followed, if appropriate, by a legislative proposal to amend this Regulation.

On the basis of data collected pursuant to this paragraph, BEREC shall report regularly on the evolution of pricing and consumption patterns in the Member States both for domestic and roaming services, the evolution of actual wholesale roaming rates for unbalanced traffic between providers of roaming services, and on the relationship between retail prices, wholesale charges and wholesale costs for roaming services. BEREC shall assess how closely those elements relate to each other.