On this basis, it is somewhat surprising that this market is deemed to be prospectively competitive in the absence of any evidence to support this. Even with the diverse nature of technological and market progress in each of the member states the only NRA that has found this market to be competitive is the Finnish NRA. The Finnish fixed market bears no resemblance to any other member state given the number of network operators and the mode of competition that is employed there. As such it is still appropriate to say that based on experience to date, this is not a competitive market. From Vodafone’s perspective this has two ramifications: