Lithuania’s national transmission company Telecentras has called for the authorities to reclassify its 59 high-rise transmitters, with the exception of the Vilnius TV tower, as moveable property.
In a statement, it says that this would create the conditions for competition in the market.
It adds that the towers are vertical structures and easy to relocate without losing their value.
Furthermore, such an action should not interfere with the Civil Code and in principal comply with the Law on Electronic Communications. It would also save the company around €50,000 in real estate tax each year and lead to a corresponding reduction in service charges for customers.
Remigijus Seris, head of Telecentras, said that the changes in the Law on Electronic Communications in 2008 set a good precedent for telecom operators not to pay real estate tax for managed communications infrastructure. It is difficult to understand why only one market participant uses it – in principle, AB Telia Lietuva, which is owned by the Swedish state, and other participants in the telecommunications market are discriminated against.
