The U.S. Trade Representative (USTR) should act ‘aggressively’ to...
The U.S. Trade Representative (USTR) should act “aggressively” to stop Germany from easing regulation of Deutsche Telekom (DT), Comptel said last Fri. In comments to the European Commission earlier this month, the German Federal Ministry of Economic Affairs (BMWi)…
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said effective competition shouldn’t be equated with absence of market power. The govt. hinted it might give DT a regulatory break, something the telco has sought for its new fiber VDSL network (CD Jan 11 p10). Comptel said the paper validated concerns it raised in Dec. that “Germany is moving away from regulating the ex-monopolist.” Such an action, even for a limited time, “would devastate competition in the broadband and other emerging sectors.” If competition rules are lifted as the BMWi appears to suggest, Comptel said, it will devalue competitors’ investments and hamper new foreign investment.