The European Commission seeks views on how to lower the...
The European Commission seeks views on how to lower the costs of rolling out high-speed Internet networks. It wants to explore how to reduce the costs associated with civil engineering, such as digging up roads to lay fiber, which can…
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add up to 80 percent of the total cost, it said in a consultation begun Friday (http://xrl.us/bm5c5t). The EC believes it could cut the cost of broadband investment by 25 percent, it said. It wants input from interested public and private sector parties, including telecom and utility companies, investors, public authorities and consumers, it said. The inquiry seeks information on: (1) Obstacles to investing in broadband infrastructure. (2) How to improve the use of the current infrastructure. (3) Coordination of civil engineering works. (4) How to boost cooperation between relevant authorities and streamline permit procedures. (5) The “readiness” of new buildings for high-speed Internet infrastructure. Comments are due July 20 -- INFSO-CIVIL-WORKS@ec.europa.eu.