Giving telecom regulators better guidance and allowing operators...
Giving telecom regulators better guidance and allowing operators to experiment with fees they charge rivals to access next-generation networks should spur investment in high-speed broadband networks, said the European Commission on Friday. It’s readying a legislative proposal to help regulators…
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end the current situation in which companies and users face different outcomes depending on where they live and operate, it said. The measure will formalize “a tighter set of the principles for encouraging investment,” said Digital Agenda Commissioner Neelie Kroes. The EC has reached agreement with national authorities, and “we are determined to deliver stable copper prices and fibre regulation that reflects market reality,” she said in a news release. The legislation aims to lift price regulation of high-speed networks where it’s not needed to give investors in fiber the possibility of testing different access charges, the EC said.