{"id":2854,"date":"2013-03-12T10:27:28","date_gmt":"2013-03-12T10:27:28","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.ispreview.co.uk\/?p=2854"},"modified":"2013-03-12T10:31:39","modified_gmt":"2013-03-12T10:31:39","slug":"eu-telecoms-regulators-support-plan-to-boost-broadband-investment","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ispreview.co.uk\/index.php\/2013\/03\/eu-telecoms-regulators-support-plan-to-boost-broadband-investment.html","title":{"rendered":"EU Telecoms Regulators Support Plan to Boost Broadband Investment"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The <a href=\"http:\/\/erg.eu.int\/Default.htm\" target=\"_new\">Body of European Regulators of Electronic Communications<\/a> (BEREC), which represents Europe&#8217;s national telecoms regulators (e.g. <a href=\"http:\/\/www.ofcom.org.uk\" target=\"_new\">Ofcom<\/a> in the UK), has given its preliminary support to new EU rules that are intended to <strong>boost investment and competition<\/strong> in the roll-out of superfast broadband ISP services.<\/p>\n<p><!--more--><\/p>\n<p>The proposals, which were first outlined in July 2012 (<a href=\"http:\/\/www.ispreview.co.uk\/index.php\/2012\/07\/europe-sets-out-new-rules-to-boost-broadband-competition-until-2020.html\" target=\"_blank\">here<\/a>) and are intended to apply until &#8220;<em>at least 2020<\/em>&#8220;, are designed to support Europe\u2019s current <strong>Digital Agenda<\/strong> strategy that among other things aims to make superfast broadband speeds of <strong>30Mbps+ <\/strong>available to 100% of the EU by 2020.<\/p>\n<p>In order to do that Europe needs to ensure that its regulatory policy can support &#8220;<em>consistent non-discrimination obligations and costing methodologies to promote competition<\/em>&#8220;, which would work to &#8220;<em>enhance the broadband investment environment<\/em>&#8220;.<\/p>\n<p>The rules are thus designed to stop incumbents, such as <a class=\"shortlink shortlink-145\" href=\"https:\/\/www.ispreview.co.uk\/index.php\/go\/britishtelecom\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\" title=\"BT\">BT<\/a> in the UK, from gaining &#8220;<em>an unfair advantage<\/em>&#8220;, as many rival ISPs often complain, albeit without imposing <strong>too much intervention<\/strong> that could &#8220;<em>constrain flexibility<\/em>&#8220;.<\/p>\n<p>But ensuring fair competition is no easy task. In particular the <a title=\"ECTA\" href=\"http:\/\/www.ectaportal.com\" target=\"_blank\">European Competitive Telecommunications Association<\/a> (ECTA), which represents smaller ISPs, fears that the <a class=\"shortlink shortlink-101 shortlink-chref\" href=\"https:\/\/www.ispreview.co.uk\/index.php\/link\/ec\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"\" title=\"european commission\" data-chref=\"https:\/\/ec.europa.eu\/info\/index_en\">European Commission<\/a>&#8217;s (EC) approach is <strong>not strict enough<\/strong> and would still allow incumbents to retain too much control over the <strong>Next Generation Access<\/strong> (NGA) market.<\/p>\n<p>Never the less BEREC has now given its &#8220;<em>positive opinion<\/em>&#8221; on the EC&#8217;s draft recommendation, which broadly welcomes all of the proposals. &#8220;<em>Europe\u2019s regulators share the Commission\u2019s determination to ensure a transparent, predictable, and stable regulatory environment in support of the roll out of NGA networks,<\/em>&#8221; said BEREC in a statement.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"bq1\"><p><strong>Neelie Kroes, VP of the EC, added:<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>&#8220;<em>Creating legal predictability is key to boosting competition, innovation and investments in high-speed internet in Europe and creating growth and jobs throughout the economy.<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>The <a class=\"shortlink shortlink-101 shortlink-chref\" href=\"https:\/\/www.ispreview.co.uk\/index.php\/link\/ec\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"\" title=\"european commission\" data-chref=\"https:\/\/ec.europa.eu\/info\/index_en\">European Commission<\/a> has an important role to play in that respect. Last July I announced an important policy initiative to enhance high-speed internet roll-out which we are now translating into legal texts by means of a Recommendation. The positive opinion from BEREC means that we can now move forward to finalise the draft Recommendation.<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>Let us not forget that high-speed internet represents the basis for Europe&#8217;s competitiveness in today&#8217;s and, even more so, in tomorrow&#8217;s world. It is &#8216;digital oxygen&#8217; to boost growth and jobs, and the backbone for more efficient businesses both small and large and for more efficient and better public services<\/em>.&#8221;<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>It&#8217;s understood that the draft recommendations will be finalised &#8220;<em>in the coming months<\/em>&#8220;, which would hopefully allow it to be adopted sometime during the <strong>first half of 2013<\/strong> (though it could slip into Q3-2013).<\/p>\n<p>But it\u00a0should be said that most of the proposed changes are aimed at countries that currently have less competitive markets than the UK. 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