Europe's information society and media commissioner, Viviane Reding, has once again set herself up for a clash with UK regulator Ofcom over funding for next generation broadband networks (NGN's):


The two statements may sound very similar but they're actually quite different, with Reding pushing for incentives and Ofcom doing nothing. Reding's recent push for a general European regulator haven't exactly gone down well inside Ofcom either, with her latest comments rubbing salt into the same wounds.

It's unrealistic to expect BT to fund a new network by themselves only for it to be immediately opened up to rivals, so they won’t do that. Instead a large onus rests upon Ofcom’s shoulders and it will need to conclude some constructive way forwards sooner rather than later. More @ The Register.