Posted: 07th May, 2003 By: MarkJ
The OECD has named France and Britain as prime examples of how broadband Internet access technologies are growing fastest in the most competitive European markets:
The telecom report said fixed and wireless broadband services, which are in demand from consumers and businesses, represented the biggest opportunity for telecommunication companies. But it warned governments that the sector's financial problems did not justify easing competition requirements or providing government subsidies.
"Incumbent operators are using their economic influence on governments to say 'if you are nice to us we will deliver broadband,' but what the OECD numbers show is that competition between operators is what delivers broadband," said Ewan Sutherland, director general of the Brussels-based International Telecommunications Users Group, which represents large corporations and residential customers.More @
The International Herald Tribune.