Broadband Day, 28 January 2003
Aim
The European Enterprise and Information Society Commissioner Erkki Liikanen hosted a Broadband Day on 28 January 2003 in Brussels to promote the widespread availability and use of broadband Internet access in Europe. This workshop brought together high level officials responsible for broadband policy in the Member States to exchange experiences and thereby stimulate the design of national strategies to ensure widespread availability of broadband throughout the EU. The Broadband Day contributed to reviews underway in several Member States. Representatives of the private sector were invited to the afternoon session to discuss obstacles to broadband deployment perceived by market players.
Agenda and Presentations
Morning Session - Member States
Introductory speech by Commissioner E. Liikanen
Presentation of National Broadband strategies
Exchange of Member States' national strategies
Afternoon session - Industry debate
Setting the scene by Peter Zangl (Deputy Director-General DG INFSO)
Panel discussion on obstacles to Broadband deployment from the point of view of market actors
Mr B. Valla, Directeur de la Strat?ie et de la Planification, Cegetel
Mr B. Delvaux, Executive Vice President Advanced Network Services, Belgacom
Mr R. Perissich, Director Public and Economic Affairs, Telecom Italia
Mr J. Cornu, Executive assistant to the CEO and member of the Board, Alcatel
Mr J. Riordan, President and CEO, UPC Services BV
R. Bausch, President and CEO, SES-GLOBAL
Mr Johannes Mohn, Executive Vice President Media Technology, Bertelsmann
General Discussion
Concluding remarks by Peter Zangl
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