Commission launches public consultation on Next Generation Access Networks (NGA)
In many Member States, providers of electronic communications services have recently announced, or are already engaged in, the roll-out of next generation access networks (NGA) for the provision of high-speed broadband services. These new networks can take a variety of different shapes and potentially pose important challenges to national regulatory authorities (NRAs).
Over recent months, the Commission has already received notifications from NRAs relating to markets 4 and 5 of the Recommendation on relevant markets, with many more to come.
Against this background, the Commission is currently preparing a Recommendation on regulated access to Next Generation Access Networks (NGA), and seeks the views and contributions of all interested parties on all aspects of the draft documents.
The public consultation
ended on 14 November 2008.
The Recommendation aims to:
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Give guidance to NRAs on the treatment of regulated access to NGAs
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Prevent fragmentation of the internal market
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Incentivise investment in NGAs
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Foster competition in the new environment
You can download the
draft
Recommendation and the
Explanatory
note for your contribution.
Responses to the Consultation on Next Generation Access Networks (NGA), November 2008.
The following public and private bodies submitted comments in response to the
Consultation on NGA. The corresponding comments can be accessed by using the
hyperlinks.
Omitted from the list are those who requested confidentiality.
Please inform us by
e-mail of any possible errors or omissions in the list.
Abertis telecom
AFORS Télécom [comments]
[mark-up]
Bitkom
Bregni
Brinkhof
Broadband
Stakeholder Group
BT
Bundesministerium für Wirtschaft und Technologie
BUSINESSEUROPE
Catalan Government [Catalonia
in 2 minutes]
CEEP [statement]
CEG-Europe
COLT Telecom Group
Com Hem AB
Confederation of British Industry
COO -
Network Automation AB
Corning
Incorporated
Council of European
Municipalities and Regions
Dansk
Energi [factsheets]
Deutsche Telekom AG
ECTA
[mark-up]
EETT
EICTA
Ericsson
ETNO
ETP
European Cable Communications Association
Fastweb
[mark-up]
Finland
Government
Finnet
Association
FTTH
Council Europe
Fundació per a la Xarxa Oberta, Lliure i Neutral guifi.net
Google
Groupe Iliad
HOUTHOFF BURUMA NV
I/ERG
I2C - Industrie
Innovation Conseil
Information and logistics architectures
INTUG
ISPA
John Mundy
KPN
Lyse Tele
Malta’s Government
[draft
recommendation] [explanatory
note]
Michigan State University
Ministry of Economic Affairs
of the Netherlands
M-net
GmbH
NetCologne GmbH
Nokia Siemens Networks
ONO
OPTA
Orange France Telecom
Group
Platform Telecom Operators & Service Providers
Portuguese
Government [en]
PT (Portugal Telecom) Group
SFR
Slovak Telekom
Sonaecom
Svenska
StadsNätsföreningen
Swisscom
TDC
Tele2 AB
Telecom
Italia S.P.A.
Telefónica
Telekom
Austria
UNI-Europa
United Kingdom
Government
VATM
Virgin Media
Vodafone
Group
Webs du
Gévaudan
WIND
Telecomunicazioni S.p.A. [amendments]
ZON Multimedia
Disclaimer:
These are draft documents which do not necessarily represent the official view of the Commission