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An Update on Global Communications Issues from INTUG

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Death of Next Generation Competition in EU?

On Friday 12 June, the European Commission issued a second draft of the Recommendation on Next Generation Access, following an initial consultation launched in September 2008.

This subject is of supreme importance to business users of telecommunications services, since it will determine if services using next generation fiber access will be available on a competitive basis, or whether the EU will revert to Member State monopolies or duopolies.

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New proposals from the European Commission on ‘fibre access networks’ could allow dominant firms to escape regulation, limiting choice in TV and broadband services, warns the European Competitive Telecommunications Association (ECTA).

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The European Commission has launched a public consultation on its revised proposals for the regulation of NGA networks in the form of a draft Commission Recommendation.

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A senior adviser to President Obama is touting the idea of spending tens of billions of dollars in public funds to build a nationwide broadband network featuring speeds 100 times faster than today’s technology.

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To improve the bargaining positions of Australian telcos, the Australian House of Repesentatives Committee has recommended a policy of regulating the framework for the wholesale cost of roaming through bilateral and multilateral negotiations with other countries, making sure that countries with the greatest number of Australian visitors are given priority.

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