Light Reading Europe - Broadband - EC Backs French FTTH Rules - Telecom News Wire.
ARCEP intends to oblige all in-building operators to provide access to its in-building fibre network to alternative operators. This way, French consumers will be able to choose between several competing providers of high speed internet connections. For the very densely populated areas (defined by ARCEP in the draft decision as those areas where it is economically most profitable for operators to roll-out their fibre networks into the homes), ARCEP also obliges any in-building operator to meet reasonable requests from alternative operators to roll-out extra, fibre lines on condition that the requesting operator is willing to co-invest. Additionally, ARCEP defines where the in-building fibre connection point must be located.
E' gia' un primo passo, la condivisione all'interno degli edifici......the Commission asks ARCEP to verify whether the proposed regulation is sufficient to ensure both competition in high-speed electronic communications services and the interest of consumers in France. Should this not be the case, ARCEP should then consider imposing other remedies, such as for example unbundled access to the fibre loop, on the dominant operator.
Vedremo se bastera'.
