European altnet associations unite on call for copper-to-fibre migration certainty

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European fibre associations unite under the Digital Networks Alliance banner, advocating for firm copper-to-fibre migration timelines and regulation to prevent anti-competitive practices from major operators. Trio of German organisations among founding members, as the country grapples with its fibre regulatory framework…

This article includes:

  • Organisations: AC-Net Externservice; ANGA; Bahnhof; BREKO; Bundesnetzagentur; Deutsche GigaNetz; Deutsche Glasfaser; Digital Networks Alliance Europe; DNS:NET; European Commission; European Competitive Telecommunications Association; Fibre Council Europe; OXG Glasfaser; Swedish Local Fibre Alliance; Telekom Deutschland; Tykoflex; VATM.
  • Geographies: Europe; Germany; Sweden.
  • People: Elin Bertilsson; Frederic Ufer; Sven Knapp.
  • Themes: altnets; anti-competitive behaviour; broadband providers; copper networks; copper-to-fibre migration; digital connectivity infrastructure; digitalisation; ex ante controls; fibre buildout; fibre expansion; fibre optic expansion; fibre rollout; fibre-to-the-premises; FTTP; multi-dwelling unit bottlenecks; network planning; open access; significant market power; SMP regulation; Telecommunications Act; telecommunications regulation; wholesale offering.

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