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Tag Archives: next generation access
Fujitsu announces UK FTTH roll-out to 5 million homes
In today’s connected world a lot of what passes for news is more of a rolling update – a snippet of new information that is not terribly unexpected. However, today’s announcement by Fujitsu that it is planning to deploy a … Continue reading →
BT sets prices for passive access to ducts and poles
Before Christmas, this blog flagged that last-mile fibre access (also know as next generation access, or NGA) was a commercial and regulatory issue that would be high on the agenda over the coming years. On Friday, BT announced its draft pricing and product proposals … Continue reading →
Posted in Broadband, Commercial activity, Court decision, EU, Fixed, Government policy, Regulatory action, Telecoms, UK
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Tagged Access network, broadband, BT Group, duct access, LRIC price, next generation access, NGA, Ofcom, Openreach, pole sharing, Virgin Media
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UK seeks views on principles of economic regulation
On 7 January the UK’s Department for Business, Innovation and Skills published a ‘call for evidence’ relating to principles of economic regulation. As those who have read my earlier post will know, in industries where network effects (or various economies such as scale) are … Continue reading →
Posted in Broadband, Fixed, Government policy, Mobile, Regulatory action, Telecoms, UK
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Tagged aviation, electricity, gas, Government, next generation access, Ofcom, Ofgem, Ofwat, Price controls, rail, Regulation, Regulatory Bodies, Regulatory economics, Telecoms, water
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Key telecoms regulatory issues for 2011 (do too many connectives watch star trek?)
With my first post done, I thought it best to try and provide a little substantive content. Two years ago, I spent some time interviewing various CEOs, strategy and regulatory directors in various international communications companies to get their thoughts … Continue reading →


