Press Release: Telecoms: Commission blocks Austrian proposals to regulate wholesale leased lines

The European Commission on 3 July 2013 asked the Austrian Regulator (TKK) to withdraw its proposal to regulate the wholesale market for terminating segments of leased lines which are commonly used by businesses to connect geographically distant offices. TKK has proposed to reintroduce regulation of these dedicated capacity lines in densely populated areas (e.g. Vienna, Linz, Graz, Salzburg, Innsbruck, Wels, Feldkirch, Steyr, Klagenfurt, Dornbirn, Bregenz and Hallein) and to regulate access to very high bandwidths in all parts of Austria.

The Commission first expressed serious doubts about TKK's proposal in May 2013.

• Primary Source

ESO: Background Information: Telecoms: Commission suspends Austrian plans to regulate high bandwidth of leased lines http://www.europeansources.info/record/press-release-telecoms-commission-suspends-austrian-plans-to-regulate-high-bandwidth-of-leased-lines/

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