[This is an updated version of my earlier blog piece from July to take account of revisions agreed through the legislative process since then. On 4th December the European Council concluded the legislative process for the new Code and the final text will be published in the EU Official Journal
Continue Reading The New European Electronic Communications Code (updated)
[This is an updated version of my earlier blog piece from July to take account of revisions agreed through the legislative process since then.]
The new European Communications Code (the “Code” – which I have blogged about here) will introduce a mechanism allowing investments in fibre networks made by
Continue Reading Co-Investment Models for Broadband Infrastructure – an explanation and short critique (updated)
**NOTE – THERE IS AN UPDATED VERSION OF THIS NOTE HERE **
The new European Communications Code (the “Code” – which we have blogged about here) will introduce a mechanism allowing investments in fibre networks made by operators with significant market power (SMP), in some circumstances, to be excluded
Continue Reading Co-Investment Models for Broadband Infrastructure – an explanation and short critique
**NOTE THERE IS AN UPDATED VERSION OF THIS POST HERE**
It is now almost two years since the European Commission proposed a new “European Electronic Communications Code” (the “Code”) which would amend and consolidate the current regime (dating from 2002). [i]
On 29 June 2018 a new, amended, draft was published. This is expected to go to a final vote in the Autumn of this year.
The Code will, when finalised, repeal the existing 2002 Directives and replace them with a single, consolidated text, for implementation in Member States within two years. Having spent some time reading through the (c.450) pages the main changes or issues appear to be as follows:Continue Reading The new European Electronic Communications Code
