Article: Report shows incumbent operators could control 80% of next generation broadband market; ECTA urges European policy-makers to approve powers for functional separation as competitive impetus wanes.

M2 PRESSWIRE-25 February 2008-ECTA: Report shows incumbent operators could control 80% of next generation broadband market; ECTA urges European policy-makers to approve powers for functional separation as competitive impetus wanes(C)1994-2008 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD

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Brussels -- The pro-competition body ECTA today called for stronger powers for regulators to implement competition rules, as it publishes the results of its twice-yearly survey on broadband take-up and competitiveness in Europe. The survey shows that while one in five people (20%) in Europe now subscribe to a broadband connection, competitive impetus has reduced across Europewith a slow growth ...

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