[fwd] QuickLInks newsflash - Leased lines: Commission acts to bring down cost of communications in Europe (from: Richard.SWETENHAM@cec.eu.int)

[Thomas Roessler <roessler@guug.de>]

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From: Richard.SWETENHAM@cec.eu.int
Date: Wed, 24 Nov 1999 15:49:05 +0100
To: Richard.SWETENHAM@cec.eu.int
Subject: QuickLInks newsflash - Leased lines: Commission acts to bring down
 cost of communications in Europe

Leased lines: Commission acts to bring down cost of communications
in Europe

The European Commission has adopted a Recommendation on the pricing
of short-distance leased lines. The Recommendation sets price
ceilings for short distance leased lines that incumbent
telecommunication operators charge. Leased lines are short distance
communications links that incumbent telecommunications companies
rent to other network operators. These short distance circuits
constitute essential building blocks for the internal communications
networks of European businesses. Leased lines are increasingly used
also by small and medium sized enterprises (SMEs) to have a
permanent high speed access to the Internet. The sector of leased
lines, data networks and business communications is becoming
increasingly important in particular with the emergence of
e-commerce, and already represents about 25% of the total
telecommunications market in some Member States. The Recommendation
also encourages unbundling of the local loop and other measures to
stimulate competition in the local access networks.

http://europa.eu.int/rapid/start/cgi/guesten.ksh?p_action.gettxt=gt&doc=IP/99/873|0|RAPID&lg=EN

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