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10 Sep, 2012

ETNO to participate in WCIT-2012 Preparatory Meeting of Asia-Pacific Region

Bangkok, Thailand - 6 to 8 August 2012: - ETNO will take part in the APT (Asia-Pacific Telecommunity) regional meeting in Bangkok on 6-8 August, the purpose of which is to discuss the preliminary APT Common Proposals (PACPs) for WCIT-12. Participants will also discuss the WCIT preparations of the other five regional organizations and the output of the ITU Council Working Group on WCIT-12 (CWG-WCIT12).

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07 Sep, 2012

ETNO paper on Contribution to WCIT: ITRs Proposal to Address New Internet Ecosystem

The aim of the ETNO proposal is to contribute to the achievement of a more sustainable model for the Internet. ETNO is not asking for increased regulatory intervention but aims to establish a reference for commercial negotiations. The current interconnection model has some shortcomings that need to be addressed. Today there is a huge disproportion amongst revenues and a clear shift of value towards players (Over the Top players ? OTT) who are not contributing to network investment.

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04 Sep, 2012

RD384 - ETNO Response to [Draft] EU Guidelines for the Application of State Aid Rules in Relation to the Rapid Deployment of Broadband Networks

ETNO supports the Commission’s recently announced new policy / regulatory approach for the broadband investment environment and believes that the revision of the State aid Guidelines for broadband networks should take due account of these new objectives.ETNO agrees with the European Commission’s cornerstone principle that public funding should remain complementary and should not substitute the investments of market players.State aid measures should not try to determine technology choices but rather should remain technology neutral and support the market’s choice of th

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04 Sep, 2012

ETNO response to State Aid for Broadband consultation

Public funding should go to underserved areas, no ‘crowding out’ of private investment and technology neutrality principles must be the basis of future European state aid policies for broadbandETNO has expressed some concerns regarding the European Commission’s draft guidelines for the use of state aid for broadband. In particular, ETNO has in its response outlined concerns related to the new provision for the use of public funding in those areas where existing or planned NGA networks do not reach the end user premises.

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