Telecom Benchmark Highlights Gaps in EU Competitiveness
Consumers benefit from better telecoms services and higher investment levels in countries where the national telecoms regulatory authority has strong powers and is active in using them, according to a report published by the European Competitive Telecommunications Association (ECTA).
ECTA’s annual Regulatory Scorecard, which benchmarks the telecoms regulatory framework in 20 European countries, found that the effectiveness of regulation varies significantly across Europe and that the actions of the regulator have a strong influence on the development of high speed broadband.
The report also highlights how the competitiveness of multinational European firms is being undermined by the variations in regulation, which push up the cost of building networks across Europe.
You can download the Scorecard and other documents from ECTA’s website.
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Source: ECTA
