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CMT backs Telefonica exclusivity in FTTH
Spanish telecom regulator CMT has ruled that Telefonica is not obliged to share its new fibre optic network with other operators thereby reversing the current regime that obliges it to allow competitors access to its copper network.
The CMT accepted that regulation which governs copper wire should not be applied to the fibre optic systems as a lack of exclusivity could lead to a slowdown in investment. Telefonica had called on the CMT to relax the regulation applicable to copper networks when dealing with the new fibre optic network, which the group is constructing throughout the country to allow speeds of up to 100 megabytes. Nevertheless, the CMT stated that Telefonica will be obliged to permit competitors access to cable routes if they wish to lay their own fibre optic networks.
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Spanish telecom regulator CMT has ruled that Telefonica is not obliged to share its new fibre optic network with other operators thereby reversing the current regime that obliges it to allow competitors access to its copper network.
The CMT accepted that regulation which governs copper wire should not be applied to the fibre optic systems as a lack of exclusivity could lead to a slowdown in investment. Telefonica had called on the CMT to relax the regulation applicable to copper networks when dealing with the new fibre optic network, which the group is constructing throughout the country to allow speeds of up to 100 megabytes. Nevertheless, the CMT stated that Telefonica will be obliged to permit competitors access to cable routes if they wish to lay their own fibre optic networks.
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