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benchmark prices for the entire EU network usage
From: David Farber <dave () farber net>
Date: Thu, 31 Mar 2005 06:53:52 -0500
------ Forwarded Message From: IHT Tech Alert <alerts () dumpty iht com> Date: Thu, 31 Mar 2005 00:00:03 -0500 (EST) To: <dave () farber net> Subject: IHT Tech Alert for March 31, 2005 The European Commission recommended Wednesday that a ceiling be placed on the amount telephone companies could charge competitors using their networks to offer high-speed Internet access and other services. So-called leased line prices, charged by network owners to connect their customers to the networks of Internet-service providers and telephone companies, can be as much as seven times higher in one European Union country than another, the commission said in a release on its Web site. The commission has recommended benchmark prices for the entire Union. "Competitive pricing of leased lines will expand the range and cut the costs of electronic communications services that are made available to business users and end-users across the EU," Vivian Reding, the commissioner for the information society, said. Small and medium-size companies "have much to gain from lower prices for business services offered by operators making use of these inputs," Reding said. (Bloomberg) ------ End of Forwarded Message ------------------------------------- You are subscribed as lists-ip () insecure org To manage your subscription, go to http://v2.listbox.com/member/?listname=ip Archives at: http://www.interesting-people.org/archives/interesting-people/
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