local-loop unbundling
The Agenda Setters: Vallance fights off BT critics
News Industry watchers have accused him of dragging his feet over the deployment of ADSL services and the unbundling of the local loop, but in this week's Agenda Setters, he denied the claims. Outgoing BT chairman Sir Iain Vallance has vigorously... [26 Jan 2000]
UK two years behind Germany for KPNQwest DSL roll out
News Jack McMaster, CEO and president of KPNQwest said: "We will prioritise the roll out in cities in Europe based upon the pace of deregulation, because the speed of rollout will depend on the unbundling of the local loop. [15 Dec 1999]
Oftel vows to harmonise leased line charges
News At the launch of the E-Europe initiative, Liikanen said he wants to advance the time-frame for unbundling the local loop to the end of 2000 and significantly reduce the tariffs of leased lines - in particular cross-border leased lines (see 'EC... [09 Dec 1999]
EC puts IT at heart of Europe
News Although some of these goals have been mentioned before, Liikanen's main innovation lies in the advanced time-frame for unbundling the local loop and significantly reducing the tariffs on leased lines - including cross-border leased lines. [08 Dec 1999]
Cable boss urges regulators to keep local loop bundled
News Riordan told a conference on broadband communications that unbundling the local loop would put much needed investment in cable networks in jeopardy. President of United Pan-Europe Communications (UPC), John Riordan, has told European regulators not... [01 Dec 1999]
Industry disappointed by Oftel's 'unbundling' timetable
News The telecoms industry has reacted with disappointment but not surprise, to Oftel's timetable for the unbundling of the local loop. However, Oftel did say it will reinforce the arrangements for competitive access to the local loop with a change in... [30 Nov 1999]
Select Committee ecommerce report welcomed by industry
News Industry figures were today supporting recommendations made by a Trade and Industry Select Committee to put pressure on Oftel over the unbundling of the local loop. The telcoms industry gave the ecommerce report a broad welcome today and called for... [10 Aug 1999]
Oftel under fire for local loop proposals
News Norweb Telecom and Fibernet Group have attacked Oftel over its proposals for unbundling the local loop. Ballett also suggested that the unbundling process could be accelerated. In July, Oftel laid out long-awaited proposals to unbundle BT's local... [29 Jul 1999]
BT's local loop: a bungled unbundling?
Comment We welcome unbundling, because it will do the end-user good, bringing multiservice offerings from new operators. But recently, BT has been giving the impression it's at the vanguard of technological development, claiming that unbundling is... [09 Jul 1999]
BT forced to unbundle local loop
News CUT has always been pro unbundling - the issue for us is how it is unbundled," he said. Oftel has outlined how BT will have to unbundle the local loop - breaking its historic monopoly on the last-mile, copper line infrastructure - to speed the... [07 Jul 1999]
Oftel warns MPs over slow DSL take-up
News The statement was welcomed by Ovum consultant, Adrian May who believes unbundling the local loop is the only way competition can bring about the necessary market conditions for the growth of ecommerce. [03 Mar 1999]
French minister voices concern over open local loop
News French Industry and Telecoms minister, Christian Pierret, has spoken out against the unbundling of the local loop. He proposed other methods of bypassing the local loop, such as radio links. The country's national operator, France Telecom currently... [08 Jan 1999]
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