Access Prices and NGA Networks (Consultation)

The Commission’s plans challenge the independence of national regulatory authorities. There are no convincing economic arguments justifying the Commission’s intention. In principle, the markets should decide on investment volumes and also on the concrete technological type of ultra-fast networks. “Glide paths” models unnecessarily introduce political motives into regulated prices. It is questionable whether the Commission has the legislative competency to adopt a binding resolution on the harmonization of cost models for access prices.