cepPolicyBrief
Information Technology
Digital Single Market (Part 2) (Regulation)
cepPolicyBrief
The single notification system for EU providers brings about a reduction – if small – in market entry barriers. The Commission's right to veto the regulatory decisions of national regulatory authorities, relating to EU providers, produces either absurd distortions of competition or a counter-productive standardisation of the regulatory conditions: The coordination of radio frequencies by the Commission increases efficiency. The Commission's plan whereby all existing wholesale products throughout Europe are to be replaced by a "European virtual broadband access product" is misplaced. The obligation to provide a connectivity product is premature.