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6 Symmetrical regulation based on national legislation
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� E.g. laws in France, Portugal, Spain: elaborate e.g. on the scope and content of the
national legislation applied and also on which entities are covered by this legislation (see
ERG (09) 17 Section D5).
Symmetrical rules are provided in the Italian Code, Law 133/2008, Law 166/2002. Entities
covered are operators and public administrative bodies (local authorities, concessionaries).
Such legislation covers the provision of access to existing infrastructures (ducts, digs, etc)
for fiber installation and the implementation of new passive infrastructures.
Further symmetrical rules are proposed by Agcom within public consultation issued with
decision 1/11/CONS for access to in-house-wiring, ducts, dark fiber, fiber ULL in the case
of bottlenecks.
7 National next generation broadband initiatives/ measures
� Illustrate the main content of initiatives/measures aiming at promoting next generation
broadband. 7 Consider the following aspects:
- Main focus of the initiative/measure (e.g. providing broadband in currently underserved
areas; outlining the regulatory approach towards NGAs networks in order to provide
legal certainty and planning security for operators; providing transparency );
National initiatives include:
� the establishment (by Agcom decision n. 64/09/CONS) of a NGN Committee to define
guidelines for the NGN (such guidelines have been completed in September 2010);
� The Government's plan, “Italia Digitale” for the development of New Infrastructure for
Next Generation Access Networks has been launched in public-private partnerships,
to accelerate and optimize the implementation of European Agenda goals, which are
beyond current investment capacity of the Italian TLC system: i.e. implementation of
next-generation access infrastructure for about half the population by 2020. The
project is aimed at creating and/or sharing ducts, dark fibre, vertical links, optic patch
panels and optic links for radio stations, in line with the principle to develop a neutral
and open infrastructure. The project, in accordance with EU regulation, particularly
that one on "State Aids”, and with national rules on NGN covers an area of about 13
million housing units (50% of total) and over 3 million apartment buildings spread
throughout the country. In some cities, where development projects for NGAN
networks are already planned, there could be, according to the principle of subsidiarity
7 This may be initiatives/measures adopted by the government. Where appropriate you may also
refer to NRAs’ strategies aiming at the promotion of next generation broadband.
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