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6 Symmetrical regulation based on national legislation
BoR (11) 06b
� 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).
Article 4-4 in the Norwegian Electronic Communications Act allows NPT to impose sharing
of passive infrastructure also on non-SMP operators, but the criteria for imposing sharing
based on Article 4-4 are not related to competition problems.
7 National next generation broadband initiatives/ measures
� Illustrate the main content of initiatives/measures aiming at promoting next generation
broadband. 6 Consider the following aspects:
The Norwegian government has not announced any specific measures or targets for next
generation broadband.
- 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 );
- Scope and envisaged target of the measure;
- Current achievements, milestones reached.
6 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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