EU will not back down in Italy broadband fight: Kroes

Europe's top telecoms regulator Neelie Kroes said she would stick to her position in a conflict with Italy over its plan to lower the wholesale broadband prices that Telecom Italia charges its rivals to rent its copper lines. The move to lower fees for rivals who use the fixed-line copper network of the former monopoly was cheered by Telecom Italia's competitors but drew criticism from the company. The EU Commission said it was concerned that Italian regulator AGCOM had not set prices according to EU guidelines. The European Commission in August said it had invoked a review mechanism and opened talks with AGCOM.

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