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22 July 26
Serge Margoulies
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DNA: BEREC wants to restore competition as a prime regulatory objective
10 July 26
Martin Schraa
The assembly of European telecoms regulators also wants to simplify the voluntary conciliation mechanism and maintain the concept of Very High Capacity Networks (VHCN) in its position papers on the proposed Digital Networks Act.
DNA: BEREC criticises the complexity and the lack of effective enforcement under the proposed Single Passport mechanism
07 July 26
Veronica Bocarova
BEREC argued that the Single Passport proposal should not be taken forward, because of its complexity, increased bureaucratic burden, barriers for the effective enforcement of regulatory tasks, uneven distribution of administrative duties among NRAs, forum shopping, legal uncertainty and impact on NRA’s financing and independence
Latvian regulator to reduce fibre VULA prices after margin squeeze test
05 July 26
Matej Podbevsek
The Latvian regulator proposed to reduce certain fibre VULA prices outside Riga after finding a margin squeeze. The Commission did not object but criticised SPRK for not notifying the WACC methodology and calculation underpinning the test.
Croatian regulator finalises the margin squeeze test methodology for wholesale leased lines
03 July 26
Veronica Bocarova
The Croatian telecoms regulator, HAKOM, completed its margin squeeze test methodology that it will apply from 1 January 2027 on the wholesale markets for dedicated capacity (market 2/2020) and for trunk segments of leased lines (market 14/2003).
DNA: BEREC warns against weakening the role of NRAs in access regulation
02 July 26
Matej Podbevsek
BEREC, the assembly of European national telecoms regulators, warns that the DNA proposal, while preserving the core SMP framework, would make access regulation more rigid, centralised and burdensome for NRAs.