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One step forward, two steps back: TIM and Italian govt clash over national broadband network
2020-08-21 02:00:00| Total Telecom industry news
The Italian government have been trying to find a way to create a single national broadband network for a long time now, with the latest attempt to do so being via the proposed merger of Open Fiber and Telecom Italia (TIM)’s fixed-line assets. The government claims that such a tie-up would be the most efficient way for the country to achieve its broadband goals…read more on TotalTele.com »
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Orange brokers deal with Romanian govt to buy Telekom Romanias fixed unit
2020-08-20 02:00:00| Total Telecom industry news
The Romanian telecoms market is beginning to consolidate, driving up competition across its various markets. In 2019, Romania’s largest mobile operator, Vodafone Romania, acquired fixed-line operator UPC Romania…read more on TotalTele.com »
UK govt celebrates half-a-million gigabit broadband milestone
2020-08-10 02:00:00| Total Telecom industry news
The UK government announced over the weekend that, since summer 2018, around 500,000 additional premises have been connected to gigabit-capable broadband. This is, at least in part, due to a £1 billion investment scheme that will continue until the end of 2021. Currently in the UK, around 7.5 million premises have been covered in total, which equates to around 26% of UK homes and businesses…read more on TotalTele.com »
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Italian govt pushing for single broadband network independent of TIM - report
2020-07-28 09:59:00| Telecompaper Headlines
(Telecompaper) The Italian government is considering a plan to set up a single high-speed fixed broadband network that would initially be majority-owned by Telecom Italia (TIM) but would grant equal access to all operators, according to an unnamed source cited by Reuters. The government is keen to play a more active role in the creation of a national high-speed broadband network by merging TIM's fibre assets with those of wholesale operator Open Fiber and is looking to address the key issue of governance of the single network by structuring it to guarantee "its independence from the incumbent", said the source, adding that the inspiration for the proposal is the Openreach model used in UK.
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Spanish govt launches EUR 140 bln 'Spain Digital 2025' plan
2020-07-24 11:48:00| Telecompaper Headlines
(Telecompaper) Spain's prime minister Pedro Sanchez has announced the launch of an ambitious new drive to bring internet at speeds of at least 100Mbps to 100 percent of the Spanish population over the next 5 years. The "Spain Digital 2025" plan encompasses 48 measures grouped into 10 key goals and will cost EUR 140 billion, the first EUR 70 billion of which will be spent over the next 3 years followed by the remaining half in 2024-25.
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