News and comments about the Italian telecommunications market
A new ”mediator” in the Italian telecom regulatory environment was born yesterday.
Modeled after the British Office of the Telecoms Adjudicator-UK, the new OTA Italia office aims to prevent fighting among incumbent Telecom Italia and other OLOs licensed to operate in the country. Continue reading ‘OTA Italia: Office of the Telecoms Adjudicator Italian style’
The National Regulatory Authority (AGCOM) published the planned “glide-path” for mobile termination rates.
The national regulatory authority (AGCOM) reiterated its previous decision concerning asymmetric termination rates for fixed lines operators, aimed to help infrastructure-based OLOs to recoup their investments.
Continue reading ‘Asymmetric termination rate for three more years’
The National Regulatory Authority published the rules for the WiMax licenses to be auctioned soon.
The National Regulatory Authority started a 60 days long public consultation process to better define rules for awarding the long-awaited WiMAX licenses for broadband wireless access on the 3.5 GHz band.
Continue reading ‘WiMAX licenses to be awarded on a regional basis’
An administrative court (TAR) blocked the fastest ADSL service offered by Telecom Italia, branded Alice 20 Mega. The Court ruled that Telecom Italia cannot sell Alice 20 Mega because it does not offer a suitable wholesale service to other OLOs and ISPs.
Continue reading ‘Telecom Italia’s fastest Alice ADSL service blocked by Court order’
