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OFCOM Consults on Proposed Openreach Fiber-

To-The-Premises (FTTP) Pricing Offer

OFCOM has published a consultation on notified the regulator of new long-term
a new FTTP pricing offer that Openreach pricing arrangements for its FTTP services,
intends to introduce from 1 October known as the "Equinox" offer, which will
2021. Under OFCOM's wholesale fixed last for ten years. Having assessed the
telecoms market review rules, Openreach offer and taken account of stakeholders'
must notify OFCOM of certain offers 90 initial views on it, OFCOM's provisional
days before they come into effect. This is view is that it should not take any action
so OFCOM can prevent Openreach from at this time. The consultation closes on 6
harming competition, by restricting any September 2021 and OFCOM intends to
offers that would stifle new network build publish its decision in September 2021.
by its rivals. On 1 July 2021, Openreach

EC Gives Approval to Orange/APG

Fiber JV

In a decision published today (9 August 2021) the European
Commission (EC) has approved the fiber infrastructure joint
venture (JV) of fixed/mobile operator Orange Poland and pension
fund manager APG Asset Management (Netherlands). The 50/50
JV named Swiatlowod Inwestycje (‘FiberCo’) was set up earlier
this year to engage in the construction and expansion of fiber
infrastructure with a focus on less-densely populated areas of
Poland, providing wholesale access services.

Minimum Internet Speeds to Come into Force; Osiptel Updates Plan

Comparison Tool

Peruvian telecoms watchdog the Supervisory Agency for Private 70% by 3 December 2022. Regarding the provision of asymmetric
Investment in Telecommunications (Organismo Supervisor de download/upload speeds, the amended regulations establish that
Inversion Privada en Telecommuniciones, Osiptel) has updated the relationship between the two rates should be no lower than
the nation’s regulations regarding service quality requirements a ratio of 1:3. For a plan with a 100Mbps download speed, for
for telecommunications services to set the minimum guaranteed example, upload speeds should be at least 33.3Mbps. To monitor
connection speed at 70% of the advertised rate. Earlier this the provision of internet services, the regulator will establish a
year the government passed new legislation (Law No. 31207) new body – the National Registry of Monitoring and Surveillance
guaranteeing minimum connection speeds and setting out the of Internet Services (Registro Nacional de Monitoreo y Vigilancia
structure for monitoring compliance with the new rules, and del Servicio de Internet, RENAMV) – and has passed resolution
the regulator has now published Resolution 138-2021-CD/ 137-2021-CD/OSIPTEL for the implementation of an automated
Osiptel to implement the law. The minimum threshold of 70% of measurement system to verify the quality of internet services. In
the contracted speed applies to all internet users, regardless of a related development, meanwhile, Osiptel has updated its free
technology, location or timing of their contract (i.e. the rules are tariff comparison tool and renamed the service from ‘Comparatel’
retroactively applied to contracts signed before the law came to ‘Checa Tu Plan’. According to the regulator the updated tool
into force), but will be gradually rolled out. As such, from 3 March provides more information and is more user-friendly than its
2022 the requirement will be set at 52%, rising progressively to predecessor.

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