Next Generation New Build
- Dechrau: 16 Ebrill 2008
- Statws: Datganiad a gyhoeddwyd
- Diwedd: 25 Mehefin 2008
In our April 2008 Next Generation New Build consultation we set out to clarify the regulatory environment for fibre network deployments in new build developments. We outlined our proposed approach and asked for views on a number of issues covering:
- Standardisation of wholesale access products;
- Ofcom’s approach to promoting competition and consumer choice;
- Meeting existing regulatory obligations;
- Providing uninterrupted access to emergency services; and
- Duct access.
In this statement we outline the views of consultation respondents on these issues and provide guidance on our regulatory approach.
Our focus in this statement is specifically on next generation access networks deployed where no telecoms infrastructure yet exists, in other words new build fibre deployments. The Delivering super-fast broadband in the UK consultation, published in parallel to this statement further sets out our overall approach to regulating next generation access networks more generally, and its main focus is on next generation access overlay networks, where fibre replaces parts of existing access network infrastructure.