stuart mc intosh
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FTTH Conference 2013TRANSCRIPT
Stuart McIntosh
Group Director, Competition
21 February 2013
Focus of debate – 2007 on...
• Duct Sharing
• Co-investment models
• Sharing street cabinets
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Early Conclusions...
• Virgin Media & DOCSIS 3
• Viability of FTTH
• FTTC as near term upgrade path
• Likelihood of further competition based on
competing networks (FTTC or FTTH)
• Risk and competitive constraints
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UK Regulatory Framework (2010)...
• Reliance on ‘active’ product – Virtual Unbundled
Local Access (VULA)
• No direct regulation of VULA price
• Requirement to provide access to BT’s ducts &
poles
• Underpinned by Functional Separation and EOI
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Outcome and Outlook...
• SFBB now available to ~70% of homes in UK
• Take up by 3.5m* homes and growing strongly
• Pricing at a modest premium to current
generation broadband
• Coverage likely to extend to 90%+ homes given
Government support
* December 2012
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Current Regulatory Focus...
• Market Review – to be completed by March 2014
• EC Recommendation on costing and non-
discrimination
• Key issues include: - guidance on margin squeeze issues
- appropriateness of price regulation
- evolution of regulated product (VULA)
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