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Telecom industry faces shakeup as EU tackles regulatory ‘Catch-22’

By Magnus Franklin ( September 9, 2015, 08:53 GMT | Insight) -- Telecom operators in Europe could face a fundamental revision of rules that have governed their industry since the 1990s, as EU officials seek ways to break a “Catch-22” that inhibits investments in networks, MLex has learned. The updated legislation could feature two tiers of rules — a light set for conurbations, where competing networks operate, and a more prescriptive regime for rural regions where only one operator is now viable.Telecom operators in Europe could face a fundamental revision of rules that have governed their industry since the 1990s, as EU officials seek ways to break a “Catch-22” that inhibits investments in networks, MLex has learned....

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